BCN Free Art 01: The Port and Barceloneta: BCN Free Art Guides, #1
By Kevin Booth
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The idea for these guides sprang from hard times. Whether in boom or recession, art remains fundamental. But while free art is a great idea, not all great art is free. So this guide takes you places where there is no admission fee.
BCN Free Art 01: The Port and Barceloneta guides you around artworks on Barcelona's waterfront and through the fishing district of Barceloneta, describing the city's history, the artists who created these sculptures and the stories that bring Barcelona alive.
The Barcelona Free Art guides inform without being academic, helping you enjoy Barcelona's culture as you wander or cycle around town. Check out other books by Kevin Booth at Poble Sec Books.
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BCN Free Art 01 - Kevin Booth
BCN free ART 01
The Port and Barceloneta
A guide to free art in Barcelona
(as developed on the Barcelona Free Art blog)
Kevin Booth
logo_horizontal_colourJTurrell02_72_600The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely. All art is quite useless.—Oscar Wilde
Lautaro01_72_600The Port and Barceloneta—sites of the artworks
BCN01_map_600_72_flatKey:
01. Monument to Columbus (1885), Gaietà Buïgas i Monravà et al.
02. Stargazers (2006), Robert Llimós.
03. To Joan Salvat Papasseit (1992), Robert Krier.
04. The Couple (1998), Lautaro Díaz Silva.
05. Gambrinus (1989), Xavier Mariscal.
06. Barcelona’s Head (1992), Roy Lichtenstein & Diego Delgado Rajado.
UC01. Deuce Coop (1992*), James Turell.
UC02. Born (1992*), Jaume Plensa.
UC03. Untitled (FourWedges) (1992*), Ulrich Rückriem.
07. Compass Rose (1992*), Lothar Baumgarten.
08. Growing in Appearance (1992*), Mario Merz.
09. Evocation of Seafaring (1958–1960), X. Subirachs.
10. A Room Where It Is Always Raining (1992*), Juan Muñoz.
11. The Wounded Star (1992*), Rebecca Horn.
12. Roman Scales (1993*), Jannis Kounellis.
13. Catalana de Gas water tower (1907), Josep Domènech i Estapà.
* Works in the permanent outdoor exhibition Urban Configurations
, 1992.
Why free art in Barcelona?
RHorn01-interior_72_600Art speaks to you. Good art inspires. Every civilisation has produced its own and though you don’t need a doctorate to appreciate it, a little knowledge provides insight. Whether it argues for justice, entertains, educates or even serves as propaganda, art invites you to step beyond what you know and can experience with your senses, exploring that uncharted territory of the imagination that science has not yet mapped.
Being so valuable, it is often locked away, though this is incompatible with its purpose, which is to reach out, communicate and inspire, even ignite a spiritual response. And while free art is a great idea, not all great art is free. The idea for these guides sprang from hard times. Whether in boom or recession, art remains fundamental. So should it be free? I think so, and that’s why Barcelona Free Art takes you places where there is no admission fee.
These guides offer history and information on the artists and their art to help you enjoy Barcelona all the more. There isn’t much on Gaudí, Miró or Picasso—not that I don’t like them, but I prefer to focus on art that is less talked about. While all the art in this book is free, sometimes spending a few euros will get you a better view.
The guides are designed to be followed on foot or by bike. If you have to take the metro occasionally, then buy a T1 ten-journey ticket, which at the time of publication costs under ten euros. There is no strict