Until May 18, 2025, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León proposes an ambitious exhibition on the Chinese artist and activist.
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Ai Weiwei, monumental works, films and Lego blocks at the MUSAC in León
An appointment with Lucía Mendoza, the gallery owner behind ISLA, an acronym for Ideario de Sostenibilidad y Laboratorio de Arte, a personal project born with the intention of seeking alternatives to the climate and ecological emergency through the visual arts in the Sierra Oeste de Madrid, in Robledo de Chavela.
We talked to the architect, an expert in urbanism and urban planning, about the challenges of this little-known but no less important discipline. For Rodríguez Montejano, architecture is a public service, a tool for building a city not only from the aesthetic point of view, but also from what cannot be seen.
On the occasion of Architecture Month and within the framework of the Open House Madrid and COAM's Architecture Week festivals, ART U READY presents an exhibition with urbanism as the focus, from the point of view of a group of transversal artists, very committed to architecture and the city. The exhibition will be held at El Invernadero.
This summer Ibiza is once again the epicentre of contemporary art thanks to CAN Art Fair, which is being held for the second year running and brings together the latest in contemporary creation and hosts up to 37 galleries and more than 100 artists from Hong Kong, Sydney, London and Los Angeles. Directed by Sergio Sancho, cultural manager and founder of Urvanity, it is curated by the critic Saša Bogojev and brings together prominent international collectors from 12 to 16 July. Sergio Sancho tells us more about CAN Art Fair here.
For decades, the search for beauty has been the hallmark of Rue Vintage 74, a project by Piluca Hueso and her mother that takes them around the world to find extraordinary pieces that are always exhibited in a very special way in the spaces they have created in a small street in the Prosperidad neighbourhood.
With fifteen years of experience and a scholarship from the Spanish Academy in Rome in 2018, the photographer Juan Baraja (Toledo, 1984), with a studio in Madrid, has worked and exhibited for leading art foundations, including the ICO Museum, where he himself was immersed in the work of his masters. He scrutinises the textures and details of architecture, one of his greatest passions, and captures them through intimate and suggestive projects. He is currently exhibiting his project Norlandia, an analysis of the fishing sector in Iceland, at the RAC Foundation in Pontevedra until 28 May, and talks to The Sibarist about his meticulous work and his interesting creative journey.
Juan Pablo Rodríguez Frade visits The Sibarist to tell us about the refurbishment project of the emblematic Arquería de Nuevos Ministerios which, as well as being the new headquarters of the Enaire Foundation in Madrid, will maintain its essence as a space dedicated to disseminating, promoting and researching architectural heritage.
ART U READY returns during ARCO week with the artistic duo ELIURPI, formed by Elisabet Urpí and Nacho Umpiérrez. "Retratos circulares" delves into the most intimate side of the artists. We will be able to see their new sculptural and pictorial creations, and also their first book "ELIURPI", where they incorporate photography as an artistic discipline as well as the creation of some pieces of furniture.
Marisa Santamaría is an essential figure in the world of design for countless reasons. She is an explorer of innovation through design. You could say that she carries a Swiss precision compass in her pocket that indicates where trends in design, architecture, lifestyle and contemporary movements live and where they are heading.
From 7 February to 9 April, the city of Madrid will once again host interesting design, architecture and craftwork events for the sixth edition of the Madrid Design Festival which, under the slogan Redesigning the World, this time has Seville as its guest city and, with the participation of leading brands and cultural institutions, will bring together almost 600 professionals from the aforementioned disciplines.
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We are getting ready to celebrate Christmas, and as is now a tradition, The Sibarist takes us to one of its spaces: El Invernadero where Sylvia Girón, interior designer and founding partner of the company, inspires us with her table proposal, offering us suggestions for the most special time of the year. A preparation that has been carefully prepared to the maximum detail to share with our readers, followers, clients and the whole team. For this occasion, she has counted on the special collaboration of Rue Vintage, Isita Home and Leticia Rodríguez de la Fuente.
Art U Ready regresa para abrir la temporada de arte de Madrid a El Invernadero con dos artistas de excepción. El día 7 de septiembre se inaugura la exposición “Orillero”, que une a los artistas Dagoberto Rodríguez y Nuria Mora, en una exploración hacia nuevos territorios del arte en los que no habían trabajado hasta ahora.