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November 2012
BARCELORN
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IPHONE!
IVÁN MORENO
;08 Feature
Unmissable
artworks
08 Feature 22 Around Town
A selection of Barcelona’s Run for your life!
finest works of art
24 Arts
14 Food & Drink La Pedrera celebrates its
Chefs find ways to beat the centenary
recession
26 Nightlife
20 Shopping Pulling in at The Station
Après Ski joins the Born’s
creative boutiques 29 Listings
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Finance Manager Judit Sans Designer Eduard Forroll Printed by Bigsa Indústria Gràfica
Editor-in-chief Andreu Gomila Writers Josep Lambies, DL B.21656-2012
Art director Diego Ricard Martín, Marta Salicrú, ISSN 2014-7546
Piccininno Eugènia Sendra Supported by
Features and web editor Translations
Maria José Gómez Nick Chapman
November 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 3
Monthly planner
Get out your diaries! We present just a handful of the
cultural highlights of the month ahead.
Tuesday 06 Thursday 08 Sunday 18
LEGACY OF MARIZA FC BARÇA VS
JACKSON POLLOCK The queen of fado SARAGOSSA
Works from Pollock returns to the Palau Barcelona take on
himself, and 50 de la Música as Zaragoza at Camp
artists influenced part of the Jazz Nou in round 12 of
by his work. Festival. La Liga.
See p32 See p41 See p45
Monday 19 Wednesday 21
PATTI SMITH BUENA VISTA
Here to promote SOCIAL CLUB
her excellent new Featuring the
E. MAPPLETHORPE
album Banga in the magnificent Omara
extravagantly Portuondo, as part
ornate Palau de la of the Jazz Festival.
Música. See p25 See p47
Wednesday 21 Friday 23 Wednesday 00
L’ALTERNATIVA FARRUQUITO
The festival of A chance to see the
independent controversial,
cinema, now in its but indisputably
19th year. Until talented flamenco
November 25 legend, Farruquito .
See p46 See p47
Thursday 29 Friday 30
WORLD PRESS ELLEN ALLIEN
PHOTO The Berlin-based
Opening day of this minimal techno
prestigious queen pays one of
SAMUEL ARANDA
international her ever popular
photography visits to the Sala
exhibition. See p31 Apolo. See p49
4 Time Out BCN Guide November 2012
November 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 5
The Hot
Seat
MUSEU EGIPCI
Jordi Clos
The president of the Museu Egipci is still passionate
about an extraordinary civilisation. By Eugènia Sendra
Ancient Egypt and its art have owners. I have objects that
fascinated you for a long time. belonged to Adolf Hitler’s
I’m a great fan of culture and the propaganda chief, and a necklace
arts, but the Egyptian collection is that once belonged to Rudolf
what’s closest to my heart. My Valentino.
interest started when I was 12, You define the museum as ‘alive’.
and at 19 I bought my first piece. There’s a lot going on; we’re still
The collection has allowed me to making new acquisitions. We’ve
work in Egypt, and discover an created a diploma and master’s
intact tomb from 1100 BC. degree in Egyptology, and we run
Which of the museum’s 1,100 workshops for children. We want to
pieces would you save from a fire? pass on a sense of respect for
We have several objects that would humanity’s cultural heritage.
be hard to get hold of nowadays, In November the star of the show
such as the stele of Cleopatra VII – will be Tutankhamon.
many of these were destroyed in That’s right, we’re putting on an
Alexandria, and if it had been exhibition to celebrate the 90th
identified sooner, it would probably anniversary of the discovery of his
have ended up at the Louvre or the tomb by Howard Carter.
British Museum. Or the fragments
of bas-reliefs from the tomb of Iny,
bought in London, Paris, New York
and Amsterdam.
1,100
objects make up the collection,
They’re objects with a story. from the pre-dynastic period to
Yes, there’s the scientific story and the time of Cleopatra.
the personal one, that of their
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November 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 7
ART in BCN They’re not in the Prado, the Louvre or the MoMA: they’re masterpieces of world art and they’re right here in Barcelona. Joana Hurtado and Ricard Mas have picked ten works that no visitor to the city should miss. Photos Iván Moreno Who leaves Paris without paying a To bring the story up to date, the visit on the Mona Lisa? And yet Museu d’Art Contemporani de plenty of people pass through Barcelona (MACBA) specialises in Barcelona without seeing the great Spanish and Catalan art created since Pantocrator of Taüll. The city may 1945. There’s also Can Framis, a not have anything on the scale of the brand new museum given over to the Louvre, but its many museums and Vila Casas Foundation’s collection of foundations contain works that bear contemporary art. In combination, comparison with the best in the these provide a general overview of world, and attract visitors from all Catalan art from its roots right up to over the world. the present day. The MNAC has one of the finest For anyone who wants a fuller collections of Romanesque art appreciation of 20th-century art, four anywhere, centring on spectacular of the greatest artists of the period – mural paintings dating from the 11th Picasso, Joan Miró, Antoni Tàpies to the 13th centuries. The murals and Joan Brossa – have strong were removed whole from churches connections to Barcelona, and each is around Catalonia between 1919 and represented by significant collections 1923, to save them from damage or in the museums and foundations that looting, and carefully reconstructed bear their names. in the museum. The MNAC’s So as not to overwhelm you, we’ve stunning Gothic and Modernista narrowed down this ample field to ten galleries, representing two of the of the best, focusing on painting and region’s richest and most interesting sculpture on display in permanent artistic periods, are no less collections. Barcelona’s museums impressive. If the MNAC’s Gothic concentrate on Catalan art, and this galleries leaves you wanting more, selection reflects that tendency. These the Fundació Godia’s small but are the most representative works of remarkable medieval collection artists who have left their mark on the comes highly recommended. region’s culture. 8 Time Out BCN Guide November 2012
The lark’s wing ringed in the blue of gold meets
the heart of the poppy asleep on the field
studded with diamonds, 1967 Oil on canvas. 195 x 130 cm
JOAN MIRÓ (1893 – 1983)
Many of the works on display at the Miró foundation belong on this list. So why this
one? Because few express so perfectly the artist’s desire to ‘achieve the maximum
intensity with the minimum means’. In his later period, Miró painted enormous
canvases, stripping down and simplifying his style, intensifying his use of colour, and
condensing his personal visual language. As always with Miró, the subject of the pain-
ting is not represented literally: instead it is suggested by a constellation of symbols.
The landscape genre provided a framework for many of Miró’s works, but in this case
the format is vertical rather than horizontal, almost suggesting a bird’s-eye view.
FUNDACIÓ JOAN MIRÓ
On loan from Gallery K.AG.
November 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 9
Apse of St Clement de
Taüll, 1123
Fresco transferred to canvas
620 x 360 x 180 cm
MASTER OF TAÜLL
This outstanding Romanesque piece is
arguably the most emblematic artwork in
the city. The largest work in this selection, it
is also the oldest, although it radiates a raw
modernity. The raw power of these colours
and geometric forms has influenced 20th-
century artists from Picasso to Picabia.
While contemporary viewers may struggle
to identify biblical scenes, the image retains
its aura of power.
The jagged crack that crosses the main
image like a lightning bolt, as if illustrating
the inscription Ego sum Lux Mundi (I am the
Light of the World), also suggests a root, and
the physical uprooting of the mural itself,
which was transported from the remote
Valley of Boí in the Catalan Pyrenees.
