Art and Architecture in Barcelona in December
Throughout December
APARTHEID - EL ESPEJO SUDAFRICANO (THE SOUTH AFRICAN MIRROR)
Centre de Cultura Contemporanía Barcelona CCCB (c/Montalegre 5, tel: 93 306 4100 <M> Catalunya (Line 1) www.cccb.org)
This exhibition focuses on the Apartheid era in South Africa between 1948 to 1994 by showing how racism has affected artistic expression.
Until December 9
BAHMAN JALALI
Fundació Antoni Tàpies (Aragó 255, tel: 93 487 0315)
Iran's groundbreaking photographer displays his collection of the evident and hidden history of his people throughout war, revolution and everyday life.
Throughout December
BAJO LA BOMBA
Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona MACBA (Plaza de los Ángeles, tel: 93 412 0810 <M> Universitat (Lines 1 & 2) www.macba.es)
Art produced between 1946 and 1956, when New York took Paris's role as the centre of modern art, including pieces by Picasso, Kandinsky, Matisse and Pollock.
Throughout December
HAPPY FAMILY
Caixa Forum (Avgda. Marqués de las Comillas 6-8, tel: 93 476 8600 <M> Espanya (Lines 1 & 3)
Rafel Bianchi exhibits four key elements of the Darder Natural History Museum of Banyoles in four life size figures of the veterinarian/taxidermist Francesc Darder, the black warrior from Banyoles, the lion, and the rat writer.
Throughout December
JOAN JONAS - TIMELINES
Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona MACBA (Plaza de los Ángeles, tel: 93 412 0810 <M> Universitat (Lines 1 & 2) www.macba.es)
The works created by Joan Jonas, a pioneer of video and performance art and one of the most important female artists to emerge in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Throughout December
MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART DE CATALUNYA MNAC
Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc, tel: 93 622 0376) <M> Espanya (Lines 1 & 3) www.mnac.es)
'Yves Tanguy - The Surrealist Universe' is an exhibition of over 200 paintings, drawings, letters and prints by the French surrealist artist, here until January 13. 'The Catalan Object in the Light of Surrealism' is a small but noteworthy collection of three-dimensional pieces made by several Catalán artists during the 1930s. This exhibition includes about forty pieces by artists like Dalí, Miró, Leandre Cristòfol, Ángel Ferrant, Antoni Clavé and Eudald Serra. 'Napper & Frith: A Photographic Journey through the Iberian Peninsula of the 19th Century' is a series of 120 images of the Iberian Peninsula, covering Spain, Gibraltar, and Portugal, which Welsh photographer R.P. Napper took while on assignment for Francis Frith.
Until December 12
SECUENCIAS
Galería Contrast (c/Consell de Cent 281, tel: 93 454 3393 www.galeriacontrast.com)
Paintings and drawings by Maria Folch of a voyage through Ireland and Scotland.
Throughout December
TIMETALES
Barcelona: Museu Tèxtil d'Indumentària de Barcelona (c/Montcada 12,
tel: 93 319 7603 <M> Jaume I (Line 4)
www.museutextil.bcn.cat)
An intriguing prospect in contemporary jewelry presented by Lucca Preziosa examining the perception of time in intricate pieces for personal adornment.
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