August 1, 2025 6 min read
By Ferran Garcés Between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, architecture was not only “Modernist.” In parallel, another style developed that is still awaiting proper reappraisal. It is called eclecticism, a term that is difficult to define. On one hand, because it involves combining different styles from the past.…
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Antoni Gaudí is a globally recognized figure, and some of his works have become international icons. However, beyond his most famous creations, many of Gaudí’s…
June 25, 2025 6 min read
By: Ferran Garcés Gaudí was born on Friday, June 25, 1852, and was baptized the following day, with little time in between. Gijs van Hensbergen,…
June 19, 2025 4 min read
By: Ferran Garcés Gaudí was born in June, on the 25th of 1852, and died in the same month, on the 10th of 1926. In…
June 12, 2025 6 min read
By Ferran Garcés To conclude our series on music during the Modernist era, we’ll mention one of the lesser-known aspects of that time—an aspect present…
June 5, 2025 7 min read
By: Ferran Garcés The term modernist, when applied to music, is surrounded by ambiguity (1). Some musicologists even question whether modernist music truly existed, or…
May 29, 2025 3 min read
Last weekend, the 19th Modernista Fair was held. This year, the event was dedicated to the soprano Conxita Badia and the composer Maria Lluïsa Ponsa.…