Sixena works of art arrive in Aragon
Van containing disputed pieces reaches monastery at 3.30pm under police escort
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Catalan parties say Sixena works of art removal is a “humiliation”
Political groups reject the removal of Sixena works of art, while Spanish president says judicial decision must be respected
Multi-talented artist Carles Santos died on Monday aged 77
Beginning his musical career in Barcelona´s Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu, he later dedicated himself to photography, cinema, literature, among other artistic crafts
The Dalí Foundation completes the artist's catalogue raisonné
The directory includes around 1000 of the artist's pictoral works, after 17 years of research
New director of Joan Miró Foundation wants to “revitalize” the artist’s image
German art historian Marko Daniel will take up the position following Rosa Maria Malet, who ran the organization for 37 years
Aragon judge orders return of disputed artworks from Catalan museum
With Catalonia under direct rule it falls to Spanish culture minister to decide whether to return 44 art treasures taken from Sigena monastery
‘Sculptures of the End of the World’ opens in Barcelona
The exhibition is an examination of a possible dystopian Earth through the eyes of a Catalan artist
A new exhibit opens in Gaudí’s first structure
Located in the Nau Gaudí space in the seaside town of Mataró, the exhibit starts a dialogue about humans and architecture
Catalan town joins the Art Nouveau European Route
The route aims to promote modernist art, and also includes international cities like Glasgow, Riga and Turin
10,000 attend festival of creativity The Big Draw in Barcelona
23 workshops offered inspiration to the Sunday crowds in the international drawing festival
Exhibition on art and dreams opens in Barcelona
The collection features artists like Dalí, Miró, Picasso, Tàpies, Brossa and Duchamp
Big art in a little town
The first Street Art Festival sees 12 national and international artists decorating the small Catalan town of Torrefarrera
Daito Manabe’s ‘Phosphere’ piece opens the 2017 Sónar Festival
The Japanese artist’s installation kicks off SónarPLANTA and offers “an unprecedented spatial experience”
Barcelona Street Art: A Free 24 Hour Open Art Gallery
The Barcelona street art scene has been active for 30 years. Thanks to its diversity Barcelona street art distinguishes itself from other cities around the world. During recent years street art has become more popular, which has resulted in more art on the streets, a commercial focus and more legal walls around town. According to the street artist Debens, it was hard for artists in the 90s to find places to make street art because of strict conditions. But such authority also had a positive impact on the street artists in the beginning since it produced a “rebel spirit that is very important for them to create”, Debens states.
Barcelona Loop Festival pays tribute to the pioneers of video art
The 15th edition of the Barcelona LOOP festival opens its doors from May 18–27, presenting a retro-perspective of international video art production. The festival will show the works of video artists from the 60s, 70s, and 80s in different formats at more than 80 venues around Barcelona. According to Carolina Ciuti, the LOOP festival coordinator, the aim of this year’s edition is to “build bridges between the past and the present” in order to understand modern audiovisual art. The festival’s program was elaborated under the supervision of the renowned Catalan historians of audiovisual art and new media in Spain, Eugeni Bonet and Antoni Mercader. An Andy-Warhol-exhibition as well as a six-hour video marathon of the works of Paul McCarthy are among the festival’s highlights.