Scheherazade, the Never-ending Collection of CAM

Motivated and guided by Scheherazade, the protagonist of the tales of One Thousand and One Nights, CAM proposes an exhibition of its Collection that draws inspiration from the fictional device of that ancient anthology. By evoking some significant facets that shape those stories, and organizing the exhibition route into fourteen sections, this subjective gaze also seeks to bring the legendary protagonist, Scheherazade, to the present day, removing her from her specific cultural context. In this exhibition, her symbolic rebellion is taken beyond that capacity for enchantment.

The CAM Collection grows every year through its programme of acquisitions and is now presenting its 65th group exhibition since its opening in 1983. With the multiplicity of stories of which it is formed and the potential points of view that its works have already inspired, CAM has sought to show recent acquisitions as well as some usually less visible works.

Viewed as an open book, this exhibition will be periodically changed, with alterations being made to the sections and works, seeking adjustments according to the vague time of stories and the complex time of history.