The exhibition of 'L'Amic de les Arts' culminates after having highlighted the relevant influence of the magazine

The exhibition L'Amic de les Arts. Art and Poetry in Sitges, 1926-1929, inaugurated last November in the Sala Vaixells of the Maricel Palace, ended last week after being visited by 3,654 people, a diverse audience who enjoyed the exhibition over the course of its four-month run. The exhibition's high level of specialized interest was highlighted, highlighting its academic depth and its impact on the dissemination of Sitges's cultural history.

This retrospective, curated by Aitor Quiney, PhD in Art History, has highlighted the influence of the magazine L'Amic de les Arts, published in Sitges between 1926 and 1929, and its fundamental role in the dissemination of avant-garde artistic and literary movements in Catalonia.

The exhibition brings together more than one hundred works of art, documents, and correspondence from leading figures in the art and literature of the period, including Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Joaquín Torres-García, Rafael Barradas, Pau Gargallo, and Federico García Lorca, among many others. This selection has allowed visitors to gain a closer look at the magazine's relationship with surrealism, constructivism, and other avant-garde movements, as well as its connection with the intellectual circles of the time.

The exhibition brings together more than one hundred works of art, documents, and correspondence from leading figures in the art and literature of the period, including Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Joaquín Torres-García, Rafael Barradas, Pau Gargallo, and Federico García Lorca, among many others. This selection has allowed visitors to gain a closer look at the magazine's relationship with surrealism, constructivism, and other avant-garde movements, as well as its connection with the intellectual circles of the time.

The exhibition catalog, edited especially for this occasion, has established itself as an essential tool for understanding L'Amic de les Arts and its legacy. With a carefully curated selection of articles by experts in art history and literature, the volume offers an in-depth analysis of the magazine's influence on the artistic and intellectual scene of the time, as well as its connection to the major avant-garde movements. It also includes high-quality reproductions of the works on display and previously unpublished documents, providing a rigorous and enriching overview that makes the catalog an academic reference and a collector's item for art and culture lovers.

The success of L'Amic de les Arts. Art and Poetry in Sitges, 1926-1929 has been made possible thanks to the collaboration of various institutions and private collectors, who have donated works and documents for the exhibition. The Sitges Museums wishes to express their gratitude to the National Museum of Art of Catalonia (MNAC), the Abelló Museum, the Manresa Museum, the Hospitalet de Llobregat Museum, the Library of Catalonia, the Santos Torrella Archive and Library, the J.V. Foix Foundation Archive, the Margarita Mansà Foundation, the La Mirada Ingenua Foundation, and the Gaspar Gallery, as well as to the private collections that have made it possible to bring together this exceptional collection of works.

With this exhibition, the Sitges Museums reaffirms its commitment to research and dissemination of cultural heritage, and consolidates its position as a leading center for the study of avant-garde art in Catalonia. The institution is already working on new exhibition projects that will continue to highlight the artistic and cultural wealth of the region.