Citizen Kane (1941): The Desolated Emperor
Over the next few months we will celebrate cinema’s 125th anniversary by publishing a series of texts by Juan Bufill on some of the best films in the history.
Work is Action
Fabra & Coats Contemporary Arts Centre offers two exhibition that question the very essence of the exhibition.
Woody Allen: joints, lovers and monsters
Woody Allen’s autobiography grabs his readers from page one, thanks to his poignant sense of humor and wild confessional frankness.
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Prince, nothing compares to the original
Prince once said that with all the unpublished material in his mythical musical and visual ‘vault’ he could make an album a year for a century.
Artists who advertise things on TV
There was a time when great artists were used as television selling points.
The Vampire Canon in Film
The “Fear and Pleasure. Vampire Movies” programme, at CaixaForum Barcelona, shows how this Gothic, aristocratic figure has conquered our screens.
The Different Faces of Beethoven
The ”La Caixa” Foundation takes us through the life and work of the genius composer in nine videos.
A Walk through the Life and Work of Beethoven
The ”la Caixa” Foundation offers an online dramatized concert through the biography of the Ludwig van Beethoven on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of his birth.
Mirador de les Arts, GAC Award for Best Media
In just the second year since it was established Mirador de les Arts has received the GAC Award for Best Media.
The Runway of Awareness
Once again this year I ask the same photographer friend a favour: to accompany me to the World Press Photo (WPPh) exhibition. But this time I notice him tad less apathetic.
From Hyperactivity to Contemplation
An exhibition about the evolution of the concept of laziness closes the CaixaForum season dedicated to young curators.
Emergency Design
The exhibition “Emergency! Design against COVID-19” shows the collective effort of the design world in fighting the current viral pandemic.
The Art of Symbiosis
The contemporary art of the Suñol Foundation meets the permanent collections of the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) in a risky experiment entitled “Intrusive Dialogues”.
The dregs of Modernisme
Six years after it first opened its doors, the Design Museum of Barcelona has incorporated Modernisme in it journey of exhibitions.
Rescuing the Vampire
The exhibition “Vampires. The evolving myth” (CaixaForum Barcelona) pays homage to the nineteenth century version of the myth to seduce you, make your blood boil and leave you coming out with a crick in your neck.
The Gods of Olympus Are Among Us
CaixaForum Barcelona offers an exhibition on Greco-Roman art and mythology with works from the Prado Museum.
The voice of humans and of things
The Fabra & Coats Arts Centre kicks off the season with two exhibitions with a political slant.
Dalí, Miró and the war of men’s ties
Mourinho vs Guardiola? A child’s game, compared to the dialectic between Miró and Dalí, because of some ties.
What has more value, a Miró or a Dalí?
The other day, while filling the silence of a long car trip, a friend asked me: “What has more value, a Miró or a Dalí?”
Dancing in the Air
The Delrevés ‘vertical dance’ company provides the award-winning performance in the Summer Nights of the CaixaForum Barcelona with “Finale”.
Dancing and Empowerment with Sol LeWitt
The “Summer Nights” at CaixaForum have changed and are now taking place exclusively on line, offering a range of performing arts which reclaim the transformative capacity of art.
Surrealism and Objects: an obscure relation of desire
The exhibition “Objects of Desire. Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020”, at CaixaForum Barcelona, tells us how the design of objects has borrowed influences, ideas, delusions and obsessions from surrealism.