The Backpackers Hostel Blog

Fri 20 Jun – Sun 28 Sep 2008

At Fundació Joan Miró (Parc de Montjuïc s/n) Admission to temporary exhibitions only: 4€

10am- 8pm Tuesday to Saturday / 10am – 9:30pm Thursdays / 10am – 2:30pm Sundays and public holidays. Closed on Mondays (except public holidays)

“The nature of things”, is an exhibition by the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, winner of the 1st Joan Miró Prize in 2007.

This will be the first major showing of the artist’s work in Spain. The 50 artworks in the exhibition exemplify his output from 1993 to the present, including new works produced specifically for the Joan Miró Foundation. The photographs, sculptures and large-scale installations examine the relation between visitors, museum spaces and works, while enhancing the awareness of sensorial experience.

The exhibition is divided into two parts: at the Centre Cultural Caixa Girona-Fontana d’Or in Girona, Eliasson will show smaller works produced with light as well as numerous photographic series and prints, investigating the rugged and varied landscape of his native Iceland, while the Barcelona exhibition will include installations that explore the perception of light, color, space and the ephemeral “nature of things” through physical experimentation. (Taken from http://fundaciomiro-bcn.org and http://greg.org).