TJ_Carney
CMCN Cleveland
President
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Carney-McNicholas fine art moving team delivers The Barcelona Exhibition. Could art revitalize a city? The
Barcelona exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art proves it can. The major
players during Barcelona's Renaissance at the turn of the century (two turns
ago) from 1868 to 1939, included Picasso, Gaudi, Miro and Dali. Barcelona’s
Renaissance was spearheaded in part by these artists and others, and their
creative plans for architecture (exposition centers), interior design,
sculpture, painting, sketches, jewelry and photography as practitioners of
Modernisme. The Cleveland Museum of Art showcases 300 artworks from this time
period. The burning question when looking at this exhibit: What can this teach
us about our own city? Can the production of high art lead to successful,
spirited city planning and economic revitalization? Can artists lead a
revolution-turned-renaissance into fertile ground and possibly turn it all
around? Some of the pieces in the exhibit include Gaudi’s two-seated sofa,
Miró’s Portrait of Ricart next to Ricart’s portait of Miro, and anything and
everything from Picasso’s blue period. Barcelona is the first exhibition
in North America to examine a remarkable 71-year period when Barcelona
transformed itself into one of the most dynamic centers of modernist art and
architecture in Europe. Cleveland is the first stop in North America before the
Metropolitan Museum of Art gets their hands on it. From now until January 7,
2007.
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Thomas J. Carney, President
800-599-6459, ext. 15
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Topic: The Barcelona Exhibiton
