Tag Archives: Spain

Luis Buñuel: Aesthetics of the Irrational

Luis Buñuel: Aesthetics of the Irrational London, ICA 12 Nov 2015 – 6 Dec 2015 Retrospective of the films of Luis Buñuel (1900–1983), celebrating his genius, irreverence and unique poetic style. The season features panel discussions and Q&As with speakers including eminent collaborator Jean-Claude Carrière, grandson Diego Buñuel, and leading academics such as Maria Delgado, JoContinue reading “Luis Buñuel: Aesthetics of the Irrational”

Artes Coll & Cortes Scholarship Report: Matilde Grimaldi

I was the recipient of the generosity of the ARTES Coll & Cortés Travel Scholarship both in 2014 and in 2015, which contributed significantly to the advancement of my PhD research. Both grants were used to support periods of field research in Catalonia, specifically four months in Spring-Summer 2014 and one month in the SummerContinue reading “Artes Coll & Cortes Scholarship Report: Matilde Grimaldi”

AAH CONFERENCE – ORIENTALISM & SPAIN IN THE 19 & 20TH CENTURIES – 7-9 APRIL 2016 – UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

AAH2016 Annual Conference and Bookfair University of Edinburgh 7 – 9 April 2016 ORIENTALISM & SPAIN IN THE 19TH & 20TH CENTURIES Convenors: Claudia Hopkins, University of Edinburgh, c.hopkins@ed.ac.uk Anna McSweeney, SOAS, University of London, am105@soas.ac.uk Spain represents a unique and fertile context in which to explore attitudes to the art and culture of theContinue reading “AAH CONFERENCE – ORIENTALISM & SPAIN IN THE 19 & 20TH CENTURIES – 7-9 APRIL 2016 – UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH”

Colnaghi merges with ARTES sponsors Coll & Cortés

ARTES is delighted to announce that Jorge Coll and Nicolas Cortés of Coll & Cortés (London & Madrid) have become partners with Konrad Bernheimer of Colnaghi. Coll & Cortés have very generously sponsored the ARTES scholarship and bursary awards since their inception in 2012 and we wish them every success in their new venture. NicolasContinue reading “Colnaghi merges with ARTES sponsors Coll & Cortés”

GOYA PORTRAITS – THE NATIONAL GALLERY LONDON – LUNCHTIME TALKS

EXHIBITION EVENTS GOYA THE PORTRAITS The National Gallery, Sainsbury Wing Theatre Lunchtime Talks – Free, no booking Courses – £14/£12 concession/£10 members October-December 2015 1.00-1.45pm OCTOBER Lunchtime talk Thursday 29 October  Goya & the Duchess of Alba Marcus B. Burke Senior Curator, Museum Department, The Hispanic Society of America, New York NOVEMBER Course (Sainsbury WingContinue reading “GOYA PORTRAITS – THE NATIONAL GALLERY LONDON – LUNCHTIME TALKS”

Focus-Abengoa Foundation: Online Collections

The Focus-Abengoa Foundation launches a new tool to digitally disseminate its art collections devoted to the Baroque. In recent years, the assets of the Focus-Abengoa Foundation have increased notably with the creation of the Centro Velázquez in 2008 and the receipt of the legacy of Professor Alfonso E. Pérez Sánchez in 2011. In order toContinue reading “Focus-Abengoa Foundation: Online Collections”

Exhibitions: London – The Spanish Contemporary Art Network’s Summer Shows – 23 June -12 Sept 2015

SCAN – The Spanish Contemporary Art Network SATURATION | New Spanish Painting In an image-saturated age, digital media, internet, television, film, and video entertain, inform and surround us every waking hour. Hand-held technologies have made us not only incessant consumers but also constant maker/editors of images. The artistic value of the painted image has been inContinue reading “Exhibitions: London – The Spanish Contemporary Art Network’s Summer Shows – 23 June -12 Sept 2015”