Overview
- The Junta de Gobierno Local formally accepted the unconditional donation of Ginés Serrán-Pagán’s four-piece ensemble, making the sculptures part of Málaga’s municipal patrimony.
- The Ayuntamiento has asked the Autoridad Portuaria for authorization to keep the works in their current location for up to one year, and port sources have signalled a favourable disposition as talks continue.
- Several local cultural bodies including the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Telmo and the Ateneo de Málaga demanded that the original removal agreement be honoured and called for dismantling on the permit’s expiry.
- Mayor Francisco de la Torre has invoked roughly 12,000 signatures in favour of keeping the pieces, said he favors keeping them in Málaga and is open to relocating them closer to the water if a better site is found.
- The sculptures, valued at about €3 million and originally proposed for a longer 25-year project, have become a test case for who controls public art placement, municipal stewardship, and the final decision now hinges on the port’s formal authorization or a negotiated relocation.