MNAC
Acquired between 1919-1923.
10 Time Out BCN Guide November 2012The Wait (Margot), 1901
Oil on cardboard. 69.5 x 57 cm
PABLO RUIZ PICASSO (1881 – 1973)
For some a master,for others a monster,
Picasso’s influence dominates the 20th
century. His early years were characterised
by his voracious appetite for new styles,
which he assimilated and mastered with
dizzying speed,before surging forward again.
But who was Margot? Who is she waiting
for,leaning on her elbows,her glittering eyes
half-closed. Also known as The Morphine
Addict or Pierreuse (slang for prostitute),
this is a vivid image of Picasso’s first contact
with the bohemian nightlife of Paris. The
brushstrokes modelling the face are curt
and energetic; in the background they are
looser,conjuring the kaleidoscope of the nig-
ht. Mixing the influences of the pointillists,
Toulouse Lautrec and Van Gogh,it’s the work
of a young Picasso taking his first steps
towards recognition outside Spain.
MUSEU PICASSO
Acquired in 1932 by the Junta de Museus.
In 1963, when the museum was opened, it
became part of the permanent collection.
Sock 2010 Mixed media. 2.85 m
ANTONI TÀPIES (1923-2012)
Antoni Tàpies made few public sculptures, but Sock is – or could have been – the excepti-
on. In 1991, as one of Catalonia’s most prestigious living artists, he was invited to create
a sculpture for the huge oval hall inside the museum. But the prospect of an 18m holey
sock caused such a n outcry that the project was cancelled. In 2010, the Tàpies foundati-
on presented a 2.85 metre version of a work that pays tribute to simple, everyday things.
Turning a humble, functional sock into a monumental sculpture invites reflection on the
hidden power of ordinary objects, but also on the artist’s experience of old age, a time
when straightforward actions – like putting on a sock – become a reminder of mortality.
FUNDACIÓ ANTONI TÀPIES
Donated by the artist in 2010.
November 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 11ALSO NOT TO
BE MISSED…
The Spanish Wedding,
1870
MARIÀ FORTUNY (1838 – 1874)
Though he died at 36, Fortuny is consi-
dered the greatest Spanish painter of
the 19th century after Goya. The state
funded his early studies in Rome, and
commissioned large-scale paintings of
the Spanish-Moroccan War of 1859. His
travels in Northern Africa made a huge
impact, turning him into one of Spain’s
greatest Romantic painters of the
Orient. After 1866 he turned to scenes
of Spanish manners and customs, such
as this one, set in a richly decorated
18th-century sacristy.
The Spanish Wedding shows off For-
tuny’s technical virtuosity, his mastery
of light and his fascination with costume
and period details. Considered the
finest example of his mature style, The
Spanish Wedding catapulted its author
to international fame.
MNAC
Acquired by public subscription in 1922.
St Mary Magdalene,
cap a l’any 1470 Cactus Man I, 1939
Tempera on wood 144 x 73 cm JULI GONZÁLEZ (1876 - 1942)
A starkly dissected body erupts into
JAUME HUGUET (1412 – 1492)
spikes, as World War II breaks out in
Virginal she may not be, but with her worldly
Europe. Juli González was a leading
and direct gaze, Mary Magdalene is here
figure in the Parisian avant-garde, and a
painted as a lady of the royal court, with the
pioneer of the use of welding and cutting
attributes of the Virgin Mary. She sits on her
techniques to create sculptures in iron.
throne, resplendent in the robes of a queen,
This fragmented figure, undergoing
holding a rosary, within a gilded frame with
its symbolic metamorphosis, breaks
fine fluted columns in the purest Catalan
with traditional ideas of symmetry,
Gothic style.
creating an interplay of contrasting
The painting confers an air of regal
forms and suggesting a new concept of
mystery beyond that of her simple halo.
volume. In González’ cubist investiga-
The light around her face and smooth
tions he sliced and folded sheet metal,
folds of her robes show the influence of
using iron bars to ‘draw in space’ and
Italian naturalism, while the meticulous
create the wiry artworks that won him
detail draws on the Flemish tradition.
The elegance, fragility and refinement international fame.
of his work have earned Huguet a place MNAC
as one of the greatest Catalan Gothic Donated by Roberta Gonzalez,the artist’s
painters. daughter, in 1972,and became part of
FUNDACIÓ FRANCISCO GODIA the collection in 1973.
Work acquired by Francisco Godia.
12 Time Out BCN Guide November 2012Food & Drink Edited by Ricard Martín rmartin@timeout.cat Luxury for less Barcelona’s Michelin-starred chefs open the season with luxurious new ideas that won’t break the bank. By Ricard Martín Black is a secret restaurant, but neon to remind you that you’ve they’re not trying to keep you out: you arrived somewhere cool. Triple don’t need to know the maitre d’s Michelin-starred chef Paco Pérez has mother-in-law, or mutter a secret designed a menu of cold dishes on password before you’re allowed in. which, as well as straight-up caviar, You just need to know it’s there, and you’ll find a mouth-watering array of ask to be shown the way in. But it’s not dishes that feature caviar as a key a traditional restaurant either: this is ingredient, created with imagination the first vodka and caviar lounge in and a sense of humour . ‘This isn’t Spain. In an paradoxical twist you’ll exactly a place for sit-down suppers,’ find the most exclusive food on the explains Pérez. ‘It’s about informal planet, Beluga sturgeon caviar, snacks and surprises.’ The restaurant alongside one of the most accessible – has an open kitchen from whose bar you enter Black via the La Royal the tapas and main dishes are served. hamburger bar. Another chef who’s upping their Inside, Black is as dark and sleek as game is Romain Fornell. In a bold an expensive cocktail bar, with red move, the youngest chef ever to be 14 Time Out BCN Guide November 2012
Food & Drink
TEN’S
IVAN GIMÉNEZ
BLACK CAELIS
awarded a Michelin star – back when ambitions go beyond reproducing or
he was 25 – has become the first reinventing classics like croquettes
Michelin-starred chef in Barcelona to and patatas bravas, but he hasn’t
offer an all-in fixed price lunch menu. gone overboard on the design. ‘I
It costs €39, at Caelis at the Palace - didn’t want to create anything too
the most solemn dining room in the showy. I just wanted to transfer the
city (with the possible exception of concept of quality dining to the
Via Veneto). ‘We have to move with world of tapas, even if we’re serving
the times,’ says Fornell, ‘if we were dishes that never existed before,’
only serving two covers at midday, I’d explains Cruz.
rather shut up shop.’ It’s not an It’s unostentatious, functional and
arbitrary decision: Fornell has just immaculately presented, with a select
taken over ownership of the menu of only 20 tapas. Here’s a
restaurant with Alan-Pierre Benteo challenge: spend €120 between two
and Eric Basset, and placed his stamp and you can try them all.
on the whole business, with a new,
contemporary interior that makes a BLACK CAVIAR LOUNGE
refreshing contrast to the bourgeois Pl. de Camp, 5. T. 691 403 599.
gravity of the hotel. €20 to €100
The third Michelin chef to shake
things up is Jordi Cruz, after winning CAELIS
back his second star at l’Àbac. He’s Gran Via, 668. T. 93 510 12 05.
returning to his roots with Ten’s, a Set lunch menu: €39.
tapas bar on the site of the original
Àbac, opposite the Estació de França TEN’S
– maintaining the original Av. Marquès de l’Argentera, 11. T. 93
restaurant’s green tiles. His 319 60 00. About €30.
