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Joseph Beuys exhibition, CaixaForum, Barcelona, Spain

Entrance to the permanent exhibition Space of Pain (Hinter dem Knochen wird gezahlt) by Joseph Beuys, at CaixaForum Barcelona, a cultural centre opened 2002 in the former Casaramona textile factory built 1911, designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, in Montjuic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. This installation, 1983, is a space of reclusion and isolation from the outside world, in an insulated space covered by large sheets of lead. The centre was repurposed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, b. 1931. It is sponsored by La Caixa bank, and holds temporary exhibitions, concerts, educational workshops and films, and has a media library, auditorium, classroom, restaurant and children's activity space. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Entrance to the permanent exhibition Space of Pain (Hinter dem Knochen wird gezahlt) by Joseph Beuys, at CaixaForum Barcelona, a cultural centre opened 2002 in the former Casaramona textile factory built 1911, designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, in Montjuic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. This installation, 1983, is a space of reclusion and isolation from the outside world, in an insulated space covered by large sheets of lead. The centre was repurposed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, b. 1931. It is sponsored by La Caixa bank, and holds temporary exhibitions, concerts, educational workshops and films, and has a media library, auditorium, classroom, restaurant and children's activity space. Picture by Manuel Cohen