Exposició de Josep Maria de Sucre

Josep Maria de Sucre (Barcelona, 1886-1969) was a painter, poet, art critic and one of the great cultural promoters of his time. His career occupies a key place in the transition from Noucentisme towards the avant-garde of twentieth-century Catalonia. With a sensibility ahead of his era, his work anticipates some of the neoexpressionist approaches that would emerge decades later, especially in the way it delves into human psychology through the face. Faces, masks and portraits become spaces for exploring interiority, marked by expressive intensity and a disquieting depth that speaks directly to the public. This exhibition aims to pay homage to Josep Maria de Sucre by highlighting not only his artistic production, but also his decisive role as spiritual patron of a generation of artists of the early postwar period. The show brings together works by some thirty Catalan creators who took up the impetus of the first avant-gardes, interrupted by the Civil War. In this context, Sucre's work was fundamental as a bridge between artists linked to the Republican period and the new emerging creators who, thanks to scholarships from the Institut Français to stay in Paris, were able to reconnect with international artistic currents and with a cosmopolitan modernity. The exhibition proposal thus seeks to rediscover a figure and a historical moment that call for an attentive look within the story of postwar Catalan art. The curators are Aitor Quiney and Joan Gil Gregorio. More information: Facebook de la Fundació Vila Casas Instagram de la Fundació Vila Casas