Aurèlia Muñoz Centenary - Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona

Throughout the year beginning 13 April 2026, and coinciding with the artist’s birthdate, various cultural events will take place focusing on her artistic practice. The numerous exhibitions of Muñoz’s work in different locations across the region, together with an extensive programme of talks and workshops, will examine the complex universe of one of the great Catalan artists of recent history.Born Aurèlia Muñoz Ventura in Barcelona on 13 April 1926, she dedicated more than five decades to artistic practice in multiple media and is recognised today as one of the key figures for understanding the evolution of contemporary art. This commemoration highlights the pioneering and visionary role of an artist whose work, primarily sculptural but also encompassing painting and drawing, explored and renewed ancestral techniques such as embroidery, macramé and papermaking, engaging in dialogue with the artistic avant-gardes of her time, while simultaneously forging connections between disciplines such as art, architecture, theatre and engineering. Her work reveals a committed world view that anticipated ecological and social concerns such as material sustainability and interspecies relationships, as well as highlighting the importance of diversity and poetics as links between artistic production and life. Go to Website

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