November 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 15El Passatge del Murmuri
IIIII
Food & Drink
Rambla de Catalunya, 104.
T. 93 550 06 60. Around €30.
In an area over-supplied with
mediocre restaurants chasing the
tourist euro, locals are delighted
with the updated Passatge, the
Hotel Murmuri’s eatery just off
Rambla Catalunya.
Chef Giuseppe Palo and his
business partners Eduard Puiggròs
and Carolina Murtra run what was
originally a Thai restaurant, now
devoted to Mediterranean, and
particularly Catalan, cuisine. The
young, enthusiastic team pick the
best local, seasonal ingredients to
create a fresh take on classic dishes.
Natural light during the day and the THE BILL
subdued nocturnal lighting make El EL PTGE. DEL MURMURI (2 PAX)
Passatge the ideal location for a 1 coca with tomato 2.10
romantic rendezvous. 1 ‘El Passatge’ patatas bravas 5
Among their innovations are 2 portions anchovies 5
small dishes designed to be shared – 1 portion Iberian ham 16
very much on trend – and the plat du 1 ‘plat du jour’ 15.50
jour, an imported French 1 Aranda suckling pig 19
institution, offering daily lunches at 1 water 2
an accessible price. The wine list is 1 ice-cream selection 5
well thought-out, with plenty of 2 iced coffees 3
variety and good value for money. TOTAL (amb IVA) 72.60 €
–Marcelo Aparicio
‘Cacio e pepe’
This is the Cinderella of
Roman cuisine, found only
THE DISH in a certain trattorias and
stores that sell bread and
pasta. A dish traditionally
eaten by shepherds as
they watched their sheep.
–M.A.
SPECCHIO MAGICO
MARIA DIAS
Lluís Antúnez, 1.
T. 93 217 88 24 /€16.90
16 Time Out BCN Guide November 2012Els Jardinets de Gràcia
True to its roots Catalan cuisine that
Hot manages to be contemporary while
avoiding over-sophistication and respects
basic ingredients. We recommend that
tables! you set aside time to take in an extensive
and frequently updated menu, including
daily set lunch menus.–M.A.
(Pg. de Gràcia, 116). M: Diagonal (L3).
Edited by Marcelo Aparicio
T. 93 238 48 46. €20-40.
Our themed selection Enoteca
of Barcelona’s best Seafood star Chef Paco Pérez, from
restaurants. the seaside town of Llançà,wonhisfirst
Michelin star in Barcelona, but he did it
By Marcelo Aparicio by staying true to his roots, the
traditions of the fishing villages of Cap
Signature de Creus, where cooks pride themselves
on getting the very best from the finest
cuisine
seafood. His sea cucumbers with wild
mushrooms are unmissable. –R.M.
(Hotel Arts, Marina, 19-21). M:
Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica (L4). T. 93 483
Casa Calvet 81 03. Over €60.
Tradition and innovation Since
Casa Calvet opened in 1994, chef Miquel
Alija has worked to create his own style Jaume de Provença
of cuisine, incorporating the latest Past glories It’s worth remembering
culinary innovations into traditional that Jaume de Provença boasted a
Mediterranean cookery. With an Michelin star for 10 years, and that
excellent wine-cellar, this is a great city its chef is one of the best in the city.
centre option. –MA Standout dishes include lobster salad or
(Casp, 48). M: Tetuan (L2). T. 93 412 40 a delicious duck breast filet mignon with
12. €40-60. Set lunch available. orange. –M.A.
(Provença, 88). M: Entença (L5). T. 93
430 00 29. €30-40.
Codium
Laid-back chef Chef Juanjo
Rodríguez’s approach to cooking is Lagar
honest and beautifully thought out. Small restaurant, big flavours
Classics are brought up to date, with A small restaurant that matches big
dishes like tuna tataki with wasabi ice- ambitions with a down-to-earth
cream or his salt cod with porrusalada – philosophy, serving a modern take on
ample proof of his savoir faire. –M.A. traditional Catalan cuisine that puts
(Villarroel, 88). M: Urgell (L1). T. 93 fresh ingredients centre stage: a great
451 09 50. €30-40. Set lunch available. example is the morcilla de Burgos with
apple sauce. –M.A.
(Llenguadoc, 6). M: Fabra i Puig (L1). T.
Tickets 93 346 82 70. €20-40. Set lunch
Tapas as a way of life The brothers available.
Adrià (Ferran and Albert) have done it
again, this time with an ambitious
statement of their philosophy of tapas. Topik
With separate zones conjuring different Perfect fusion Chef Adelf Morales
atmospheres and flavours, from seafood brings a breath of fresh air to the
to sweets, diners are plunged into a Eixample, with a restaurant that stands
wildly imaginative re-invention of tapas out from the crowd thanks to its
from all over Spain. Watermelon infused perfectly judged fusion of Japanese
with sangria or their unique olives are cuisine with Mediterranean culture. –M.A.
only a taste of what’s in store. –R.M. (València, 199). M: Passeig de Gràcia
(Av. Paral·lel, 164). M: Poble Sec (L3). (L2-L3-L4) i Provença (FGC). T. 93 451
€40-60. 09 23. €20-40. Set lunch available.
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Inspiring jewellery
Lucía Vergara started out making necklaces, and ended
up creating her own label, Après Ski. She’s left for
London, but her Born studio remains. By Laia Beltran
Our Garden Needs its Flowers takes sense of the term – taking a source
its name from a 1985 album by of inspiration and making it the
Jess Sah Bi and Peter One, songs basis of a creative statement. She
that mix country and western with makes it look easy, but it’s not:
traditional African tunes, folk from creativity’s like style, you have it or
the Ivory Coast refracted through you don’t. Lucía has both in spades.
the prism of cowboy nostalgia. She doesn’t identify with any
They’re intoxicating melodies that particular place: she was born, and
have a serious social message. studied, in Valencia, and from there
Lucía Vergara has borrowed the she made the leap to Barcelona,
title for the latest collection from attracted by the possibility of
Après Ski – it’s her homage to the working in fashion. Our Garden
obscure artists that have provided Needs its Flowers is the culmination
the soundtrack to long hours in her of a career that began out of
small studio in the Born. As she curiosity; while working for designer
works, the only moments of Lydia Delgado she started making
silence are the pauses between her own necklaces. First her friends
songs, as Dirty Beaches follows asked for them, then her friends’
Adriano Celentano, Jens Lekman friends – the result was Après Ski.
or Dominant Legs.
Our Garden Needs its Flowers APRÈS SKI
isn’t Lucia Vergara’s debut, but it’s Cotoners, 12.
her first collection in the strict www.apresskishop.com
20 Time Out BCN Guide November 2012The double-looped Colony
necklace (€46), which combi-
nes hand-painted wood with
old glass – one of the star
pieces in the Our Garden
collection.
Shopping
One of Lucia’s favourite
‘flowers’: the Bi neckla-
ce, with pastel-toned
wooden shapes in
various sizes (€71).
Ready to unleash
your inner astrono-
mer? The Saturno
necklace (38€) is
the one for you.
Cosmic Ice Cream (37€)
is one of Après Ski’s
most successful pieces,
layering art deco trian-
gles in delicious colours
and textures.
