Joan Ponç. Diàbolo
06/10/201717/03/2020
From October the 6th, the retrospective exhibition about Joan Ponç, curated by Pilar Parcerisas, presents the work and the figure of this painter, who was a friend of J. V. Foix‘s and made two artist books with him.
Site: Exhibitions Hall La Pedrera. Passeig de Gràcia, 92
Opening hours: From October the 6th to February the 4th, 2018
Mondays to Sundays, from 10 am to 8 pm
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«The freedom of choosing one’s own destiny»
29/09/201727/02/2018
On December the 12th 1933, J. V. Foix published an article entitled «La llibertat de triar el propi destí» [The freedom of choosing one’s own destiny] in La Publicitat newspaper. The article finishes by saying, «Only the choice by everyone of one’s own destiny, and the choice, by everybody, of the destiny of the Community, will contribute to the elevation of the Country to the highest categories.»
You can read it here.
J. V. Foix, passionate about planes
26/09/201718/10/2017
Xavier Duran has published the article «J. V. Foix, apassionat dels avions» on the Science page of the newspaper Ara. The article comments on the aesthetic, social and economic possibilities of planes according to J. V. Foix.
If you want to read the article, click here.
J. V. Foix at Torrents de Lladurs
06/09/201717/03/2020
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«Hematografia», by Arnau Puig, in El Punt Avui
21/08/201721/08/2017
(Català) «Catalunya davant d’Espanya i de França», de J. V. Foix, al diari Ara
26/07/201726/07/2017
On Sunday the 23th July the Ara, in the «Abans d’ara. Peces històriques triades per Josep Maria Casassús» section, has published an article by J. V. Foix that had appeared in Monitor in 1922.
The journalist drew up strategic international proposals for the sovereignty.
«Amb l’ai al cor», by J. V. Foix, at Ara newspaper
10/07/201731/07/2019
On Sunday the 9th July the Ara journal, in the «Abans d’ara. Peces històriques triades per Josep Maria Casassús» section, has published the article by J. V. Foix that had appeared in La Publicitat in 1931.
In neighbour countries there were reluctances regarding the rising Republic and Generalitat.
The Poeta Foix School visits the Fundació
21/06/201717/03/2020
On June the 7th, the 13 pupils that won the Jocs Florals poetry comptetition held in the Poeta Foix School on the Saint George’s Day came to visit the accompanied by Màrius Pla, the School Director, and by the teacher Susanna Parra.
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J. V. Foix i Josep Palau i Fabre, elective similarities
07/06/201717/03/2020
On Thursday June the 15th, and as a part of the Palau i Fabre Year and the 30th aniversary of J. V. Foix’s death, in an event organized by MUHBA, the Fundació J. V. Foix and the Fundació Palau, Pere Gimferrer and Vicenç Altaió will devote the act entitled «J. V. Foix i Josep Palau i Fabre, elective similarities» to approach the friendly and professional relationship between these two great Catalan poets.
Day and hour: Thursday June the 15th at 7 pm
Site: MUHBA Vil·la Joana. Casa Verdaguer de la literatura
Ctra. de l’Església, 104 (Vallvidrera)
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A course on poetry: J. V. Foix
04/06/201707/06/2017
On Tuesday June the 6th and as part of the poetry seminar «Poetes en temps de penúria» («Poets in Times of Scarcity»), organized by Antonio Alegre at the Laie bookshop, Jordi Cornudella will devote his session to the poet J. V. Foix.
Date and time: Tuesday June 6th, 7:30-9:00 pm.
Place: Lliberia Laie, Pau Claris 85 08010 Barcelona
Price for session: 20 €
Here you can read the program.