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Fontcuberta Exhibition Guide
Fontcuberta Exhibition Guide
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Solenoglypha polipodida from the Fauna series by Joan Fontcuberta and Pere Formiguera, 1987.
Joan Fontcuberta and Pere Formiguera
HERBARIUM (1984)
Bodyscape (Heel), 2004 from the Orogenesis series by Joan Fontcuberta. Joan Fontcuberta
CONSTELLATIONS (1993)
MN 27 Vulpecula (NGC 6853), 1993 from the Constellations series by Joan Fontcuberta.
Joan Fontcuberta
SIRENS (2000)
Hydropithecus of Cerro de San Vicente, 2006 from the Sirens series by Joan Fontcuberta.
Joan Fontcuberta
KARELIA, MIRACLES & CO (2002)
The Miracle of Dolphin-Surfing, 2002 from the Karelia, Miracles & Co series. Joan Fontcuberta
Events
This exhibition was made possible with the generous support of Al llarg de 2014, el Tricentenari commemorar la caiguda de
the Government of Catalonia and the collaboration of the Museu la ciutat de Barcelona. que va posar fi a la guerra de Successi
Nacional dArt de Catalunya, Barcelona, as part of the Catalan espanyola l11 de setembre de 1714; una data que marca un
Tercentenary celebrations. dels perodes ms importants de la histria de Catalunya.
Al cap de 300 anys, el cas dels catalans torna a ser motiu de
Throughout 2014 the Catalan Tercentenary will commemorate debat a les capitals de les grans potncies que van participar
the fall of the city of Barcelona that ended the War of Spanish en el conflicte original: Londres, Pars, Viena i Brusselles,
Succession on 11 September 1714. This date marks one of the entre daltres.
most important periods in Catalan history. Three hundred years
later, the Case of the Catalans is now being recognised in the El vessant internacional de la commemoraci del Tricentenari
capital cities of the great powers that took part in the original inclou un programa que uneix figures catalanes de renom
conflict: London, Paris, Vienna and Brussels, among others. internacional de diferents poques, com Antoni Gaud, Joan Mir
i Joan Fontcuberta, a ms de joves exponents de la creativitat i
This international aspect of the Tercentenary commemoration diversitat de la cultura catalana contempornia.
includes a programme that brings together celebrated creative
Catalan figures from different eras such as Antoni Gaud, Amb la collaboraci del Museu Nacional dArt
Joan Mir and Joan Fontcuberta, as well as young exponents de Catalunya, Barcelona
of the continuing creativity and diversity of contemporary
Catalan culture.
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Cover image: Cercopithecus icarocornu from the Fauna series by Joan Fontcuberta and Pere Formiguera, 1985.
Joan Fontcuberta and Pere Formiguera