November 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 21Around
Town
Edited by Eugènia Sendra
esendra@timeout.cat
Born to run
Want to get know to Barcelona at street level?
We suggest three ways to run the city. By Eugènia
Sendra
World decathlon champion Roger cable car, or just walking – a good
Roca recommends that beginners start warm-up. It’s a 1.3 km run, close to the
on the flat, and alternate walking and castle cemetery. To extend the route,
jogging. If possible it should be green you can simply repeat the circuit, or
– to avoid breathing in too much for variety, try the longer version,
carbon dioxide – and central: the following the perimeter of the castle
obvious choice is Ciutadella Park. and the museum, passing the seaward
It’s a simple circuit, around two km walls and the funicular station. The
in total, which starts and finishes at second route clocks in at 2km.
the beginning of Passeig Picasso. Barcelona’s city council recently
The route misses some of the park’s published Barcelona Corre, by Pere
features, such as the lake or the Bosch and Núria Blanco, which
Catalan Parliament buildings, but if presents 23 routes for runners. It’s in
you’re left wanting more, it can easily Catalan, but you can find three selected
be extended. Be warned: on a Sunday routes in English at www.bcn.cat/
afternoon, the route indicated by barcelonablog (search ‘corre’). One of
green markers will involve a lot of the most popular routes is number 5 –
slow-moving obstacles. 2.6 km along Avinguda Diagonal
There are plenty of online resources between C/ Badajoz and C/Josep Pla.
with detailed route descriptions and You’ll have to dodge bikes and
maps – for our second challenge we benches, but you’ll also see plenty of
suggest a simple circuit of Montjuïc. other runners who appreciate a well-
You can get to the start point using the finished road surface.
22 Time Out BCN Guide November 2012November 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 23
Arts Edited by Josep Lambies jlambies@timeout.cat La Pedrera turns 100 La Pedrera, the last major work Gaudí saw to completion, is celebrating its centenary. Before the candles are lit, Eugenia Sendra dusts off its history. The peephole opens, and behind the closing them with brio. What brought wooden doors and a wrought-iron this well-known family of lawyers to La grille appears Carmen Burgos Bosch. Pedrera? ‘My father-in-law fell in love She moved into Casa Milà in the 1950s with it, but everyone told him it was a and is the most high-profile of the monstrosity, far too dark,’ she explains, house’s four remaining residents – in what was her husband’s bedroom. something of a living national She leads on to the bathroom, pointing treasure. She is the last to receive out all the doors – there are five – and visitors in the original interiors that the column in the middle of the room. Antoni Gaudí designed in 1906, and Her mother used to wonder out loud despite her 81 years, is happy to show what they had done to deserve such an me every corner of her 300 m2 flat. impractical bathroom. She says it was a wise move to follow In the plaster of the living room the advice of her husband, notary wall, Gaudí created – ‘and signed,’ public Ramon Maria Roca Sastre – he adds Carmen – a sgraffito of a cross, told her to keep the coal-fired oven. The the Catalan flag and a heart. She talks kitchen cabinets are ideal, not too high about the luminosity and the quiet and not too low, she adds, opening and inside the house, emphasising the 24 Time Out BCN Guide November 2012
Música
importance of the natural light and the
sense of calm created by the central
light well.
She remembers the market in the car
park, the boarding house on the first
Festival
floor and the bingo hall – all businesses
started by the owners of the building
del Mil·lenni
during the 1950s, to generate some
income for a work of genius that was
running at a loss. The architect Barba
Corsini renovated the loft and laundry
rooms – the space that now houses the
Espai Gaudí – to create 13 duplex
apartments. ‘It was the only full-scale
E. MAPPLETHORPE
modern-day reworking of one of
Gaudí’s works by a Barcelona architect
who was important in his own right,’
says Joaquim Ruiz Millet, author of a
monograph on Barba Corsini, and Founded 14 years ago, at the end of the
director of the gallery H2O. century – and of the millennium, hence
Barba Corsini created parabolic the name – this festival’s original
arches, played with curves, designed raison d’être was to plug the gap in the
small lofts to optimize the use of space city’s musical calendar during the last
and experimented with what he called and the first months of the year,
‘interior architecture.’ He designed the traditionally a live music desert. Times
lighting and the furniture. All that have changed, and the city now has a
remains of these efficient living spaces, steady stream of gigs to keep us warm
as striking as film sets and inhabited by through from December to February.
the in-crowd of the period, are Francesc But the Festival del Mil·lenni has
Català Roca’s photographs, the grown too: this year the festival begins
architect’s drawings, some film footage in November, and, just for comparison,
Arts
and the odd newspaper report. The last year’s festival went on well into
apartments themselves were destroyed spring. It starts with a bang: the first
in 1995, despite an initial agreement acts are The Divine Comedy and Patti
with the Caixa Catalunya bank – Smith who – and this is another of the
owners of the building since 1986 – to festival’s defining characteristics – will
preserve two of them. both be playing stunning venues. Neil
The building as a whole is Hannon will be performing The Divine
supported on columns, which means Comedy’s back catalogue of baroque
that the façade is not load-bearing, and pop alone, and at the piano – a format
becomes a curtain wall, allowing free that allows him freedom to interact
distribution of the internal spaces. with the audience – in the welcoming
Gaudí could move the façade and make ambience of the Casino de l’Aliança in
each apartment different, and kept Poblenou. Meanwhile Patti Smith will
trying out new ideas until the client’s be promoting her most recent album,
patience ran out. The client in question the magnificent Banga (2012), backed
was Rosario Segimon, a wealthy by a four-piece band, at the Palau de la
widow who married Pere Milà, a Música. –Marta Salicrú
developer. He promised her the finest
house on the Passeig de Gràcia, but she THE DIVINE COMEDY
ended up paying for it. The signing of Casino de l’Aliança.
the construction completion certificate 3 November.
was delayed until 1912, although the PATTI SMITH
building had been completed two Palau de la Música.
years earlier. 19 November.
November 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 25Nightlife
Edited by Ricard Martín
rmartin@timeout.cat
CARLA TRAMULLAS
Gigs beside the tracks
The spacious café at the Estació de França
re-opens as The Station, a late-night bar with live
music. By Ricard Martín
Without falling into the hoary clichés Caballero – two crowds whose only
of cinema – brief encounters, missed common denominator was the need
connections, last goodbyes – railway for company and one more drink.
stations are sad places. Genuinely sad, The Station is still the place for
sordid and grimy, with none of the early-risers and nighthawks: it opens
romance of the silver screen: it’s all at half past six in the morning and
lukewarm coffee, plastic-wrapped closes at 3am. What was once an
pastries and blocked drains. By echoing, utilitarian hall with Formica
evening the despair among the last tables dispersed among marble
travellers is palpable, leaden eyes columns has been converted into a jazz
glued to the departures board. greenhouse, where 12-foot plants
So we should all be grateful that the disappear up towards the ceiling.
only station café in Catalonia with a During the day snacks and lunches are
glimmer of personality, at Barcelona’s served: early evening is the time to
grand but underused Estació de appreciate its charm, as the only bar in
França, is opening its doors again. Barcelona promoting late-night
With the self-explanatory moniker clubbing with live bands.
