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Notas de prensa
Barcelona 19.06.12

Towers and Skyscrapers. From Babel to Dubai. CaixaForum Barcelona

Humanity has long felt driven to build ever upwards, to conquer the sky. The desire to erect constructions that are visible from afar, that act as symbols of prosperity, progress, development and power, is implicit in the very idea of architecture.
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Notas de prensa
Madrid 24.04.12

The Arts of Piranesi. CaixaForum Madrid

In his working methods, Giambattista Piranesi (Venice, 1720 ? Rome, 1778) was a precursor of the role played by architects and designers today. Now, for the first time, an exhibition at CaixaForum Madrid highlights Piranesi's modernity in an ...
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Notas de prensa
Barcelona 15.03.12

Goya. Lights and Shadows. CaixaForum Barcelona

Nearly two hundred years after his death, Francisco de Goya continues to exercise a universal attraction that very few others in the history of art have equalled. Not only is Goya enveloped in the greatness of his art and his genius, he is also ...
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Notas de prensa
Barcelona 14.02.12

Delacroix (1798-1863)

"When I paint a picture, I am not writing a thought". Eugène Delacroix questioned the need for a theme in painting. According to the great French artist, what created emotion on a canvas were its artistic values ? material, light, colour ? rather ...
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Notas de prensa
Madrid 14.12.11

The Persistence of Geometry. Works from ”la Caixa” Foundation and MACBA collections. CaixaForum Madrid

Throughout the 20th century, geometry was an inseparable companion of avantgarde art. Whether promoting an ideal of purity, silencing anything alien to its shapes or speaking of the world once again, geometry provided formalisations for a broad ...
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Notas de prensa
Barcelona 16.11.11

Impressionists. French Masters from the Clark Collection. CaixaForum Barcelona

French painting in the second half of the nineteenth century represents a crossroads in the history of art. This was a period of change and experimentation, even revolution. For many painters, the tradition of the "Grand Manner", inherited from the ...
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Notas de prensa
Madrid 18.10.11

Delacroix (1798-1863). CaixaForum Madrid

"When I paint a picture, I am not writing a thought". Eugène Delacroix questioned the need for a theme in painting. According to the great French artist, what created emotion on a canvas were its artistic values ? material, light, colour ? rather ...
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Notas de prensa
Barcelona 04.10.11

Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, 1909-1929. When Art dances with Music. CaixaForum Barcelona

The Ballets Russes created dances that reflected the 20th century. Its history was of an exceptional company, renown for its productions, which with a large number of innovating shows gave modernity its colour. After one hundred years, the ...
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Notas de prensa
Madrid 20.09.11

CaixaForum Madrid boosts its cultural attractions with an outstanding programme of exhibitions to suit all tastes

"la Caixa" Welfare Projects presents the programme for its Madrid social and cultural centre for the 2011-2012 season, a wide range of cultural attractions where everyone will find something to enjoy. The starting point will be the most important ...
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