Picasso i l’arquitectura

An exhibition exploring the relationship between the work of Pablo Picasso and modern architecture, from his contribution to the creation of contemporary space to his influence on the development of 20th-century architecture.

The exhibition explores the relationship between the work of Pablo Picasso and modern architecture. On the one hand, it highlights the artist's contribution to the creation of contemporary space; on the other, it examines how his work decisively influenced the development of 20th-century architecture. Picasso never built a building, but he collaborated on several occasions with architects on works designed for specific spaces.

From Cubism onwards, Picasso transformed the way space was represented through devices such as collage, fragmentation, superimposition or transparency, tools that also changed the way architecture was conceived and designed. The itinerary looks at cases such as Guernica, painted for the Spanish Pavilion at the 1937 International Exhibition in Paris, and the 1962 friezes for the building of the Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Barcelona. Both examples raise the same question: whether a synthesis between painting and architecture is possible.

Among the great masters of modern architecture, Le Corbusier is the one most profoundly influenced by Picasso's work. The visit is organised into six sections: "L'arquitecte", "Visions urbanes", "L'interior", "Gàbies d'espai", "Síntesi de les arts?" and "Picasso i Le Corbusier", which follow the dialogue between painting and architecture throughout the 20th century.