confluences Contemporary sculpture from the Bassat collection
confluences Contemporary sculpture from the Bassat collection
The november 18 the exhibition opens to the public Confluences Contemporary sculpture from the Bassat collection , which passes through the rooms of the Frederic Marès Museum , where contemporary sculpture from the Bassat collection stands in front of some of the medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and 19th century works , to establish a series of confluences.
The verb "confluir" designates the union between two rivers, two water flows that join their respective courses. And the will to Confluences it is precisely for the public to get involved in the flow of the paired works.
On the one hand, it is an invitation to admire the thirty sculptures from the collection gathered by Carmen and Lluís Bassat , one of the most complete in Catalonia in its field. Works of affordable dimensions, most created throughout the 20th century by artists such as Joan Miró, Henry Moore, Pablo Gargallo, Julio González, Eduardo Chillida, Josep Maria Subirachs, Manolo Valdés, Joan Brossa or Aurèlia Muñoz , and also by sculptors active during the beginning of the current century.
And on the other hand, the exhibition discourse offers new readings of the Museum and at the same time allows to revisit the almost thousand years of the collection of sculptures gathered by Frederic Marès, also an outstanding sculptor and "collector of collections".
These are works that are in dialogue, but that does not mean that they always agree. Sometimes there is a simple coexistence, at others, a contrast; also correspondence, intrusions...
Each work of art has been created in a certain cultural, religious, social, economic context, and always with a specific purpose. In this exhibition, in addition to understanding their circumstances, we encourage you to let yourself be carried away by what these confluences suggest.
In addition, the exhibition will have a series of activities , such as guided tours or family workshops. You can consult them here .
Related acts :
Press conference : November 16, at 9:30 a. m., at the Frederic Marès Museum
Inauguration : November 17, at 7 p. m., at the Frederic Marès Museum
You will find all the information related to the exhibition at website of Confluences Contemporary sculpture from the Bassat collection .
