Barcelona:
Visual Culture, Space and Power
Edited by Helena Buffery
and Carlota Caulfield
Publication Date June 2012
Publisher: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales
Press, Cardiff
Edited by Helena Buffery, Carlota Caulfield
Format: Hardback, 234x156 mm, 304 pages
Language: English
About the Authors:
Dr Helena Buffery is a College Lecturer in
Hispanic Studies at University College Cork.
Dr Carlota Caulfield is Professor of Spanish and Spanish American
Studies at Mills College, Oakland, California.
About the book:
Barcelona: Visual Culture, Space and Power offers
a unique approach to the history of the avant-garde in Barcelona,
as well as its legacy in the post-war period. This richly
illustrated volume brings together fresh insights into the
changing urban space of Barcelona from the beginning of the
twentieth century to the present day.
This richly illustrated volume brings together fresh insights
into the changing urban space of Barcelona from the beginning
of the twentieth century to the present day. It focuses primarily
on the complicated relationship between environment, identity,
and performance as they were seen, explored, and portrayed
by countercultural and avant-garde artists and communities
from the 1960s to the present day. Drawing crucial links between
theory and practice, and aesthetics and environment —and
paying particular attention to the role of the avant-garde
in challenging and disrupting dominant art forms and uses
of urban space— Barcelona Visual Culture, Space and
Power presents a variety of perspectives and approaches, drawing
on art history, cultural geography, performance studies, and
institutional critique.
Editorial Reviews:
Helena Buffery and Carlota Caulfield have assembled an excellent
edition that succeeds in pushing on-going discussions of Barcelona,
its space, and art in new directions. Through a series of
thoughtful essays by leading critics, Barcelona: Visual
Culture, Space and Power provides an intriguing interdisciplinary
treatment of a city that continues to enthral and challenge
both locals and visitors alike. Highly recommended.
—Professor Robert Davidson, University
of Toronto
The volume offers a fascinating, visually engaging portrait
of how artists from multiple disciplines have employed innovative
aesthetic practices to negotiate the urban environment of
Barcelona. The included essays will most certainly appeal
to readers interested in the relationship between culture
and European cityscapes.
—Professor Sharon Feldman, University
of Richmond
Book’s content:
General Introduction: Helena Buffery and Carlota Caulfield
Part I: Avant-Garde Histories and Catalonia
Chapter 1: Carlota Caulfield: Breaking Boundaries: A Journey
through the Catalan Avant-Garde
Chapter 2: Stephen Forcer: On the starfish road: Surrealism
and the Paris-Barcelona connection
Chapter 3: Louise Johnson: The Lyrical Taboos of Guillem Viladot
Chapter 4: Cafè Central: a groundbreaking independent
publishing house in Barcelona
Interview with Antoni Clapés by Carlota Caulfield
Part II: Butterflying Barcelona: The Environment
Chapter 5: Maria Paz Balibrea: The case for obsolescence:
thinking time and space in Joaquim Jordà’s Numax
presenta
Chapter 6: Natalia Nuñez: Whose vanguardist city? The
Barcelona urban model as seen from the periphery in José
Luís Guerín's En construcción
Chapter 7: Elisenda Marcer: The Raval on Stage: Limits and
borders in Juan Mayorga's Hamelin
Chapter 8: Josep-Anton Fernàndez: Translating the Enigma:
Ventura Pons’s Barcelona: un mapa
Chapter 9: Lidewij Tummers: Empowerment by visualization:
experiences from Barcelona
Part III: Performing Barcelona
Chapter 10: Helena Buffery/ Àngels Margarit: Tracing
the City in the URBS project and Solo por placer
Chapter 11: Maria Delgado: Performing Barcelona: cultural
tourism, geography and identity
Chapter 12: Cariad Astles: Absent Bodies and Objects
Chapter 13: Anna Wilson: A Broken Mirror? Global/local images
of Barcelona
Chapter 14: Carlota Caulfield: Talking about Visual Poetry:
Interviews with J. M. Calleja, Gustavo Vega and Xavier Canals
The book is available at Dr Helena Buffery is a College Lecturer
in Hispanic Studies at University College Cork.
Dr Carlota Caulfield is Professor of Spanish and Spanish American
Studies at Mills College, Oakland, California.
About the book:
Barcelona - Visual Culture, Space and Power offers a unique
approach to the history of the avant-garde in Barcelona, as
well as its legacy in the post-war period. This richly illustrated
volume brings together fresh insights into the changing urban
space of Barcelona from the beginning of the twentieth century
to the present day.
The book focuses primarily on the complicated relationship
between environment, identity, and performance as they were
seen, explored, and portrayed by countercultural and avant-garde
artists and communities from the 1960s to the present day.
Drawing crucial links between theory and practice, and aesthetics
and environment —and paying particular attention to
the role of the avant-garde in challenging and disrupting
dominant art forms and uses of urban space— Barcelona
Visual Culture, Space and Power presents a variety of perspectives
and approaches, drawing on art history, cultural geography,
performance studies, and institutional critique.
Editorial Reviews:
Helena Buffery and Carlota Caulfield have assembled an excellent
edition that succeeds in pushing on-going discussions of Barcelona,
its space, and art in new directions. Through a series of
thoughtful essays by leading critics, 'Barcelona: Visual Culture,
Space and Power' provides an intriguing interdisciplinary
treatment of a city that continues to enthral and challenge
both locals and visitors alike. Highly recommended.
—Professor Robert Davidson, University of Toronto
The volume offers a fascinating, visually engaging portrait
of how artists from multiple disciplines have employed innovative
aesthetic practices to negotiate the urban environment of
Barcelona. The included essays will most certainly appeal
to readers interested in the relationship between culture
and European cityscapes.
—Professor Sharon Feldman, University of RichmondBook’s
content:
General Introduction: Helena Buffery and Carlota Caulfield
Part I: Avant-Garde Histories and Catalonia
Chapter 1: Carlota Caulfield: Breaking Boundaries: A Journey
through the Catalan Avant-Garde
Chapter 2: Stephen Forcer: On the starfish road: Surrealism
and the Paris-Barcelona connection
Chapter 3: Louise Johnson: The Lyrical Taboos of Guillem Viladot
Chapter 4: Cafè Central: a groundbreaking independent
publishing house in Barcelona
Interview with Antoni Clapés by Carlota Caulfield
Part II: Butterflying Barcelona: The Environment
Chapter 5: Maria Paz Balibrea: The case for obsolescence:
thinking time and space in Joaquim Jordà’s Numax
presenta
Chapter 6: Natalia Nuñez: Whose vanguardist city? The
Barcelona urban model as seen from the periphery in José
Luís Guerín's En construcción
Chapter 7: Elisenda Marcer: The Raval on Stage: Limits and
borders in Juan Mayorga's Hamelin
Chapter 8: Josep-Anton Fernàndez: Translating the Enigma:
Ventura Pons’s Barcelona: un mapa
Chapter 9: Lidewij Tummers: Empowerment by visualization:
experiences from Barcelona
Part III: Performing Barcelona
Chapter 10: Helena Buffery/ Àngels Margarit: Tracing
the City in the URBS project and Solo por placer
Chapter 11: Maria Delgado: Performing Barcelona: cultural
tourism, geography and identity
Chapter 12: Cariad Astles: Absent Bodies and Objects
Chapter 13: Anna Wilson: A Broken Mirror? Global/local images
of Barcelona
Chapter 14: Carlota Caulfield: Talking about Visual Poetry:
Interviews with J. M. Calleja, Gustavo Vega and Xavier Canals
The book is available at University
of Wales Press and Amazon.com. and Amazon.com.
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