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19th and 20th century - Barcelona exhibition

19th and 20th century – Barcelona exhibition

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BarcelonaThis exhibition will take place at the Museu Nacional in the beautiful Spanish city Barcelona. The exhibition displays a collection from the 19th and 20th century and covers the Dau al Set movement and other movements from this period of time.

The Dau al Set movement was the first post-World War II artistic movement which was founded in Catalonia, Barcelona in October 1948 by Joan Brossa. The movement inspired several other artistic movements in Spain such as Grup d’Elx or El Paso. The exhibition presents several objects and artistic creations from this period of time not only paintings and sculptures but a real collection of art works from different artists from this time.

Visitors will have the chance to get an insight look in the life of the 19th and 20th century through the photographies, poster designs, cinema, architecture and decorative art. During the exhibition visitors can also see the master pieces of the modernism from the greatest artists such as Antoni Gaudi or Quatre Gats. The exhibition will open its gates from 24th September until 31st December 2014 at the Museu Nacional in Barcelona.

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Landscapes of Barcelona in the Picasso museum

Landscapes of Barcelona in the Picasso museum

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The Picasso Museum was founded in 1963 in Barcelona, Spain. Picasso was born in Spain and wished to leave the imprint of his work in Barcelona. The museum has a collection of the youthful paintings and drawings of the twentieth century’s most impressive artist.

Landscapes of Barcelona

The Landscapes of Barcelona is a series of paintings and drawings of Barcelona’s urban life. Most of the pictures were painted between 1895 and 1903 before he permanently moved to France. Picasso truly grew into one of the greatest avant-garde artist during those years. This period of his life he was traveling between Paris, Madrid and Barcelona. He first traveled to France with a friend of his who later committed suicide which had a big effect on his paintings and art work afterwards. We call this the Blue Period of his work which started in 1901 and lasted until 1904 when he moved and opened his first studio in Paris.

Barceloneta Beach by Pablo Picasso

The museum has around 4249 art works of Picasso from the Blue Period but they have other drawings and paintings just like the series of Las Meninas from 1957 and they also have a very large Picasso’s print collection.

To find out more about Picasso, the Picasso museum and the paintings visit the official site and check for more details.

The exhibition will be on display until September 14th, 2014.

Gods and Myths of Antiquity at the National Museum of Catalonia

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The Museu Nacional d’Art de Cataluña entertains us their engaging exhibition called „Gods and Myths of Antiquity” until the end of September. The first part of these salons shows the ancient Greek and Pun culture’s impress in the life of the peninsula on coins and other articles for personal use.

The second part shows us the native population of the Iberian Peninsula. We have a very few knowledge about their deity, so because of that this part is a true rarity, which shows all the culture-hungry tourists, whom visiting this collection. The collection entertains a reasonable amount of coins and ceramic tools.

The third part shows the strong effect of the Roman culture which appeared until the Visigoths. The Romans picture their Gods many wise, and this streak was permanent until the Christianity spread their lands.

The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya takes a pride in their magnificent collection, in the Palau Nacional. The building constructed for the International Exposition in Barcelona in 1929. This is one of the most visited museums in Europe, and the most visited in Barcelona.

Barcelona, one of the most characteristic cities of Europe gives the visiting tourists a glad hand in every part of the year. The spectacular buildings, the floating happiness could easily make satisfied memories who are lucky enough to spend a couple of days in this gem of our Continent. Have a great time here!

Gods and Myths of Antiquity
February 2013 – September 2013
National Museum of Catalonia

The Art of the First Globalization at the MACBA

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The Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art is pleasuring their visitors with glamorous exhibitions. From the early November 2012 to late June 2013 they open a brand new salons, they call „The art of the first globalization”. The exhibition shows up with the world changes between 1957 and 2011. From the sixties the public transportation, the media system and the communication made a great leap forward and it changed our life seriously. This change shows up on this first floor exhibition in the MACBA.

The museum opened its gates in 1995, and swiftly became Barcelona’s second well attended museum just right after the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. This honorable placing is on the ground of it’s commanding exhibitions, and the building’s exciting mediterranean charm. In December 2007 they opened the Library Reading Room where the visitors get free access to the museum’s books. The building was constructed in the middle of Barcelona for the price of 35 million USD.

The capital of Cataluña has five million souls and it is located at the beautiful coast of the Mediterranean. One of the biggest European staples with a world of boutiques, and probably the biggest and most famous market of the continent, the Mercar de la Buqueria. The great many of products, with rolling mass tourists seduces equally the customers and those, who only want to watch the colorful whirl of Barcelona. Have a great time!

The Art of the First Globalization
Museum of Contemporary Art
November 2012 – June 2013

Roberto Bolaño exhibition at the Centre de Cultura Contemporánia de Barcelona

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I am sure that almost everybody knows the worldwide famous Chilean writer, Roberto Bolaño’s name. The sad fate writer made immortal stories, like the Night in Chile and the Distant Star.

Roberto Bolaño was born in Santiago de Chile in 1953. He left South America in 1977, he travelled for a while, and after that he established within Spain, where he got married. He started writing because he fed his family. He was 38, when he known he had liver cancer. While he was waiting for the transposition surgery, he wrote all the time, we can say, he running the race with death by his works. Bolaño was one of the most talented Latin-American writers of the young generation. He used tension, life and literature in his works. He had unbelievable self-irony, what just grown as he became more famous. He smoked cigarettes all the time, for example while writing. He gave interview only trough e-mails, because he said, he doesn’t want to say something wrong live.

Those who knows him, or those who just meets him because of our article and like to know more about his life and his work, here is a great chance in one of the most famous Spanish cities, in Barcelona, to do it. In the Centre de Cultura Contemporánia de Barcelona, or CCCB there is a fantastic exhibition of Bolaño’s published and unpublished works, photos, novels, poems between 5 March 2013 and 30 June 2013, so fans could meet better their favorite. The exhibition’s name is “Bolaño Archive. 1977-2003”. Do not miss it!

