Juan Muñoz's 1992 'Una Habitació on sempre plou' under construction
Mon, Jan 19 2009
Over 16 years after its inauguration and after years of poor maintenance and neglect, “Una habitació on sempre plou” (A room where it always rains), (1992) by Juan Muñoz (1952–2001) and its surroundings are finally under renovation. It seems that the construction of a luxury sailboat-shaped hotel nearby (coincidentally looking very much like Dubai's iconic Burj-Al-Arab) might have helped the Ajuntament to get their act together and rethink the environment the piece needs – hopefully this will improve the displacement and elevation it suffered in 2004 due to the construction of a parking lot.
“A room where it always rains” (1992) is one of the public works that emerged from the 'beautification' of the city post-1992 Olympic Games. The piece is placed in the Passeig Marítim [map] near the beach and was part of the 'Urban Configurations' commissions led by Glòria Moure.
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