CaixaForum Madrid

  • Contemporary Cartographies. Drawing Thought. CaixaForum Madrid
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    Contemporary Cartographies. Drawing Thought. CaixaForum Madrid

    We map our world in order to gain a glimpse of the reality in which we live. Since time immemorial, maps have been used to represent, translate and encode all kinds of physical, mental and emotional territories. Our representation of the world has ...

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  • Towers and Skyscrapers. From Babel to Dubai. CaixaForum Madrid
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    Towers and Skyscrapers. From Babel to Dubai. CaixaForum Madrid

    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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  • CaixaForum Madrid intensifies its cultural activities with an exceptional programme of exhibitions for all audiences
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    CaixaForum Madrid intensifies its cultural activities with an exceptional programme of exhibitions for all audiences

    ”la Caixa” Foundation presents the programme for the 2012-2013 season at its social and cultural centre in Madrid. The programme features an all-embracing range of activities aimed at all audiences.

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  • ”la Caixa” Foundation and the Louvre Museum intensify their cooperation in the joint organisation of exhibitions
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    ”la Caixa” Foundation and the Louvre Museum intensify their cooperation in the joint organisation of exhibitions

    Following the success of the exhibitions that the organisations they represent have jointly organised in Spain in recent years, Isidre Fainé, president of "la Caixa", and Henri Loyrette, president and director of the Louvre Museum, are to sign a new ...

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  • William Blake (1757-1827). Visions in British Art. CaixaForum Madrid
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    William Blake (1757-1827). Visions in British Art. CaixaForum Madrid

    Engraver, painter, poet. The archetypal complete artist, William Blake (London, 1757-1827) was widely misunderstood and scorned in his day. However, he now unquestionably occupies a prominent position in the history of western culture thanks to his ...

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  • The Arts of Piranesi. CaixaForum Madrid
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    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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  • The Persistence of Geometry. Works from ”la Caixa” Foundation and MACBA collections. CaixaForum Madrid
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    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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  • Delacroix (1798-1863). CaixaForum Madrid
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    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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  • CaixaForum Madrid boosts its cultural attractions with an outstanding programme of exhibitions to suit all tastes
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    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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