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Left: Carlos Pérez Siquier, La Chanca, 1963, Chromogenic printing on Fujichrome photo paper20x20 cm., Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, © Carlos Pérez Siquier Right: Carlos Pérez Siquier, La Chanca, Almería, 1965, Subsequent copy, inkjet, 30x30 cm, © Carlos Pérez Siquier

PHOTO:Carlos Pérez Siquier

Carlos Pérez Siquier is considered a pioneer of Spanish Avant-Guard photography. Co-founder of AFAL (Agrupación Fotográfica Almeriense) in the 50’s whose members set the bases for a new documentary photography in Spain. His “La Chanca” series (color and b/w) of a modest barrio in Almeria stands out as a humanistic …

Monira Al Qadiri, Spectrum 1, 2016, 3D printed plastic, 20 x 20 x 20 cm (each, six in total), Courtesy of the artist

ART-TRIBUTE:Our World Is Burning

The exhibition “Our World Is Burning” offers a committed view of contemporary creation from the Arabian Gulf, where wars and diplomatic tensions …

ART NEWS:Feb.03

Art Madrid, the most important contemporary art fair in the Spanish capital, celebrates its 15th anniversary this year with an edition that …

Forrest Bess: Untitled (The Spider), 1970 © The artist. Collection Christian Zacharias, Courtesy Modern Art, London, Photo: Robert Glowacki

ART-PRESENTATION: Forrest Bess

Forrest Bess, born on 5/10/1911 in Bay City, Texas where he also died on 11/111977, is considered an outstanding yet rather enigmatic …

Walid Raad Les Louvres and/or Kicking the Dead, 2018 Still from presentation, ONASSIS, Athens 2018 Photo: Elina Giounanli © Walid Raad

ART CITIES:Stockholm-Walid Raad

In photographs, videotapes, sculptures, texts and mixed media installations Walid Raad explores how violence affects bodies, minds, culture and traditions. Playfully, he …

ART NEWS:Feb.02

Among the first women to earn an MA in Painting from UC Berkeley in 1949 was Sonya Rapoport. The exhibition “Biorhythm” focuses …

Olafur Eliasson, Your atmospheric colour atlas, 2009, Fluorescent lights, color filter foil (red, green, blue), aluminum, steel, ballasts, haze machine, Dimensions variable, Installation view: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 2020, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark, © 2009 Olafur Eliasson

ART CITIES:Bilbao-Olafur Eliasson

Olafur Eliasson uses his works, which encompass painting, photography, sculpture and large installations, to inquire into the relationships between the real and …

Lois Patiño fotograma de Strata of the Image

ART FAIRS:Art Madrid 2020

Art Madrid, the most important contemporary art fair in the Spanish capital, celebrates its 15th anniversary this year with an edition that …

Steve McQueen, Ashes 2002-2015, Video still, © Steve McQueen. Courtesy the artist, Thomas Dane Gallery and Marian Goodman Gallery

ART-PREVIEW:Steve McQueen

Born in London, England in 1969, Steve McQueen is an artist, film director, and screenwriter currently based in London and Amsterdam. His …