Madrid sin duda se ha convertido en el foco de la creación contemporánea actual estos últimos años, su efervescente escena da la bienvenida cada vez a mas artistas, galerías y colectivos que deciden asentarse en la capital para desarrollar su proyecto. Dentro de la escena artística madrileña se puede descubrir todo tipo de disciplinas y… Read more » Continue reading
The strange tale of the avant-garde carnival Luna Luna and its forgotten treasures by Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Salvador Dalí among many is being brought back to life thanks to a surprising hero – pop megastar Drake. The art amusement park rides created by the most legendary artists of the 20th century were lost… Read more » Continue reading
Spring has arrived, bringing with it rising temperatures and blooming flowers. This season also marks the flourishing of refreshing new programs by museums and galleries, as they prepare to welcome visitors. Whether you are drawn to the imaginative world of Javi Calleja’s figuration or captivated by Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Room, the global art scene… Read more » Continue reading
Since the beginning of Urvanity 2017 the fair has had the pleasure of counting on the support to culture from various collections and foundations that each year encourage contemporary creation through acquisition and residency awards. This 7th edition the number of collections and institutions has grown even more, with two new additions: Fundació Bassat, MIA… Read more » Continue reading
These days you will be able to enjoy the project “Second Wind, 2005” by the North American artist James Turrell. The visit to the sunset of “Second Wind 2005” at the Montenmedio Foundation, becomes a spectacle of color in continuous metamorphosis, which the visitor will hardly forget. A praise to the light and the tonality… Read more » Continue reading
From 23 to 26 February, UVNT Art Fair returns with more galleries, more proposals and more space at its COAM headquarters in Madrid. With six editions under its belt, UVNT has grown by creating a different proposal where the most current art and new languages have found their platform to make themselves known. The… Read more » Continue reading
With the new year just around the corner, our notebooks and notes apps start to fill up with resolutions and goals. Read more, excercise more, sleep more… to put it concisely, more balance. In the artistic fields, these goals have a more creative approach, we talked to a few artists to reflect on 2022 and… Read more » Continue reading
Last Christmas… I gave you my art… It’s the most wonderful time of the year…again. Holiday season is back, and for some it can be a non-stop hustle full of events, places to be and people to see, leaving little to no time to buy gifts. We know many people like to procrastinate the… Read more » Continue reading
2022 can be resumed as a series of unexpected and messy occurrences in the art world. Society finally went back to normal after two years of pandemic and post-pandemic sequels, but with numerous war conflicts and inflation rates increasing more than ever at rapid pace, the art world has somehow maintained its essence and own… Read more » Continue reading
Throughout the history of art, nature has been a constant element, either as a backdrop, as a detail or as a protagonist. The classical view on nature exhibits compositions on canvases that seeked to recreate the harmony and balance of landscapes, gardens and forests through delicate but precise brush strokes. On the other hand, nature… Read more » Continue reading
Con la aparición y el auge de las nuevas herramientas tecnológicas, las prácticas artísticas han ampliado sus fronteras creativas. Numerosos artistas recurren a los renders, la IA o incluso la codificación para dar vida a su arte. Sin embargo, la sobreabundancia de estas herramientas que “nos facilitan la vida” puede tener el efecto contrario en… Read more » Continue reading
With the emergence and rise of new technological tools, artistic practices have expanded their creative frontiers. Numerous artists recur to renders, AI or even coding to bring into existence their art. However, the overabundance of these tools that “make our life easier” can have the opposite effect on some creators. The accessibility of this technological… Read more » Continue reading
Gärna Art Gallery and Urvanity Projects present Food Obsession. A group exhibition that brings us closer to a new generation of international artists who cook a new figuration and set the table to talk about excess, waste, symbolism, brands or lack. The exhibition opens on November 23 and will be on view until January… Read more » Continue reading
We are diving deep into the imaginary world of Hannah Epstein to find out the songs she knows by heart and her ideal eating scenario, we gathered a selection of tv shows to watch this rainy fall season carefully recommended by Bieke Bunckinx and we found out what Fatima de Juan listens to when she… Read more » Continue reading
On October 25th, 2018 an artwork titled Portrait of Edmond Belamy was auctioned for an astonishing $432,500 at Christie’s, signed at the bottom by a formula (min G max D x [log (D(x))] + z [log (1 – D (G(z)))]) claiming that the artist behind the work was not human. This “painting”, if it can be designated as such, was produced… Read more » Continue reading