With the participation of Universitat Pompeu Fabra, the Antoni Tàpies – UPF Chair of Contemporary Art and Thought, is a space for research, knowledge and debate on contemporary reality, with the world of Tàpies as its starting point. It is, therefore, a fundamental tool for encouraging research, teaching and knowledge transfer in relation to Antoni Tàpies and the world, nationally and internationally. Interaction amongst independent professionals, historians, researchers and artists, along with ongoing dialogue with researchers and professors from universities and academic centres from the world over, with the confluence of various disciplines, areas of knowledge and understandings, are factors that come together to constitute this programme’s raison d’être.
The programme is intently led by a group comprised, for the Museu Tàpies, of Imma Prieto, director of the Museu Tàpies, Manuel Borja-Villel, member of the board of trustees, and Pablo Allepuz, head of collection. For the university, it includes Raquel Bouso, Vice-Rector of Culture and Communication of Pompeu Fabra University, and Vanesa Daza, Vice-Rector of Knowledge Transfer. Raquel Bouso is the academic head of the Chair.
Activities planned by the Antoni Tàpies Chair include the following:
Research:
- Joint Research Lines
- Stable editorial line of publications formed by three collections of essays by Antoni Tàpies, about the artist and the environment of his work
- Creation and promotion of the International Essay Award “Yesterday’s Gesture, Today’s Thought”
Teaching and Education:
- Teresa Barba Critical Writing Competition
- Minor in Cultural Creation and Practice
- Research Fellowship
- Practicum Programme
Activations:
- Public Programme: The Chairs of Tàpies
- Public Programme: Following the Sun
- International Symposium
- Study Days
Antoni Tàpies in the Reflection Hall at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona. © Comissió Tàpies / VEGAP, 2023. Photography: Frederic Camallonga. Courtesy Pompeu Fabra University.
