LA ROSA DI FUOCO. LA BARCELLONA DI PICASSO E GAUDI

Organised by: Ferrara Art Foundation. 
Curator: Tomás Llorens y Boye Llorens.
Art work Colección Masaveu loaned for exhibition: Fleur de Paris (La Dame de L`aigrette) or (Dama del marabú). ca. 1902. Author: Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa and Le Grand Bal (Madeleine de Boisguillaume) 1891. Author: Santiago Rusiñol y Prats.

“Lively and charming, creative and rebellious, early twentieth century Barcelona was known as the “Rose of fire.” A new fervor kindled the artistic and cultural scene, where giants Picasso and Gaudí stood out against the background of a fiery social tension that sparked conflicts and attacks. Sealing Barcelona’s rise was the 1888 World’s Fair, which celebrated the economic and urban development of the Catalan capital and helped to spread ideas of renewal and modernization after the model of Art Nouveau Paris and other European cities. Thus a talented group brought to life an extraordinary flourishing in the fields of art, architecture, music, and literature, changing the face of the city. In Barcelona the daytime flowed into the night and cultural life exploded like fireworks in the eccentric climate of the fin de siècle. Strong social conflicts, however, came along with this cultural and economic growth, culminating in 1909 in the so-called “tragic week,” where violent clashes between the army and the civilian population declared the end of this singular period. La rosa de foc. Picasso and Gaudí”s Barcelona tells the story of these fertile yet turbulent years, and of the colourful, hot-tempered group of artists that animated them, leaving a deep mark on the history of twentieth century art. The inventions of Lluís Domènech and especially Gaudí, the visionary innovator of architecture and interior design, alternate with masterpieces by some of the most important figures in Catalan painting and sculpture: Ramon Casas, Santiago Rusiñol, Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa, Isidre Nonell, Juli González, and early Picasso. Each in his own signature style, they depict snapshots of modern life, with the dazzling bohemian atmosphere of cafes and nightclubs, to the portraits of prostitutes, gypsies, and vagrants tinged with blue, touching icons of solitude in the wake of progress.”

Fondazione Ferrara Arte

LA ROSA DI FUOCO. LA BARCELLONA DI PICASSO E GAUDÍ
LA ROSA DE FUEGO. LA BARCELOA DE PICASSO Y GAUDÍ

Fondazione Ferrara Arte
Ferrara – Italia
April  19, 2015 – July 19, 2015