SINCE WEDNESDAY 22/6
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The transformation of the Agora of the City of Arts and Sciences into the ninth headquarters CaixaForum of Spain will take effect in June. The megalomaniac building of Santiago Calatrava called "the giant cloxine" (it was a covered square with an empty shell) he was the last to join the complex designed by the Valencian architect and he could not find anyone who would give him regular use outside of an ATP tennis tournament 500, the Campus Party or the Valencia Fashion Week which were held on separate weeks of the year. cost 95 millions of euros, it was inaugurated unfinished and closed again with leaks to end up becoming an unused building with a high maintenance cost. Hence the reopening of the shell with interior redesign of the Cloud studio 9 to host the always powerful cultural activities of the La Caixa Foundation is news that must be celebrated.
He will open the doors on 22 of June and until the day 30 will hold open days so that everyone can enter for free to see the avant-garde interior of the city's new cultural gear. And the sculptures of Anna Talens and Inma Femenía that will be permanently exhibited. Total, 6500 square meters of useful surface occupied by two large exhibition rooms on the ground floor, multipurpose classrooms, an auditor, family and educational spaces, a bookstore and a restaurant.
The project lands with three high exposures. The first was born from a collaboration with (attentive!) Mr. British Museum. Pharaoh. King of Egypt will exhibit 137 pieces, goldsmith work, imposing busts and reliefs taken from Egyptian temples that explain what life was like in those times: the divine character of the pharaohs, the symbology of clothing and jewelry, religiosity, the rituals, the administrative organization of the country, expansive and protective wars and palace life. On the other hand, Horizon and boundary explores how landscape creation has shaped our perception of nature in recent centuries, with works from the Foundation's collection and loans from other institutions such as the Prado or the Reina Sofía. Names such as Gustave Courbet or Anglada-Camarasa will appear. Finally, #NUBE{IA} on the use of artificial intelligence in education. Everything will start with Enric Ruix-Geli's inaugural conference, the architect in charge of the interior redesign of the building. A talk halfway between a show and a show performance where the creative process will be explained, the conceptualization of the building and the technical challenges the team encountered during the construction of the new cultural center. Also in June, Rossy de Palma and Pi Piquer will make a poetic performance inspired by an imaginary encounter between Joan Miró and Joan Brossa, a playful and expressionist attempt at illustrated dadaism. There are a series of activities scheduled for July, but we will tell you about this in the summer AU. S.M.