The Station, it will warm the hearts of
locals who remember it as the place THE STATION
where workers on the early shift Marquès de l’Argentera, 6
downed breakfast sandwiches and (Estació de França). T. 93 295
coffees laced with brandy, shoulder to 63 62. Mon-Fri, 6.30am-2am;
shoulder with clubbers emerging from Fri & Sat, until 3am.
Magic and the late-lamented Woman www.stationbarcelona.com
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November 2012
bcnguide@timeout.cat
Legacy of Patti Festival
Pollock Smith L’Alternativa
UNTIL 24 FEB MONDAY 19 21-25 NOV
A look at Pollock’s Legendary NYC Festival of
effect on artists poet and singer independent and
such as Warhol and performs songs original cinema,
Bruce Nauman. At from new album over four days at
the Fundació Miró. Banga. the CCCB.
November 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 29Exhibitions
the La Caixa Foundation’s modern
art collection revolves around these
questions.
Information and sales:
Tourist Information Points and Can Framis.
www.barcelonaturisme.cat Fundació Vila Casas
(Roc Boronat, 116-126). M: Glòries
Arxiu Fotogràfic (L1), Poblenou (L4) & Llacuna (L4).
de Barcelona T. 93 320 87 36. http://www.
fundaciovilacasas.com/en/ Tue-Sat.,
(Pl. Pons i Clerch, 2). M: Arc de Triomf 11am-6pm. Sun, 11am-2pm. 5 € adults.
(L1) & Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 34 20. 2 € students and pensioners.
Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm. Closed Sun and Agustí Centelles. A
public holidays. Photographic Chronicle – The
FREE Raval. Consuelo Bautista Thirties. Until 10 Feb. Photographs by
Until 26 January. More than 50 renowned Catalan photojournalist
photographs documenting Barcelona’s Agustí Centelles, documenting the last
Raval district, shot by renowned years of the Spanish Republic, the Civil
photojournalist Consuelo Bautista War and his years in exile.
between 2004 and 2010.
Castell de Montjuïc
CaixaForum (Ctra. de Montjuïc, 66). M: Espanya
(Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, (L1-L3-FGC). T. 93 256 44 45.
6-8). M: Espanya (L1-L3- To http://www.bcn.cat/
m ar k the
FGC). T. 93 476 86 00. ry castelldemontjuic/en/
www.lacaixa.es/ 25th anniver sa a Bu s welcome.html
obrasocial. Mon-Fri, of the Barcelonn visit FREE Sala del Pati
Tu rístic you ca
10am-8pm. Wed, iagonal d’Armes
th is exhibition (D ),
10am-11pm. Sat, Sun, Metro Station s, Photographs of
Bu
10am-9pm. combining the na President Lluís
FREE Before the elo
the FC Barc his- Companys, 1931-1938
flood. Mesopotamia and the city’s Mon-Sun, 10am-7pm.
3500-2100 B.C. From 30 to ry. From 15 Oct to 30 Jan.
Nov to 24 Feb. With over 400 Photographs of Catalan
archaeological exhibits, the show president
explores our debt to this early Near Lluís Companys, who was executed
Eastern civilisation. by Franco’s troops at Montjuïc Castle
FREE Food justice. Sowing in 1940.
the Seeds of Hope Until 5 Jan.
The problems of distributing and
providing access to food across the globe CCCB. Centre de Cultura
are presented through recordings made Contemporània de
by people living in rural communities in
Bolivia and Tanzania. Barcelona
FREE The Arts of Piranesi:
Architect, Printmaker, (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1-L3).
Antiquarian, Painter of T. 93 306 41 00. www.cccb.org/en
Cityscapes and Designer From 5 Tue-Sun & public hols, 11am-8pm.
Oct to 20 Jan. Over 250 works by the Closed Mon. 5 €. Reduced entry for
multifaceted 18th-century Italian artist pensioners and students on Wed (excl
Giambattista Piranesi, whose influence public holidays): 3,40 €. Free for under
on European art and culture was 16s, & unemployed, Thur 8-10pm &
profound. Sun 3-8pm.
FREE What to Think. What to El Paral·lel, 1894-1939 From
Desire. What to Do. The La Caixa 26 Oct to 24 Feb. The broad avenue
Foundation’s contemporary art of El Paral.lel was created during
collection. From 9 Nov to 25 August. Barcelona’s 19th century expansion.
In confusing times it makes sense to This exhibition describes the evolution
ask oneself: What should I think? of a new entertainment district that
What should I desire? What should stretched from Plaça Espanya to the
I do? This exhibition of works from sea.
30 Time Out BCN Guide November 2012World Press Photo 2012 From
29 Nov to 6 Jan. The World Press Photo Espai VolART-Fundació
exhibition is renowned as the biggest Vila Casas
international showcase for
photojournalism. More than a travelling (Ausiàs March, 22). M: Urquinaona
exhibition of the best news (L1-L4). T. 93 481 79 85. www.
photography, it’s a document of the fundaciovilacasas.com. Tue-Fri,
year’s main stories. 5-8.30pm, Sat, 11am-2pm &
5-8.30pm. Sun, 11am-2pm. 1 €;
Reduced: 50¢.
CosmoCaixa Espai Volart 2 Daniel Enkaoua –
(Isaac Newton, 26). M: Av. Tibidabo Create/Believe 20 Sept-16 Dec.
(FGC). T. 93 212 60 50. www.lacaixa.es/ Paintings by French artist Daniel
obrasocial. Tue-Sun, 10am-8pm. 3 € Enkaoua, a master of expressionist
(permanent and temporary exhibitions). brushwork.
Reduced entry Víctor Pérez-Porro – ‘The
2 €. First Sun of month free. Colours of Berlin made Shapes
Epidemic! Until 10 February. in my Head’ 20 Sept-12 Dec.
Exhbition explaining the causes and Thirty works focusing on the most
cyclical nature of epidemics, and how recent work by this contemporary artist:
they have shaped the history of a meditation on the various elements of
humanity. painting as a discipline – shape, colour
Technorevolucion Until 6 and texture.
May. Interactive exhibition that allows
visitors to experience the evolution of
technology, with spaces dedicated to Filmoteca de Catalunya
nanotechnology, biotechnology, IT and (Plaça Salvador Seguí, 1). M: Liceu (L3).
cognitive sciences. T. 93 410 75 90. www.filmoteca.cat. 4€.
El Raval. The Image of a
District Tue-Sun, 4pm-9pm. Until 11
DHUB Barcelona- Nov. The Raval is a central district of
Pedralbes Barcelona, celebrated in novels, plays
and films. This exhibition explores the
(Palau Reial de Pedralbes. Av. Diagonal, history of the area and its portrayal in
686). M: Palau Reial (L3). T. 93 256 34 film.
65. www.dhub-bcn.cat. Tue.-Sun., 10am-
6pm. Closed: 1 Jan, 1 May, 24 June, 25
& 26 Dec. 5 € (ticket valid for Disseny Fundació Alorda-
HuB Barcelona-Montcada). Derksen
DHUB - Museu de les Arts
Decoratives Permanent exhibition. (Aragó, 314). M: Girona (L4). T. 93 272
DHUB - Museu Tèxtil i 62 50. www.fundacionad.com By appt. 5
d’Indumentària Permanent €. Reduced 3 €.
exhibition. Permanent exhibition:
contemporary art collection focusing on
cutting-edge international artists.
DHUB Museu de
Ceràmica (Palau Reial Fundació Antoni Tàpies
de Pedralbes) (Aragó, 255). M: Passeig de Gràcia
(L2-L3-L4). T. 93 487 03 15. www.
