From 4 October 2024 to 2 February 2025

The exhibition will highlight the stone work of some of the most outstanding sculptors of the 20th century

The exhibition of the Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera celebrates the stone structure of Casa Milà - popularly known as La Pedrera - and places inside the building by Antoni Gaudí some of the late carvings of eight sculptors historical, born between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th: Hans Arp, Louise Bourgeois, Eduardo Chillida, Naum Gabo, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi and Jorge Oteiza, who were practically contemporaries; he describes his artistic paths, often parallel, to explore these new ways of expression, and points out points of convergence.

Apart from these abstract works, which will enter into a deep dialogue with La Pedrera, a complementary section allows us to see that the "pioneers" of modern sculpture have stimulated the next generation - Stephen Cox, Luciano Fabro, Barry Flanagan, Cristina Iglesias, Anish Kapoor, Ettore Spalletti and Alison Wilding—, and also that stone has inspired new conceptual ways of working.

Curated by: Penelope Curtis

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

• Rates

General admission: €12

Reduced admission: €10 - Over 65s, students and people with disabilities (equal to or greater than 33%)

Free entry: Under 12s, members of professional associations (ACCA, AICA, AECA, AMC, ICOM, ICOMOS), people with disabilities (equal to or greater than 65%) and accredited companions.

• Schedule

From Monday to Sunday, from 10am to 7:30pm (last entry: 7pm).

Group visits (more than 10 people)*

From Monday to Friday, from 10am a.m. to 7:30pm (last visit: 6:30pm)

Free entry for an accompanying person (from 11 people).

• Guided tours for school groups*

From Tuesday to Thursday, from 10 am to 7.30 pm (last visit: 5.30 pm); Friday, from 10 am to 3 pm (last visit: 1.30 pm).

Maximum group: 25 students / class group and 2 teachers.

Free entry for teachers (up to 20 students: 1 teacher; more than 20 students: 2 teachers).

• Guided tours for groups of adults (15 people minimum)*

From Tuesday to Thursday, from 10 am to 7.30 pm (last visit: 6 pm); Friday, from 10 am to 3 pm (last visit: 1.30 pm).

Maximum group: 25 people; minimum group: 15 people.

Free entry for an accompanying person (from 16 people).

*You must book a week in advance.

Prior registration

cultura@fcatalunyalapedrera.com

This exhibition has resources and accessibility services:

• Guided tours with tactile resources.
• Guided tours in Catalan Sign Language (LSC) and lip reading.
• You must book a week in advance at accessibilityat@fcatalunyalapedrera.com 

EXPANDED EXHIBITION

Around the exhibition "Art in Stone" we have co-created a series of cultural proposals to expand the exhibition beyond the La Pedrera exhibition room that you will be able to see soon.

VISIT TO LA PEDRERA + EXHIBITION

Visit La Pedrera and the temporary exhibition "Art in Stone" in the same day (available soon).

Photo: © The Pier Arts Centre, Stromness / Mike Davidson

Barbara Hepworth © Bowness, 2024