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Art i Espiritualitat. Jornades sobre art i espiritualitat en l’obra de Picasso, Tàpies i Miró

A space for meditation

Given the excesses of agitation and mental dispersion, and the countless faiths in ‘false realities’ to which we are subject in modern societies, I find it quite appropriate to contribute towards creating a space and images that promote meditation, concentration and ultimately a better approach to our true nature.
There is a whole tradition of beliefs that practices and advocates this possible modification at the primary level of awareness, in order to bring it to the most authentic ways of being. Adapted to the present, these techniques can even be considered therapy of great importance for our equilibrium.

And indeed, the main thrust of art throughout history has not just been linked with them, but often contains them as its chief element
Therefore, at a time so dominated by the ‘cultures’ of distraction and business, when even some museums are given up to the bustling and often quite alienating spectacles of the masses, I find it very meaningful that we in the academic community remember the need for spaces of silence and reflection by which art can correctly perform its nobler and surely more useful functions for the people.

Antoni Tàpies

21 to 24 May 2024
Pompeu Fabra University, Antoni Tàpies Foundation, Joan Miró Foundation, and Picasso Museum

Description

In 2023, what has been dubbed the “Picasso 2023 / Tàpies 2024 / Miró 2025” triple commemoration began in Barcelona and Catalonia. In 2023, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death and the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Museum that bears his name. This year commemorates the centenary of the birth of Tàpies, and 2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the Joan Miró Foundation.

As a important event within the programme of Antoni Tàpies Year and the triple commemoration, with the support of the Government of Catalonia’s Department of Culture, and with the collaboration of the Antoni Tàpies Foundation, the Picasso Museum and the Joan Miró Foundation, UPF is hosting the Art and Spirituality conferences, which stimulate intellectual and artistic debate among leading scholars, artists and thinkers, with its epicentre in the Antoni Tàpies Reflection Room.