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CaixaForum Barcelona discovers the industrial architecture of Jean Prouvé
Barcelona, 15 July 2021
- The Universe of Jean Prouvé. Architecture / Industry / Furniture exhibition is a retrospective exploring the work of the French industrialist and furniture designer whose prefabricated elements revolutionised construction techniques in the mid-20th century. Considered one of the innovators of the last century, Prouvé pioneered affordable, quality architecture destined for the greatest number of people possible. His furniture stood out for being durable, simple and lightweight.
- There are some 235 pieces on display, including models, plans, photographs, drawings, furniture and documents, taken from the architecture and design collections of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Most of these items were donated to the Centre by Prouvé’s family.
- The exhibition highlights how Jean Prouvé, who started out as an artisan metalworker, went on to become a versatile, multifaceted industrialist. His career would include projects ranging from prefabricated houses, markets and service stations to furniture of every kind, all with a marked social conscience.
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Left to right: the curators Marjorie Occelli and Olivier Cinqualbre; the corporate director of the Culture and Science Area of ”la Caixa” Foundation, Ignasi Miró, and the director of CaixaForum Barcelona, Lluís Noguera, have presented in CaixaForum Barcelona the exhibition entitled The Universe of Jean Prouvé. Architecture / Industry / Furniture.
Left to right: the curator Marjorie Occelli; the corporate director of the Culture and Science Area of ”la Caixa” Foundation, Ignasi Miró; the director of CaixaForum Barcelona, Lluís Noguera, and the curator Olivier Cinqualbre, have presented in CaixaForum Barcelona the exhibition entitled The Universe of Jean Prouvé. Architecture / Industry / Furniture.
Jean Prouvé, Obras del aeroclub Roland Garros, fachada posterior, Buc (Yvelines), hacia 1935. Colección Centre Pompidou, París, Musée national d’art moderne-Centre de création industrielle. Fondo Jean Prouvé de la Biblioteca Kandinsky. Donación de la Familia Prouvé © Jean Prouvé, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2021.
Jean Prouvé, Estación de servicio de autopistas Total, área de suministro, perspectiva, 1968-1973. Colección Centre Pompidou, París, Musée national d’art moderne-Centre de création industrielle. Fondo Jean Prouvé de la Biblioteca Kandinsky. Donación de la Familia Prouvé © Jean Prouvé, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2021.
Video images (no edition) Exhibition The Universe of Jean Prouvé. Architecture / Industry / Furniture CaixaForum.
French Statements Olivier Cinqualbre, curator of the exhibition and chief curator of the architecture collection, MNAM-CCI/Centre Pompidou, and Marjorie Occelli, curator and researcher at the MNAM-CCI/Centre Pompidou.
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