Cuál es la conexión entre Taller de Picasso y la Biblioteca Herzog August? Cuál es la relación entre el literato catalán Manuel de Pedrolo (1918-1990) y el hispanista inglés Alan Soons (1925-2011), con la también conocida como Biblioteca Augusta? La respuesta la tenemos en uno de los ejemplares de la colección ‘Poemes i Dibuixos’ editada por la galería
Vicenç Martínez, goleador del Barça y guardián del taller de Pablo Picasso
Jordi Costa, el fundador de la galería Taller de Picasso, es nieto de Vicenç Martínez, uno de los mejores delanteros del Barça. El atacante barcelonés (1896 – 1963) es uno de los más grandes goleadores de la historia del FC Barcelona, con un total de 200 goles entre 1912 y 1923. A parte, Martínez tenía en propiedad
Taller de Picasso, at the Library of US Congress
A total of 17 copies of the collection of bibliography books ‘Poemes i Dibuixos’ (Poems and Drawings), edited by Jordi Costa -owner of Taller de Picasso-, are part of the Library of US Congress. This institution brings together the largest volume of rare and valuable books, including one of only four intact copies of Gutenberg’s
Barceloneta before the Olympics
Today’s Barceloneta is very different from the maritime neighborhood before the 1992 Olympic Games. The urban transformation that this emblematic area of Barcelona experienced, very close to the Olympic Village, and the great growth of tourism since then, with the construction of new buildings – such as the so-called Hotel Vela – have completely changed
The thousand faces of Jordi Costa
The art dealer and owner of Taller de Picasso, Jordi Costa, maintained a very close relationship with the artists. And it is that his gallery was not only an exhibition center, but also a point of social life of great effervescence, even during the Franco era, when it also acted as a refuge and epicenter
Attack on the tribute to Pablo Picasso
At the end of 1971, Taller de Picasso gallery suffered one of the biggest attacks on a cultural center perpetrated during the last years of the Franco dictatorship in Spain. That attack, which was followed by another attack, caught the attention of the media all over the world, as well as the community of Spanish
Taller de Picasso, at the Augusta Library
What is the connection between Taller de Picasso and the Herzog August Library? What is the relationship between the Catalan writer Manuel de Pedrolo (1918-1990) and the English Hispanist Alan Soons (1925-2011), with the also known as Augusta Library? The answer we have in one of the copies of the collection ‘Poemes i Dibuixos’ edited
Vicenç Martínez, Barça goalscorer and guardian of Pablo Picasso’s workshop
Jordi Costa, the founder of Taller de Picasso gallery, is the grandson of Vicenç Martínez, one of Barça’s best strikers. The Barcelona striker (1896 – 1963) is one of the greatest scorers in the history of FC Barcelona, with a total of 200 goals between 1912 and 1923. In addition, Martinez owned the building that
Taller de Picasso, a la Biblioteca del Congrés d’EUA
Un total de 17 exemplars de la col·lecció de llibres de bibliòfil ‘Poemes i Dibuixos’, editats per Jordi Costa, propietari de Taller de Picasso, formen part del fons de la Biblioteca del Congrés dels Estats Units. Aquesta institució reuneix el volum més gran de llibres rars i valuosos, incloent-hi una de les úniques quatre còpies en
Taller de Picasso recupera la Barceloneta d’abans dels JJOO
Poc té a veure la Barceloneta d’avui amb el barri mariner d’abans dels Jocs Olímpics del 1992. La transformació urbanística que va experimentar aquesta zona emblemàtica de Barcelona, molt propera a la Vila Olímpica, i el gran creixement del turisme des de llavors, amb la construcció de nous edificis -com l’anomenat hotel Vela- han canviat