From the Middle East to Egypt and then to Greece and, later, to Rome, the Mediterranean provided the route for the communication of beliefs, ideas, knowledge and cultural forms whose influence extends even to our day. Mediterranean. From Myth to ...

Architect, city planner, painter, interior designer, writer, editor, photographer and amateur film-maker. Le Corbusier was a multidisciplinary artist who amazed the world with his creative power and unconventional ideas. Through 215 objects ...

His friend Cézanne called him "the first Impressionist". Camille Pissarro (Saint Thomas, Virgin Isles, 1830 - Paris, 1903) is, perhaps, the most crucial figure in Impressionism and, at the same time, the least-recognised member of the movement.

Contemporary art, seen through an unconventional prism: that of science fiction. The new exhibition project at CaixaForum Barcelona, entitled Art Fiction. Comisart: new perspectives on the "la Caixa" Collection, is an investigation of unexplored ...

Under the title ART, TWO POINTS. Barcelona lives contemporary art, the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) and the Obra Social "la Caixa" ("la Caixa" Welfare Projects) present the first exhibition jointly organised and displayed at the ...

What is the relationship between historical painting, early photography and the work being done by the most innovative photographers today? To answer this question, Seduced by Art. Photography Past and Present, a new exhibition at CaixaForum Madrid, ...

“Japonism", the influence of Japanese art, began in the 1860s when the ports of Japan were opened up, and became one of the most important and essential ingredients in European modern art in the second half of the 19th century. This fascination with ...

Is art necessary for living? "la Caixa" Foundation sets out to offer multiple responses to this question with the exhibition cycle entitled What to Think, What to Desire, What to Do. Fundació "la Caixa" Contemporary Art Collection. Comprising three ...

“Films have the power to capture dreams." Georges Méliès (1861-1938) introduced magic and fiction to film during the early days of cinema, when the new art form was devoted practically entirely to the documentary. The French film-maker made an ...