The Petit Palais is presenting for the first time a selection of close to 150 pastels from its own collection. The exhibition offers an exhaustive overview of the main artistic currents of the second half of the 19th-century, from Impressionism to Symbolism.

This presentation at the Leopold Museum will be the most comprehensive retrospective exhibition of works by Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918) in Austria since the artist´s resounding success at the 1904 Secession exhibition. An exponent of Symbolism and Jugendstil, a pioneer of Expressionism, and not least an innovator of monumental painting, Hodler was an important inspiration to numerous artists of Viennese Modernism, such as Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser, as well as Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Schiele.

The exhibition "Ramon Pichot. From Els Quatre Gats to La Maison Rose" displays Pichot´s evolution from his initial Modernisme to the decorativism of the early 20th century. Pichot´s work is especially characterised by the treatment and predominance of colour. Three places would come to mark him throughout his career as an artist: Barcelona, Paris and Cadaqués, and in terms of subject matter he would alternate between genre scenes, portraits, the landscape of Cadaqués and Hispanic regionalism.

The Museu d´Art de Cerdanyola (MAC) presents a small show in its permanent gallery dedicated to Ismael Smith and the subject of the nude in his work, revealing his most hidden side: his sexual identity and Jewish origins. Nude and Naked offers an overview of the artist´s work based on one of his most common themes, the nude, addressing various issues that relate to sexuality stereotypes and Smith´s personality. The team at El Palomar will provide a counterpoint from the perspective of the queer movement and there will be a series of installations from young emerging artists on display in the museum´s Arc space, establishing a dialogue with the disciplines of this versatile creator (sculpture, illustration, jewellery), as well as highlighting Smith´s most ground-breaking, modern vision.

Free entrance

The exhibition has been extended until 30 December 2017

The Hôtel Mezzara is opening its doors to the public to host an exhibition entitled "Hector Guimard, Design Pioneer", a show presented and organised by Le Cercle Guimard.
The event provides an excellent opportunity to visit the rooms of the Hôtel Mezzara, a gem designed by this great Art Nouveau architect.

The exhibition can be visited on 27, 28 and 29 September from 5.30pm to 8pm and then every weekend until 9 December 2017.

The Rafael Masó Foundation presents for the first time a series of works collected by the Masó family from the late 19th century to the early 20th century in order to show the extent in which the presence and contemplation of art were essential elements in their lives and how they want this value to be transmitted to future generations.

Free entrance

Do not miss this exhibition to explore the architecture by Paul Hamesse, a disciple of Paul Hankar! This architect worked for more than 40 years with his brothers, Georges and Leon, in their studio in Saint Gilles.

This exhibition explores the fascinating dialogue between Gustav Klimt´s work and classical art. A selection of examples from the artist´s oeuvre illustrates a fundamental shift in his understanding of antiquity. Whereas his early work, influenced by Historicism, reveals an interest in the details of classical art, after 1900 he translated the spirit of antiquity into his own formal language. The exhibition illustrates this development through juxtaposing Klimt´s work with classical vase painting and casts of sculptures that inspired the artist.

The summer´s exhibition "Towards the forest - Knausgård on Munch" takes the form of a journey from light and harmony through darkness and chaos - returning finally to a controllable reality. 

The exhibition "Ismael Smith. Beauty and Monsters" is arranged in five rooms: the person, the illustrator, the sculptor, the engraver and the artist´s tragic end, providing an in-depth overview of the career of Ismael Smith Marí (Barcelona, 1886 - White Plains, New York, 1972).

The Moscow Museum of Modern Art in partnership with AUREA Cultura i Art presents a large-scale exhibition «Antoni Gaudí. Barcelona». The project aims at tracing the artistic journey of Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) through his major architectural achievements while revealing the influence of his work on contemporary culture. Gaudí´s first exhibition in Russia is held to coincide with the 165th anniversary of the architect´s birth. The exhibition in MMOMA is complemented by a piece by a contemporary Catalan artist Frederic Amat who is rightly considered a successor of Gaudí´s tradition in the field of media art.