page_title: Josep Maria Subirachs
section_title: Artistic works
hierarchical_section_title: Josep Maria Subirachs / Artistic works
caption_attribution_description: English: Monument to Francesc Macià, President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, on Plaça de Catalunya (Barcelona). Nederlands: Een standbeeld op Plaça de Catalunya (Barcelona).
context_page_description: Josep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar was a Spanish sculptor and painter of the late 20th century. His best known work is probably the Passion Facade of the basilica of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. He was controversial, as he did not make any concessions to the style of the architect who designed the building, Antoni Gaudí.
  Subirachs' sculptural typography in Barcelona is featured in Eye magazine along with the work of Joan Brossa.
context_section_description: From a young age he showed talent as an integral artist: painter, engraver, scenic designer, sculptor, lecturer, art critic, always with the vocation of the architect who he had liked to be.
  He worked in projects around the world, in different styles: Mediterranean style, Expressionism, Abstract art, new figuration.
  Main works
  1957: Forma 212. Sculpture in Jardins Mundet (Barcelona)
  1960: Marine evocation ("Evocació marinera"). La Barceloneta (Barcelona).
  1962: Saint Michael's cross. Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey
  1968: Monument to Mexico
  1969: Façades of the new building for Barcelona Town Hall
  1983: Olimp. Monument to the Olympic Games, in the CIO office, Lausanne (Switzerland)
  1984: Monument to Pablo Casals, Vendrell
  Since 1987: Passion Façade of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona
  1988: Monument to Gaspar de Portolà, [[Pacifica <http://www.cityofpacifica.org/about/history/portola.asp>]], California
  1989: Monument Unió d'Orient i Occident, Seoul (South Korea)
  1991: Monument to President Macià in the Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona
caption: Monument to President Macià, Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona.
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