Fundació Antoni Tàpies - Barcelona, Spain
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The Fundació Antoni Tàpies (Antoni Tàpies Foundation) is a cultural center and museum, located in Carrer d'Aragó, in Barcelona dedicated mainly to the life and works of the painter Antoni Tàpies.
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Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 02/21/2016
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Antoni Tàpies i Puig, 1st Marquess of Tàpies (13 December 1923 – 6 February 2012) was a Spanish painter, sculptor and art theorist, who became one of the most famous European artists of his generation.
The Fundation was created in 1984 by Antoni Tàpies to promote the study and knowledge of modern and contemporary art. It combines the organisation of temporary exhibitions, symposia, lectures and film seasons with a range of publications to go with the activities and periodic shows of Antoni Tàpies’ work. The Fundació owns one of the most complete collections of Tàpies’ work, mostly made up of donations by Antoni and Teresa Tàpies.
The Fundació opened its doors in June 1990 in the building of the former Montaner i Simon publishing house, a work of the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, restored and refurbished by the architects Roser Amadó and Lluís Domènech Girbau. Constructed between 1880 and 1885, at an early stage of the evolution of Catalan Modernisme style, the building was the first in the Eixample district to integrate industrial typology, combining exposed brick and iron.
The sculpture on the roof of the museum is from Antoni Tapies. It is called "Núvol i cadira" (Cloud and chair) and represents the artist's symbolic universe. This distinctive metal roof ornament was originally intented to resolve the differences in height with the buildings on either side.
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