Exhibition 'Ramon Calsina - Human Miseries'

Ramon Calsina (Barcelona, 1901-1992) is one of the most singular figures of 20th-century Catalan painting. His path, built outside official currents, has left him in the shadows despite his significant artistic legacy. The exhibition "Human Miseries" seeks to shed light on the uncomfortable aspects of his work, particularly focusing on drawing. It delves into the harsher, critical dimensions of the artist's oeuvre, pointing out the vices and virtues of human existence, evoking emotion with tenderness and humanity. Influenced by the country's pictorial traditions and the avant-garde of the 1930s, Calsina has been considered too radical by traditional painters and too traditional by avant-garde artists. Yet, his drawings remain relevant over time, reflecting social critique through a 1930s lens.