(Palau Reial de Pedralbes, Avda fundaciotapies.org. Tue-Sun, 10am-
Diagonal, 686). M: Palau Reial (L3). T. 7pm. 7 €. Students and pensioners,
93 256 34 65. www.museuceramica.bcn. 5.60 €.
cat. Tue-Sun, 10am-6pm. Public hols, Re. Act. Feminism #2 – A
10am- 3pm. Closed Mon. 5€. Reduced: Performing Archive 16 Nov-17 Feb.
3€. A temporary and living archive of
A Singular Garden. Ceramics performance art, which will travel
from Iznik, in the 16th and 17th Europe from 2011 to 2013, presenting
centuries. From 10 Oct to 3 March. A feminist, gendercritical and queer
journey through the unique and performance art by over 120 artists and
beautiful ceramics of Iznik (Turkey), artist collectives from the 1960s to the
which are characterized by their ornate beginning of the 1980s, as well as
floral decorations. contemporary positions.
November 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 31Francisco Godia La Pedrera
(Diputació, 250). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2- (Provença, 261-265). M: Provença
L3-L4). T. 93 272 31 80. www. (FGC) & Diagonal (L3-L5). T. 902 400
fundacionfgodia.org. Mon-Sun, 10am- 973. www.lapedrera.com. Mon-Sun,
8pm. Closed Tue 6.50 €, Reduced 3.25 €. 9am-6.30pm (last admission: 6pm)
Palazuelo. Lines and planes in 16.50 €. Reduced 14.85 €.
space. 9 Oct to 6 Jan. The conceptual Exhibition Hall The other
discoveries and geometric procedures Pedreres. Architecture and
that enabled sculptor and painter Pablo furniture of the twentieth century
Palazuelo (1915-2007) to turn the shapes 13 Nov-24 Feb. 3 €. To commemorate the
of his private geometry into works in centenary of La Pedrera, this wide-
aluminum and steel. ranging exhibition features buildings
from the same period.
Fundació Joan Miró
(Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Espanya MACBA Museu d’Art
(L1-L3-FGC). T. 93 443 94 70. www. Contemporani
fundaciomiro-bcn.org. Tue-Sat, 10am-
8pm. Thu, 10am-9.30pm, Sun & public (Plaça dels Àngels, 1). M: Universitat
holidays 10am-2.30pm. Closed (L1-L2) & Sant Antoni (L2). T. 93 412
Mondays. 10 €. Espai 13, 2.50 €. 08 10. www.macba.cat. Mon- Fri, 11am-
Explosion! The legacy 8pm. Sat 10am-8pm. Sun & public
of Jackson Pollock La holidays, 10am-3pm. Tues. closed,
From 24 Oct to 24 Feb. Fundació except public holidays. Whole
With works by artists Godi a museum ticket, 8 € (reduced
ta ció , 25 0)
from the late 40s to the (Dipu int er 6.5 €). Single exhibition ticket,
present day, including looks at ho w pa 6 € (reduced, 4,50 €).
blo
Pollock, Andy and sculptor Pa ed his Utopia is possible –
Warhol & Yves Klein. Palazuelo turnstem ICSID. Eivissa, 1971 Until
geom et ric sy
Espai 13 Jordi e of 20 Jan. Utopia is Possible.
Mitjà - Monument. into works mad d Documentary material,
alu m inum an
Wire thieves. 5 Oct-2 steel. photographs and films from the
Dec. A site-specific MACBA’s own collection,
sculpture created for Espai commemorating the VII Congress of
13. the International Council of Societies of
Industrial Design (ICSID).
Nasrin Tabatabai & Babak
Fundació Suñol Afrassiabi. ‘Seep’ 1 Oct to 20 Jan.
(Passeig de Gràcia, 98). M: Diagonal First Spanish exhibition by two Iranian
(L3-L5). T. 93 496 10 32 . www. artists, based on their Two Archives:
fundaciosunol.org Mon-Sat 4pm-8pm. their project exploring processes of
Closed 3-27 September. modernisation in the 20th century.
Fifth anniversary of the
Josep Suñol collection 28
Sept-9 Mar. Exhibition to mark the MEAM Museu Europeu
Suñol Foundation’s fifth anniversary, d’Art Modern
with works by more than 70 artists
including Picasso, Dalí, Tàpies, (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). T.
Warhol, Boetti and Man Ray. 93 319 56 93. www.meam.es. Tue-Sun,
Nivell Zero Documents and 10am-8pm. 7 €. Reduced 5 €.
memory: The Josep Suñol 21st century contemporary
collection archive Until 2 Mar. art Almost 200 paintings and 30
sculptures featuring works by figurative,
realist or hyperrealist artists from all over
Jardí Botànic the world.
(Doctor Font i Quer, s/n). M: Espanya
(L1-L3-FGC). T. 93 256 41 60. www.
museuciencies.bcn.cat. Oct-March; daily, MIBA Museu d’Idees
10am-6pm. i Invents de Barcelona
Masia del Jardí Botànic Savia
Roja Mon-Fri 10am-2pm. Until 30 Nov. (Ciutat, 7). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93
Watercolours by Mexican artist Tatiana 332 79 30. www.mibamuseum.com.
Musi. Tue-Fri., 10am-2pm & 4-7pm. Sat,
32 Time Out BCN Guide November 201211am-8pm. Sun & public holidays, 21 22. www.museuhistoria.bcn.cat.
10am-2pm. 7 €. Tues-Sat, 10-19 h. Sun, 10am-8pm
The Barcelona Museum of (Sun free after 3pm). Sun and Mon
Ideas and Inventions Permanent before public holidays, 10am-2pm.
exhibition. Closed Mon. 7 €. Under-16s free.
Saló del Tinell Indianes. Els
orígens de la Barcelona industrial,
MNAC Museu Nacional 1736-1847 Until 16 December. The
d’Art de Catalunya mass-production of calico prints or
‘indianes’ galvanised the economic life of
(Parc de Montjuïc). M: Espanya Barcelona.
(L1-L3-FGC). T. 93 622 03 60. www. MUHBA Laboratory.
mnac.cat. Tue-Sat, 10am-7pm. Sun & Collecting the city Until 1 April.
public holidays, 10am-2.30pm. 10 €.
Temporary exhibitions: consult website.
Permanent collection: The MUHBA Park Güell
largest collection of Catalan art from the (Olot, s/n. Casa de la Guarda). T. 93 256
Romanesque to the mid-19th century. 21 22. www.museuhistoria.bcn.cat.
FREE The Museum Investigates. From 1 April until 30 Sept: Mon-Sun
Works of Art under Scrutiny 23 10am-8pm. From 1 Oct until 31 March:
Nov-24 Feb. Showing the vicissitudes Mon-Sun, 10am-6pm. 2€
and modifications undergone by some Permanent exhibition
of the museum’s artworks, and the ways
experts distinguish between an original,
a copy, a forgery or a restoration. MUHBA Refugi 307
(Nou de la Rambla, 169). M: Jaume I (L1-L4).
T. 93 256 21 00. www.museuhistoria.bcn.
MUHBA El Call cat. Sat. & Sun., 10am-2pm, by
(Placeta de Manuel Ribé). M: Liceu (L3) appointment. Public holidays, closed. 3 €.
& Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 21 22. www. Permanent exhibition. In
museuhistoria.bcn.cat. Tue-Fri, 11am- these 400 metres of underground
2pm. Sat, Sun, 11am-7pm. Sun and passageways, visitors can relive the
Mon before public holidays, 10am-2pm. uncertainty of a city which, during the
Closed Monday. 2 €. Civil War, was subject to a new form of
Salomó ben Adret (1235- warfare:.
1310). The Triumph of an
Orthodoxy Until 31 December. Salomó
ben Adret, also known as the Rashba, MUHBA Santa Caterina
was a Catalan Jewish leader and Rabbi at (Pl. de Joan Capri). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). T.
the main synagogue of Barcelona during 93 256 21 22. www.museuhistoria.bcn.
the late 13th and early 14th centuries. cat. Mon-Sat., 10am-2pm. Sun. & Public
holidays, closed.
Permanent exhibition. Inside
Museu Monestir Santa Caterina Market, this exhibition
de Pedralbes describes the significant events in
Barcelona’s history.
(Baixada del Monestir, 9). M: Reina
Elisenda (FGC). T. 93 256 34 34 . www.
museuhistoria.bcn.cat Tues-Fri, de 10am- MUHBA Vil·la Joana.
5pm. Sun, 10am-7pm. Sun, 10am-8pm Casa Verdaguer
(Sun, free after 3pm). Sun 10am-2pm.
Closed Monday. 7 €. Reduced 5 €. Under (Ctra de l’Església, 104. Vallvidrera). T.
16s, Barcelona Card, free entry. 93 204 78 05. www.museuhistoria.bcn.
Paintings from the Sant cat. Sat & Sun, 10am-2pm. Tue-Wed,
Miquel Chapel Until 31 December. groups (by appt) only . Closed Mon.
Paintings from the chapel of Sant Permanent exhibition The
Miquel, a 14th-century Gothic poet Jacint Verdaguer, one of the great
masterpiece. figures in the revival of Catalan as a
literary language, spent the last years of
his life in this 19th century villa.
MUHBA Museu
d’Història de Barcelona Museu Blau
(Pl. del Rei). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 (Pl. de Leonardo da Vinci, 4-5, Parc del
November 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 33Fòrum). M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). T.
93 256 60 02. www.museuciencies.bcn. Museu del Futbol Club
cat Tue-Sun & public holidays, 10am- Barcelona
8pm. Closed Mon. 6 €. Museum &
Botanical Gardens, 7 €. (Arístides Maillol, s/n. FCB stadium.
Aliens: Exotic Species Invade. Access gates 7 or 9). M: Les Corts (L3).
Until 31 Jan. How do invasive species T. 902 18 99 00. www.fcbarcelona.cat.
arrive in an ecosystem, and what are the From 2 April to 7 Oct: Mon-Sat, 10am –
consequences? 8pm. Sun & public holidays, 10am-
Espai Terra: The Catalonia You 2.30pm. 8 Oct – 1 April: Mon-Sat.,
Know Until 31 Jan. Photographs of 10am – 6.30pm. Sun &/ public holidays,
remote areas, unusual land formations, 10am – 2.30pm. Camp Nou Tour
flora, fauna and meteorology – available until one hour before museum
everything that relates to the geography closing time. 22 €. Children 16.50 €.
of the Catalan-speaking regions. Under 6s and FCB members, free
Permanent exhibition. The
Camp Nou Experience. Discover 100
Museu de Badalona years of the club’s history, visit different
(Pl. Assemblea de Catalunya, 1). zones of the Camp Nou and relive the
Badalona. M: Pep Ventura (L2). T. club’s greatest moments in the
93 384 17 50. www.museudebadalona. multimedia zone.
cat Tue-Sat, 10am-2pm & 5-8pm Sun
& public holidays, 10am-2pm. 6 €.
Permanent exhibition Tue-Fri, Museu del Modernisme
5-8pm, Sat & Sun, 10am-2pm. Until Català
31 Dec. A display of objects that were in
daily use in Badalona more than 2,000 (Balmes, 48). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2-
years ago. L3-L4). T. 93 272 28 96. www.mmcat.
cat. Mon-Sat., 10am . 8pm Sun & public
holidays, 10am-2pm. 10 €.
Museu de l’Eròtica Permanent Exhibition
(La Rambla, 96, bis). M: Catalunya
(L1-L3). T. 93 318 98 65. www.erotica-
museum.com. June-Sept: Mon-Fri, Museu Egipci
10am-9pm. Oct-May: Mon-Sun,10am- (València, 284). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2-
8pm. Adults 9 €. Reduced 8 €. L3-L4). T. 93 488 01 88. www.museuegipci.
Permanent exhibition This com. Mon-Sun 10am-8pm. Sun, 10am-
season the Erotic Museum has 2pm. Adults 11 €. Reduced, 8 €.
inaugurated its ‘Garden of the Senses’ – Permanent exhibition
an open-air exhibition at the heart of
Barcelona.
Museu Frederic Marès
(Plaça de Sant Iu, 5). M: Liceu (L3) &
Museu de la Moto Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 35 00. Tue-Sat,
de Barcelona 10am-7pm. Sun & public holidays,
11am-8pm. Closed Mon except public
(Carrer de la Palla, 10). T. 933 186 holidays. 4.20 €.
584. www.museumoto.com. Tues-Sat, Vilató (1921-2000). Barcelona-
10am-2pm & 4.30pm-8.30pm. Sun 10am- Paris. A Road to Freedom: In
2pm. Closed Mon. 6 €. Reduced entry: 4 €. Bronze Until 30 September. Work by
The Montjuïc International painter, sculptor and engraver Xavier
24 hour race Until 30 June. Paying Vilató, Picasso’s nephew.
homage to a race which was held for
32 years, from 1955 to 1986.
Museu Olímpic i de
Museu de la Música l’Esport Joan Antoni
(Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1) & Samaranch
Marina (L1). T. 93 256 36 50. www.
museumusica.bcn.cat Mon-Sat., (Av. de l’Estadi Olímpic, 60). M:
10am-6pm. Sun, 10am-8pm. Closed Espanya (L1-L3-FGC). T. 93 292 53
Tues. 4 €. Reduced 3 €. Free admission 79. www.museuolimpicbcn.cat. Tues-
Sun afternoon. Sat 10am-8pm. Sun & public holidays,
Permanent exhibition from 10 a 14.30 h. 4.50 €. Students,
34 Time Out BCN Guide November 20122.60 €. Under-14s free. Over-65s free.
III International Award for Virreina Centre
Watercolours and Other Works de la Imatge
on Paper. Theme: Sport 6 Sept-
21Dec. Works from the award (La Rambla, 99). M: Liceu (L3). T. 93
shortlist. 316 10 00. www.bcn.cat/
virreinacentredelaimatge Tue-Sun,
noon-8pm.
Museu Picasso Aïm Deüelle Lüski. Residual
(Montcada, 15-23). M: Jaume I (L4). T. images. Documentary
93 256 30 00. www.museupicasso.bcn. photography in dark times 23 Oct-
cat. Tue-Sun, 10am-8pm. Closed Mon 13 Jan. Since the 1970s, Photographer
(except public holidays). 11 € (combined Aïm Deüelle Lüski has invented an
ticket for museum + temporary exhibition). enormous variety of cameras and this
Temporary exhibition only: 6 €. exhibition shows how he has used them.
