The Scheroff Universe – The Manu Expósito Collection

06.05.2026

The Collector is Present | 14–17 May

Next Thursday, 14 May, at 7.30 pm, a conversation will take place between art collector Manuel Expósito and artist Miguel Scheroff at Víctor Lope Arte Contemporáneo.

The conversation between the collector and the artist forms part of the programme for The Collector is Present, a spring event resulting from a collaboration between collectors and gallery owners at Barcelona Gallery Weekend. This fourth edition of The Collector is Present will take place from 14 to 17 May.

As part of this programme, the gallery will serve as a meeting place open to the public, with a focus on collecting and the diverse ways of engaging with art.

To this end, Victor Lope Arte Contemporáneo will be hosting the collector Manuel Expósito and the Andalusian artist Miguel Scheroff, who will share their perspectives on art from their respective viewpoints on the artist-collector relationship they share.

On the day of the event, The Scheroff Universe will be inaugurated: a selection of works by Miguel Scheroff. He is an artist born in Navas de Tolosa in 1988 whose work forms part of the Manu Expósito Collection. Manuel Expósito’s collection, begun in 1996, is eclectic and maintains a particular focus on artists with critical and ironic discourses. In this case, Miguel Scheroff presents a body of work that stems from the disenchantment of younger generations. He shapes a pictorial ecosystem that integrates classical symbols with a neo-psychedelic aesthetic and iconography from contemporary pop culture.

Miguel Scheroff creates a vibrant, expressive, and transgenerational world in which various caricatured figures, whether human or animal, coexist with narratives that address the various conflicts of today’s reality. Miguel Scheroff approaches painting from a material perspective, giving volume to the surface of his works through the use of palette knives and the layering of oil paint.

Manuel Expósito looking at ‘Caballero Rubensiano, al modo de San Jorge, atacado por un Gyarados Shiny’ by Miguel Scheroff. Courtesy of Manuel Expósito.

As a collector, Manuel Expósito emphasises the importance of following and supporting Miguel Scheroff’s artistic development, particularly out of admiration for his work and a sense of personal connection.

Following the conversation between the artist and the collector, The Collector is Present at Víctor Lope Arte Contemporáneo will conclude with a guided tour of The Scheroff Universe led by Manuel Expósito on Saturday, 16 May at 12 noon.

Miguel Scheroff.