Joan Robledo-Palop

Joan Robledo-Palop
Born
Carcaixent, Valencia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
EducationUniversitat de València, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Yale University
OccupationArt Historian
Known forPintura, expresionismo y kitsch. La generacion del entusiasmo

Joan Robledo-Palop is an art historian, entrepreneur and art collector born in Valencia, Spain, and based in New York, USA.

Robledo-Palop studied History of Art at the Universitat de València, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid and at Yale University, where he wrote his MA thesis on the art of Francisco de Goya. He has been a Research Fellow at the Spanish National Research Council - CSIC[1] in Madrid, and at New York University.

He was a curator at the Fundación Chirivella Soriano[2] and has worked for curatorial departments at the Yale University Art Gallery and the Yale Center for British Art. He has published,[3] taught and lectured widely on Modern and Contemporary Art in institutions such as Yale, the School of Visual Arts in New York,[4] University College Cork, Ireland,[5] the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia,[6] Centre Pompidou Málaga,[7] and the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid.[8][9]

Career

In 2016, Joan Robledo-Palop founded Zeit Contemporary Art, a New York-based firm specializing in modern, postwar and contemporary art. He has worked with contemporary artists including Eddie Aparicio, Julia Rooney, Bryson Rand, Vincent Tiley, and Nelo Vinuesa, focusing on projects that explore critical themes in contemporary art. His exhibitions have included major presentations such as Minimal Means: Concrete Inventions in the US, Brazil and Spain, and Eduardo Chillida: On Paper, which examined the artist’s use of drawing and printmaking to explore spatial concerns.

Robledo-Palop has also contributed to the evolution of online exhibitions and scholarly podcasts, such as Perspectives, which examines the intersection of art and ideas.[10] He has emphasized the role of digital platforms in expanding access to modern and contemporary art.[11]

Recognition and Influence

Robledo-Palop’s contributions to the art world have been recognized in major publications, including The New York Times, which featured his participation in Salon Art + Design 2023, where Zeit Contemporary Art presented works by Robert Mangold.[12] He was also named in Cultbytes’ Power List: Who to Keep an Eye on in 2025, acknowledging his impact on contemporary art discourse and market trends.[13]

Balancing his roles as a curator, scholar, and art dealer, Robledo-Palop maintains an active presence across both institutional and commercial art spaces. His work continues to shape dialogues in modern and contemporary art through exhibitions, publications, and advisory initiatives.

Selected works

  • Minimal Means: Concrete Inventions in the US, Brazil and Spain (2019)
  • El cuerpo y la sombra: una cartografia de lo monstruoso en la cultura moderna (2013)
  • La desaparicion de la imagen: Conversacion con Elena Asins (2011)
  • Pintura, expressionismo y kitsch. La generacion del entusiasmo (2010)
  • Blanco/Negro: Sujeto, Espacio, Percepcion (2009)

References

  1. ^ "Members | Arte y artistas españoles dentro y fuera de la dictadura franquista". www.proyectos.cchs.csic.es. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  2. ^ "Rafa Miró: "La prestigiosa muestra La generación del entusiasmo es fruto de la colaboración entre las instituciones" :: elperiodic.com". elperiodic (in Catalan). Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  3. ^ "Pintura, expresionismo y kitsch : la generación del entusiasmo". worldcat.org. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  4. ^ "2012 Panels | CRITICAL INFORMATION". criticalinformationsva.com. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  5. ^ "Art during the Rise of Fascism". WAR IN THE VISUAL ARTS. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  6. ^ Ольга, Кравцова. "Classical Bodies in European Art and Politics 1918-1939 - The Actual Problems of History and Theory of Art". actual-art.spbu.ru. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  7. ^ "Picasso. Mitologías: de lo mediterráneo y lo español en la UNIA". www.anotacionesdearte.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  8. ^ "Actividad - From the Spanish Republic to Exile: The Networks of Spanish Art -". www.museoreinasofia.es. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  9. ^ "Actividad - Transatlantic Encounters: Avant-garde Discourses in Spain and Latin America -". www.museoreinasofia.es. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  10. ^ "PERSPECTIVES". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  11. ^ Article, Artnet (2020-05-29). "Zeit Contemporary Founder and Scholar Joan Robledo-Palop on What He's Been Up to During Quarantine". Artnet News. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  12. ^ Heinrich, Will (2023-11-12). "At Salon Art + Design, Gold Bracelets and Lipstick-Red Monochromes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  13. ^ Ekstrand, Anna Mikaela (2025-01-04). "Cultbytes Power List: Who to Keep an Eye on in 2025". Cultbytes. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
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