Picasso’s ceramics: a gift from
Jacqueline to Barcelona 26 Oct -1
April. Exhibition featuring 41 original
ceramic works by Picasso to celebrate the
30th anniversary of their donation by
Theatre
Jacqueline Picasso to Barcelona.
Vilató (1921-2000). Barcelona- El Molino
Paris. A road to freedom: People (Vilà i Vilà, 99). www.elmolinobcn.com.
Until 11 Nov. Work by painter, sculptor M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). Advance: www.
and engraver Xavier Vilató, Picasso’s elmolinobcn.com.
nephew, who was instrumental in El Molino lifts the spirit Thur-
securing a significant donation of the Sun., 6.30 pm. 33 €.
artist’s works for the museum. A risqué show that looks back
over the history of the legendary El
Molino theatre, with feathers and
Palau Robert sequins, vintage entertainment and a
(Pg. de Gràcia, 107). M: Diagonal generous dose of humour and audience
(L3-L5). T. 93 238 80 91. www.gencat. participation.
cat/probert. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm. El Molino Burlesque Fever
Sun & public holidays, 10am-2.30pm. Thur-Sun 9.30pm. 33 €.
FREE Jardí Catalunya Experience Sensual, daring and provocative
5 Oct-18 Nov. Photographs of Catalonia burlesque.
by its people.
FREE Sala 4 Catalan: a language
for everyone. 30 years of Teatre Gaudí Barcelona
language policy 21 Nov-5 Jan. (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 120).
Celebration of thirty years of campaigns T. 93 603 51 52. www.teatregaudi
to raise awareness and promote the use barcelona.com. M: Sagrada Família
of Catalan. (L2-L5) & Sant Pau/Dos de Maig (L5).
FREE Sala 3 Ferran Adrià & El David & Sara by Ever Blanchet. Tue &
Bulli – Risk, Freedom and Wed, 8.45pm. 18 €. From 7 August.
Creativity Until 3 Jan. The creative In Spanish. A love story set in a time of
genius of Ferran Adrià, probably the fear, dogma, repression, uncertainty,
most influential chef in the world, betrayal and cruelty.
whose talent and flair for innovation Our Personal Champions
have turned 21st-century gastronomy league by Cristina Clemente. Dir:
upside-down. Cristina Clemente. With Alícia Puertas
FREE Salas 1 & 2 Photographs and Santi Ricart . Thurs-Sat, 10.15pm.
from the New York Times Sun., 8pm. 18 €. Until 2 Dec. In Catalan.
Magazine 28 Sept-2 Dec. An The social and family pressures on a
examination of the nature of young couple of an age where they are
photography at a crucial moment in the contemplating parenthood can be
development of the printed press. almost unbearable.
FREE Mossos d’Esquadra. The
Second Republic and the Civil
War. 1931-1939 2 Oct-18 Nov The Teatre Lliure: Gràcia
history of the Catalan regional police (Montseny, 47). T. 93 238 76 25. www.
force from its origins to the present teatrelliure.com. M: Fontana (L3) &
day. Joanic (L4).
36 Time Out BCN Guide November 2012Ivan and the Dogs by Hattie
Naylor. Dir: Pau Carrió. With Pol López.
Wed-Fri 8.30pm. Sat., 5.30pm & 9pm.
Sun., 6pm. From €19 to 28. From 21-25
Dance
Nov. In Catalan.
Dramatic monologue based on Gran Teatre del Liceu
a true story by British playwright (La Rambla, 51-59). T. 93 485 99 00 .
Hattie Naylor. www.liceubarcelona.cat. M: Liceu (L3).
Trial of a Whore by Miguel del Arco. Prague National Ballet ‘The
Dir: Miguel del Arco. Amb Carmen Nutcracker, a Christmas Tale’
Machi. 60. Tue-Fri., 8.30pmp. Sat., 9pm. Thur & Fri, 8 pm. Sat, 8 & 9pm. Sun,
Sun., 6pm. From €21.30 to 30.25. 28 5 pm. From €19 to 125.50. 22-25 Nov.
Nov-16 Dec. In Spanish. Hungarian choreographer Youri
Dramatic monologue about Helen of Vámos brings the well-loved tale
Troy, the woman accused of causing to life.
the most famous of the ancient wars.
Mercat de les Flors
Teatre Lliure: Montjuïc (Lleida, 59). T. 93 426 18 75. www.
(Pg. Santa Madrona, 40-46). T. 93 mercatflors.cat. M: Espanya (L1-L3-
289 27 70 . www.teatrelliure.com. M: FGC) & Poble Sec (L3).
Espanya (L1-L3-FGC)&i Poble Sec (L3). Head Sat & Sun, 8.30pm. €6. 3 &
30-40 Livingstone by Sergi López 4 Nov
& Jorge Picó. With Jorge Picó & Sergi Daniel Abreu’s latest work is about
López. 60. Tue-Fri., 8.30pm. Sat., 9pm. drops.
Sun., 6pm. From €21.30-30.25. 31 Oct Icosahedron Sat & Sun., 20.30 h.
-18 Nov. In Catalan 6 €. 10 & 11 Nov.
A loquacious, contradictory, Tânia Carvalho and twenty dancers.
contemporary character, deeply Little Me + Loser Kings Thur &
unsatisfied with his life, decides to Fri., 7pm. 6 €. 8 & 9 Nov.
give it all up and go in search of Eulàlia Ayguadé & Young Jin Kim
adventures. in collaboration with circus performer
Joan Català.
The Strange Thing is That
Teatre Nacional We’re Alive Sat & Sun., 7pm. 6 €. 10
de Catalunya & 11 Nov.
Patricia Caballero, from Cádiz,
(Pl. de les Arts, 1). T. 93 306 57 00. presents her latest work.
www.tnc.cat. M: Glòries (L1) i Slipping through my fingers
Monumental (L2). Thur & Fri., 8.30 pm. 6 €. 8 & 9 Nov.
La Bête by David Hirson (translated Swedish choreographer Helena
by Joan Sellent). Dir: Sergi Belbel. Wed- Franzén investigates the poetry of
Fri., 8pm. Ds., 9.30pm. Sun 6pm. From the body.
19.50 to 38.09 €. Until 25 Nov. In
Catalan.
Composed in verse in the style Teatre Gaudí Barcelona
of Moliere, ‘La Bête’ was a huge hit (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 120). T.
on Broadway and in the West End. 93 603 51 52. www.
MCBTH (Macbeth) based on the teatregaudibarcelona.com. M:
play by William Shakespeare. Dir: Àlex Sagrada Família (L2-L5) & Sant Pau/
Rigola. Wed & Fri., 8pm. Thur 5pm or Dos de Maig (L5).
8pm. Sat 9.30pm. Sun 6pm. From 15.69 Happy Ha Ha Dir: Mercedes
to 31.37 €. Oct . Until 18 Nov. In Boronat. Sat 6pm. Sun noon. 9 €.
Catalan. Dance show for the whole family.
Aloose adaptation of Shakespeare’s
INFORMATION
Scottish play by one of Catalan
theatre’s most controversial and
creative directors.
Ras! Wed, Thur, Fri., 10.30am., Sat
6pm, Sun, 12pm, From 8.96 to 13.44 €. AND SALES
7-25 Nov
A show that mixes theatre, dance Tourist Information Points and
and visual arts. www.barcelonaturisme.cat
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