Roberto Bolaño exhibition
March 5th – June 30th
Centre de Cultura Contemporánia de Barcelona

Chema Madoz exhibition at the La Pedrera

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Maybe not everyone knows the famous contemporary Spanish photographer, Chema Madoz’s name, but he is one of the most popular surrealistic photo artists in his home. If you like photography, you could visit one of the most famous Spanish cities, Barcelona, and the La Pedrera museum between 9 April 2013 and 28 July 2013, because there will be a fantastic exhibition of Chema Madoz’s works.

José Maria Rodriguez Madoz was born in Spain, in 1958. He studied art history at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid between 1980 and 1983. That was the time, when he started the photography, and he became famous as Chema Madoz with his black and white surrealistic pictures.

The exhibition of the artist will be in the La Pedrera, or Casa Milá. The building was designed by the famous Catalan architect, Antonio Gaudí. The building became a member on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1984, so this amazing building became immortal forever.

Do not miss the exhibition of Chema Madoz’s breathtaking pictures between 9 April 2013 and 28 July 2013. Imagine that you spend a lovely long weekend in Barcelona, visit the most famous attractions, like the Sagrada Família, which is one of the members of the World Heritage List, the Paseo de Grácia and naturally the also World Heritage member Casa Milá, or La Pedrera, where you can see the talented Spanish photo artist’s best works. It could be a fantastic program opportunity, so do not miss it!

Chema Madoz exhibition
April 8th – July 28th

Jacqueline Picasso’s legacy in Barcelona

Jacqueline Picasso’s legacy in Barcelona

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Jacqueline PicassoI think i don’t have to introduce the city of Barcelona. Famous footballers, Spanish atmosphere, beach, party, fun, relaxing, everything you need. Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain and the capital of the province of Catalonia also. But like everywhere, there is sometimes worthwhile to get up off the beach and immerse yourself in the culture. As always, visitors can choose from several opportunities, and not just the Sagrada Familia, the FC Barcelona stadium or the Olympic Village, what was built because of the Olympic Games in 1992, because here is the famous Picasso Museum too.

Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter, was born in 1881, whose work was groundbreaking and many divisive. He was the most important avantgarde painter in the 20th century. Although he was born in Malaga, when he was the age of 14 the family moved to Barcelona, because his father was a successful art teacher, and he got a job at the College of Fine Arts in Barcelona as a teacher. So we can say that the little Pablo had the gene of an artist.

He has gone through many troubles in his life. Picasso was famous among women. He married his last woman, Jacqueline, in 1961 on the French Riviera, where the master lived in those days. Jacqueline Roque was a Parisian lady, who appeared for the first time in Pablo’s painting in 1954. She ended her life by a pistol 13 years after the master’s death.

But let’s talk about something happier: the famous Picasso Museum shows its respect with a wonderful exhibition in front of the present of Jacqueline.  Those who like Picasso’s work, do not miss this great exhibition with the unique pieces, which show bull fights, ancient images and other subjects, what Picasso loved, and we also can see the details of a great love story on the masterpieces.

The exhibition is available between 26 October 2012 and 1 April 2013 in the Picasso Museum, Barcelona. The museum is open from every Tuesday to every Sunday, between 10 AM and 8 PM. Ticket for temporary exhibitions is 4,40 Euros, for the whole museum and temporary exhibitions is 11 Euros.

Everybody have a good time!

The Conversion of Saint Paul

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“The Conversion of Saint Pau: Attribution and restoration” is the name of an exhibition available for almost two more weeks in the National Art Museum of Catalonia. This painting is not to be mixed with the painting named The Conversion of Saint Paul made by Caravaggio, as this painting is one of few painting that has remained made by the painter Juan Bautista Maíno. He was a Spanish painter, but he was also under the influence of Caravaggio. This exhibition where you can see the painting and get to know more about it as you admire it will be on a special exhibition until September 30th. You can get to see it with a general ticket to the museum.

The Conversion of Saint Pau: Attribution and restoration

July 5th – September 30th, 2012
National Art Museum of Catalonya

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Javier Vilato exhibition in Picasso Museum

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An exhibition lasting until September 30th in the Picasso museum in Barcelona with the name of Vilato 1921-2000 is currently on display. Who was Vilato? Javier Vilato is the name of the nephew of Picasso and he had a close contact with his uncle. In this exhibition you can get to know Javier Vilato better and of course see some of his most famous works on display. The full name of the exhibition is “Vilató 1921-2000. Barcelona-Paris. The Road to Freedom”. The curator is the son of Javier Vilato, Xavier Vilato.

This is one of five parts of this exhibition. The other four parts of the exhibition can be seen in Museu Frederic Marès, Fundació Vila Casas, Sala Dalmau and Galeria Joan Gaspar. Do not miss out on this wonderful Barcelona exhibition, it is worth a visit.

Vilató 1921-2000. Barcelona-Paris. The Road to Freedom
Picasso museum
May 7th – September 30thJavier Vilato exhibition in Picasso Museum

Catalonia 1400. The International Gothic Style

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Tomorrow a new exhibition will open in the National Art Museum of Catalonia in Barcelona. The name of the exhibition is “Catalonia 1400. The International Gothic Style” and it will feature art created in the area of Catalunya between 1400 and year 1600. In this period some of the most splendid Catalunian artists of all times lived, such as Lluís Borrassà, Rafael Destorrents, Pere Joan and Bernat Martorell.

Catalonia 1400. The International Gothic Style
March 29th, 2012 – July 15th, 2012
National Art Museum of Catalunya