The centre opens with a double exhibition and an exhibition space displaying CaixaForum Zaragoza's building process. Construction work began in September 2010 and lasted three and a half years.
In her project for CaixaForum Zaragoza, Carme Pinós sets a building "that creates city and which, when lived in, allows visitors to feel part of it." The building designed by Pinós splits into two high geometric large structures that house the exhibition halls, creating a new public space on the ground floor that will connect the station with El Portillo city centre.
Structural concrete is one of the most characteristic elements of the building, among other materials used, such as aluminum. The "skin" of the building is covered with 1,600 perforated aluminum sheets, that allow locating the lights that provide the bluish lighting.
In her project for CaixaForum Zaragoza, Carme Pinós sets a building "that creates city and which, when lived in, allows visitors to feel part of it." The building designed by Pinós splits into two high geometric large structures that house the exhibition halls, creating a new public space on the ground floor that will connect the station with El Portillo city centre.
Structural concrete is one of the most characteristic elements of the building, among other materials used, such as aluminum. The "skin" of the building is covered with 1,600 perforated aluminum sheets, that allow locating the lights that provide the bluish lighting.
The building has terraces, outdoor staircases and large windows. "A visuals game is constantly generated and, although on the outside, at first sight, the building may seem hermetic, it turns out to have big transparencies" says Pinós.
CaixaForum Zaragoza's total floor area exceeds 7,000sqm, 5,980 of which is usable area. "La Caixa" Foundation's new social and cultural centre has the following structure:
Until 5 October, CaixaForum Zaragoza's mezzanine will host the exhibition space 'Carme Pinós. Proyecto y maquetas de CaixaForum Zaragoza', including the model bought by Centre Pompidou in Paris in 2010.
CaixaForum Zaragoza opens its doors devoting all its exhibition space to contemporary art. The first exhibition, 'Planos sensibles' contrasts the works of two generations of Spanish artists - from postwar years and the eighties - who reconsidered concepts such as reality, representation and abstraction, and confronted the great tradition in painting and sculpture. The exhibition includes 28 works by artists such as Antoni Tàpies, Antonio Saura, Pablo Palazuelo, Manuel Millares, Miquel Barceló, Eduardo Chillida and José Manuel Broto.
Meanwhile, 'Narrativas en la imagen' includes a series of works that show the enormous possibilities for contemporary art in the visual media, either photography, video or digital technologies, to renew its storytelling ability. It shows 16 works by artists such as Jeff Wall, Javier Peñafiel, Ignasi Aballí, Sophie Calle, Willie Doherty and Eve Sussman, among others.
CaixaForum Zaragoza opens its doors devoting all its exhibition space to contemporary art. The first exhibition, 'Planos sensibles' contrasts the works of two generations of Spanish artists - from postwar years and the eighties - who reconsidered concepts such as reality, representation and abstraction, and confronted the great tradition in painting and sculpture. The exhibition includes 28 works by artists such as Antoni Tàpies, Antonio Saura, Pablo Palazuelo, Manuel Millares, Miquel Barceló, Eduardo Chillida and José Manuel Broto.
Meanwhile, 'Narrativas en la imagen' includes a series of works that show the enormous possibilities for contemporary art in the visual media, either photography, video or digital technologies, to renew its storytelling ability. It shows 16 works by artists such as Jeff Wall, Javier Peñafiel, Ignasi Aballí, Sophie Calle, Willie Doherty and Eve Sussman, among others.
Dates: Narrativas en la imagen, from 28 June to 10 August. Planos sensibles, from 28 June to 9 September.
