This exhibition surveys the life, oeuvre and thought of the poet Jaime Gil de Biedma solely through his words and his thoughts. It is based only on his poetry and his prose (diary, essays, correspondence and interviews).
Gil de Biedma is considered one of the most significant poets of the so-called School of Barcelona and of the generation of ’50. A number of events are being organised to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his death, the main one being the exhibition entitled En palabras de Jaime Gil de Biedma (In the words of Jaime Gil de Biedma).
The exhibition layout takes the form of an audio-visual installation which, in a conceptual manner, suggests emotions and conveys what the poet wished to transmit. Jaime Gil de Biedma has influenced several generations of poets: his manner of explaining himself, of showing himself unashamedly, but taking care over formal and aesthetic aspects. His is a flexible manner of writing – apparently colloquial but highly complex and careful – which has made him one of the most popular twentieth-century poets.
Gil de Biedma is considered one of the most significant poets of the so-called School of Barcelona and of the generation of ’50. A number of events are being organised to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his death, the main one being the exhibition entitled En palabras de Jaime Gil de Biedma (In the words of Jaime Gil de Biedma).
The exhibition layout takes the form of an audio-visual installation which, in a conceptual manner, suggests emotions and conveys what the poet wished to transmit. Jaime Gil de Biedma has influenced several generations of poets: his manner of explaining himself, of showing himself unashamedly, but taking care over formal and aesthetic aspects. His is a flexible manner of writing – apparently colloquial but highly complex and careful – which has made him one of the most popular twentieth-century poets.
