CFP: Netherlandish Art and Luxury Goods in Renaissance Spain (Leuven, 4-6 February 2016)

CFP: Netherlandish Art and Luxury Goods in Renaissance Spain International conference, University of Leuven, Belgium, 04. – 06 February 2016 Deadline: Oct 1, 2015 Initiated and organized by Illuminare – Centre for the Study of Medieval Art, KU Leuven.  In 2010, Illuminare – Centre for the Study of Medieval Art (KU Leuven) acquired the archive of theContinue reading “CFP: Netherlandish Art and Luxury Goods in Renaissance Spain (Leuven, 4-6 February 2016)”

The Mayas, Liverpool, June – October 2015

Exhibition: Mayas: Revelation of an Endless Time World Museum, Liverpool 19 June – 18 October 2015 Large exhibition produced by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) in Mexico City, exploring the Mayan civilization of eastern Mexico and modern day Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras and El Salvador. 385 objects, from museums and Mayan sites, rangingContinue reading “The Mayas, Liverpool, June – October 2015”

CFP: The Alhambra in a Global Context (Zürich, 16-17 September 2016)

CFP: The Power of Symbols: The Alhambra in a Global Context Zürich, September 16 – 17, 2016 Deadline for submission: 1 September 2015 Organisers: Prof. Dr. Francine Giese / Dr. Ariane Varela Braga (University of Zürich) Keynote Speakers: Fernando Valdés Fernández (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) / Pedro A. Galera Andreu (Universidad de Jaén) The following sections areContinue reading “CFP: The Alhambra in a Global Context (Zürich, 16-17 September 2016)”

Exhibiton: Miró, Düsseldorf

Installationsansicht der Ausstellung “Miró. Malerei als Poesie” im K20 Grabbeplatz, Foto: Achim Kukulies, © Successió Miró / VG Bild-Kunst 2015   Miró: Malerei als Poesie (Miró: Painting as Poetry) Kunstsammlung Nordrhein Westfalen, Düsseldorf 13 June – 27 September 2015 Previously on at the Bucerius KunstForum, Hamburg, now on in an expanded form. Exhibition of about 50Continue reading “Exhibiton: Miró, Düsseldorf”

Exhibition: Francisco de Zurbarán, Madrid

Zurbarán: A New Perspective; Zurbarán: una nueva mirada Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid 9 June – 13 September 2015 The exhibition will include the recently conserved St Serapion — click here for video  (before its redisplay in the new European galleries at Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut), and aims to provide a new insight into the artist’s work byContinue reading “Exhibition: Francisco de Zurbarán, Madrid”

Exhibition: Josefa de Óbidos, Lisbon

Josefa de Óbidos e a invenção do barroco português; Josefa de Óbidos and the invention of the Portuguese Baroque Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga 16 May – 6 September 2015 Around 130 items, including a selection of the artist’s paintings and other supporting artworks, are on display. Loans from public and private collections in Portugal, Spain, etc.Continue reading “Exhibition: Josefa de Óbidos, Lisbon”

Open House Madrid, 26-27 September 2015

Open House Madrid 2015 Advannotice: 26-27 September 2015 will see Madrid enjoy its first ‘Open House’ modeled on the heritage open-days that London and other British cities such as Liverpool and Oxford have had since 1992. Madrid’s ‘Open House’ will open 70 buildings to the public, including the Bank of Spain, which will offer guidedContinue reading “Open House Madrid, 26-27 September 2015”

Exhibition: Lola Álvarez Bravo, Madrid

Lola Álvarez Bravo (1903-1993) Círculo de Bellas Artes Alcalá, Madrid 2 June – 30 August 2015 One of the outstanding Mexican photographers of the twentieth century and one of the key figures in the post-revolutionary artistic renaissance of Mexico along with Tina Modotti, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Manuel Álvarez Bravo, who was her husband.Continue reading “Exhibition: Lola Álvarez Bravo, Madrid”

PhotoEspaña 2015

PhotoEspaña 2015 Photographic exhibitions in venues across Spain (including Madrid, Alcala de Henares, Cuenca and Zaragoza), from June to September 2015. In its 18th year it is focusing on Latin American photography. The programme includes, in Madrid (Galería EspacioFoto): Miguel Bergasa: Miradas en Latinoamerica (3 June – 31 July), 28 photos taken between 1983-2013 inContinue reading “PhotoEspaña 2015”

Exhibition: Manuel Carillo, Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid

Manuel Carrillo: Mi querido México Museo Lazzaro Galdiano, Madrid 4 June – 30 August 2015 Shows about 50 photographs by Carillo from the collection of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch juxtaposed with works by fellow Mexican and North American photographers, such as Ansel Adams, Paul Strand, Edward Weston and Manuel Álvarez Bravo. Having startedContinue reading “Exhibition: Manuel Carillo, Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid”