| Number 49, Winter 2010 | 21.000 issues |
SUMMARY
1. WE ARE NOW ON THE SOCIAL NETWORKS
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2. COLLABORATIONS FROM OUR MEMBERS
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Our honorary member the Illustrious Dr. Joan Bassegoda i Nonell has sent us this article relating to the visit made by the Pope to Barcelona to consecrate the Sagrada Familia.
It is with great pleasure that we publish it herewith, wishing a long life to professor Bassegoda. Download it by clicking here [0,29Mb PDF]
Our collaborator José Manuel Almuzara President of the Pro-Canonisation of Gaudí Association, sends us this article which we herewith reproduce with pleasure.
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Our member and eminent artist Jorge Alvarenga from El Salvador sends us this reproduction of the Barça coat of arms, executed in Gaudinian trencadis and, as requested, we herewith publish it with great pleasure in our magazine so that you may all enjoy his art.
Coat of arms of the BARCELONA football club, in Gaudinian Trencadis,
made from fractions of ceramic and Murano glass.
One of our members is dedicated to the creation of artwork in the Trencadis style of Gaudí. In the photos you can see some examples of what he does, although he is open to creating any type of work in trencadis.
You need simply contact gaudi@gaudiclub.com and we will facilitate details so that you may obtain an immediate quote.
So now you know what to do if you fancy one!!
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3. NOTICIAS
- MATARÓ DEBUTS THE BASSAT COLLECTION WITH AN EXHIBITION IN THE NAU GAUDÍ
The Consorci Museu d'Art Contemporani de Mataró (Barcelona), inaugurated the first exhibition of the Bassat collection of contemporary art at the Nau Gaudí in Mataró, with work from the period 1947-1969.
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- OFFERS ROCKET FOR THE BOCABELLA ALTAR, WORK OF THE YOUNGER GAUDI
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The piece belongs to a private collector in Cataluña. The amounts offered have doubled in recent weeks, from half a million to one million Euros.
In the art world, nothing emerges by coincidence. Neither did the arrival onto the art market of the Bocabella Altar of Antonio Gaudí, a piece which is performing well at a time when the work of the Catalan architect bears special relevance in the eyes of the world due to the visit of Benedict XVI to Barcelona for the dedication of the Sagrada Familia temple.
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- HITHERTO UNKNOWN WORK OF GAUDI IN EXHIBITION?
At the Gaudí Centre in Reus you can see this garden bench made from artificial stone by the artist Antoni Gaudí, it is one of the pieces that had never before been shown in public, as the bench was in the Larraud house of Park Güell in Barcelona, until the Güell family sold its properties.
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- GAUDÍ’S VISION ACHIEVES ETERNITY
Benedict XVI promulgates the Sagrada Família as a basilica and classifies it as an “architectural miracle”.
After 128 years of building work, the residents of Barcelona (and the millions of people who followed the consecration on television) were able to see the totally completed interior of the temple, which until now had been kept secret.
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- THE SAGRADA FAMILIA AND GAUDÍ WILL STAR IN AN EXHIBITION IN THE VATICAN DURING THE SPRING
The life and work of the architect Antoni Gaudí will feature in a great exhibition between April and May of 2011 in the Braccio de Carlo Magno, the exhibition hall located in the left wing of the Bernini colonnade in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican.
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- THE HOUSE DESIGNED BY GAUDÍ IS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC
Kurosawa, the owner of El Capricho, yesterday confirmed that he will today open the doors of the building designed by Gaudí to the public. He also stated that, at the moment, the restaurant will not be opened, that there are no plans to resume the catering activity in one of the most emblematic buildings in the town. To visit El Capricho, the house and its garden, it will cost five euros for adults and 2,50 for children between seven and fourteen years of age. However, the visitor will be able to freely enjoy the facilities, even organising a picnic in the gardens.
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- THE FRIENDS OF GAUDÍ WANT TO CROWN LA PEDRERA WITH A SCULPTURE DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECT
The sculptor Etsuro Sotoo shows a model of the work of art. The monumental sculpture, in gilded bronze, would be 4,5 metres in height. The current owners of the building do not view positively the addition of the work of art to the house. La Pedrera is an “unfinished building”. So stated yesterday the Amics de Gaudí (Friends of Gaudí), determined supporters of placing upon it an enormous sculpture which featured in the original design but never actually materialised.
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