Helga de Alvear (Kirn, Germany, 1936) was recognized in 2010 as one of the 100 most important and influential in the world of art in the famous list "Power 100". In the same year he opened on Visual Arts Center Foundation Helga de Alvear in Caceres, with the exhibition "Borders of silence", a selection of 115 works from the Helga de Alvear Collection.

The June 8, 2013 was inaugurated the fifth exhibition Visual Arts Center Foundation Helga de Alvear, made from a selection of 285 works from his collection made on paper. Maybe it's the idiosyncrasies of the Helga de Alvear look special and passionate, so strong that power in your collection on this support. Because paper is somewhat fragile, about to escape. Has some love letter, those that fly and reach its target as the kisses, says Kafka Letters to Milena, they drink the ghosts of dawn. The works on paper also has a feature very secret: his own frailty makes conservation should remain long stored, away from prying eyes, just visible to the eyes of the owner.

Photographs released by the Center for Visual Arts Helga de Alvear Foundation. © of the images: the authors.