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ART WEEKEND IN THE ALMAGRO NEIGHBOURHOOD | SATURDAY, MARCH 13

March 11, 2021

This weekend the galleries of the Almagro neighbourhood invite you to take a tour of our exhibitions.We look forward to seeing you on Saturday during our usual opening hours!Cayón Gallery· Exhibition-opening: David Magán. Hard-Line / David Magán. Light ObjectFreijo Gallery· Exhibition (general program): Latin American...

Glenda Zapata selected by the MIA Art Collection to participate in the virtual exhibition #PorqueNoMeVes

March 9, 2021

The work PANIC, by Glenda Zapata, has been one of the fifteen selected works, from a total of 310 proposed works, to participate in the exhibition #PorqueNoMeVes, organised by the MIA Art Collection and presented in arteinformado and artsteps. This work was part of her solo exhibition PANIC, which took place at the...

Today at 7 pm | Conversation with Teresa Margolles and the participants of the performance "Silence" at Nadie Nunca Nada No

March 3, 2021

2020 marked the fifth anniversary of the murder of Karla - Hilario Reyes Gallegos - a transgender woman engaged in prostitution. She was brutally beaten to death on 22 December 2015 in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.To this day Karla's murder remains unpunished. According to figures based on Hate Crimes monitoring, based on...

Conference by Marisa González at the MNCARS | "Initiation: low tech experimentations and new experiences"

February 27, 2021

On Tuesday, March 2nd, at 6.00 pm, Marisa González will give a lecture, entitled Initiation: low tech experimentations and new experiences, as part of the course Prehistories of electronic art. Apocryphal stories on the threshold of change, directed by Nekane Aramburu and organised by the Fundación Amigos del Museo...

Elena Asins in the group exhibition at Nordés Gallery until Friday 26th of February

February 25, 2021

The exhibition Oculto en la sombra. Sucediendo en el margen. Disolviendo la forma, curated by Marta Ramos-Yzquierdo, in which Elena Asins' work is included, has been extended until February 26th.

Encounter with Concha Jerez | MNCARS

February 23, 2021

On the occasion of Concha Jerez's retrospective at the MNCARS, Our Memory Is Being Stolen (July 2020 – January 2021), the Museum organises an encounter with the artist, together with with two of the authors of the exhibition catalogue, Mieke Bal, critic and theorist and Fernando Castro Flórez, critic and exhibition...

FEB 12 | INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL ENCOUNTER "SOUND ART ECONOMY/IES"

February 11, 2021

The encounter "Sound Art Economy/ies", between various specialists, will focus on the economic criteria that affect Sound Art: the market, the prices, and the commercial dissemination channels, as well as the way in which artists may or may not be able to survive, hence the plural "economies". On February 12th, betweem...

Marisa González | "Mirar con Ellas" program

February 9, 2021

The Mirar con Ellas program in the Cultural Area of El Corte Inglés will continue with our artist Marisa González, a multidisciplinary creator, a key name in feminism and one of the pioneering artists in the application of new technologies in artistic creation.It will take place on Thursday, February 11th, at 7.00 pm,...

Canal 22 Mexico report | "Latin American Metaphors", presented by Angustias Freijo

February 6, 2021

Yesterday Canal 22 in Mexico aired a report on our exhibition Latin American Metaphors [two], highlighting the pieces related with Mexico, presented by Francina Islas, correspondent in Spain, and Angustias Freijo, gallery director.

Article by Hans Herzog on the Mexican artists Teresa Margolles and Teresa Serrano

February 2, 2021

Hans Herzog, an acknowledged international expert on contemporary art, particularly from Latin America, has written an article on the work of Teresa Margolles and Teresa Serrano. "Today I will introduce two outstanding women from the Mexican contemporary art scene: Teresa Margolles and Teresa Serrano. Both their art is...

Presentation of the CAAMSonora discography, which includes "Itineraries", by José Iges

January 19, 2021

Today, January 10th, at 7.00 pm, the CAAM is hosting the presentation of the discography that brings together the results of the sound actions created by the artists José Iges, Manolo Rodríguez and Edu Comelles. These pieces were presented to the public at this art centre as part of the 'CAAMSonora' event, in its 2018...

"Latin American Metaphors [two]" extended until February 14th, 2021

January 17, 2021

Our exhibition Latin American Metaphors [two] has been extended until February 14th. Don't miss it!

"Immobile Journey" by José Iges on RTS Switzerland

January 7, 2021

The RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse) of Switzerland has presented in its radio broadcast the sound work of our artist José Iges, entitled Immobile Journey, which is currently part of the online exhibition in Virtual Freijo, So far, so close.It will be available for one month on the RTS website.

Antonio de la Rosa in the exhibition "COLLECTION XIX: PERFORMANCE" | CA2M

December 22, 2020

The work Transition Chart (2018), by our artist Antonio de la Rosa, was acquired by the CA2M and it is currently part of the exhibition, entitled COLLECTION XIX: PERFORMANCE, curated by Tania Pardo and Manuel Segade, which will be open to the public until January 17th, 2021 at the CA2M.This work was previosly included in...

Interview with Concha Jerez in RTVE 2 | MNCARS

December 18, 2020

RTVE 2 interviews our artist Concha Jerez and visits her solo exhibition at the MNCARS, Our Memory is Being Stolen, which will remain open to the public until January 11th, 2021. "Even since the Spanish Transition itself, I have had the feeling that we are being robbed of the memory of a whole series of events, of...

MAV 2020 AWARDS | Artist category: Marisa González

December 17, 2020

Today at 7.00 pm the MAV 2020 Awards ceremony will take place. Our artist Marisa González will receive an award for her career as an artist/creator, for her work as a pioneer in the application of new technologies of reproduction and communication in artistic creation, as well as for her contribution to feminism and...

Gina Arizpe | 2nd State Art Award Nuevo León 2020

December 16, 2020

Our artist Gina Arizpe has won the second place of the 2nd State Art Prize Nuevo León 2020 for her work Names and Coordinates: Nuevo León (2020). Her series Names and Coordinates began in 2020, and the first three works of this series were shown for the first time in Zona Maco 2020, by Freijo Gallery, in the New...

"Matías Costa. SOLO" exhibition at Canal de Isabel II | Photo-book by Matías Costa, pubished by La Fábrica

December 15, 2020

The Sala Canal de Isabel II presents the exhibition "SOLO" by the photographer Matías Costa. It consists of a journey that unfolds his work of three decades, which is of a double nature: that of a chronicler and that of a poet. It will remain open to the public until January 31st, 2021. In addition, his photo-book Matías...

PHotoESPAÑA master class by Álvaro Laiz | Alcobendas Art Centre

December 12, 2020

The PHotoESPAÑA Master's in Photography, in collaboration with Alcobendas City Council, is organising a master class open to the public, by the photographer Álvaro Laiz, in the Alcobendas Art Centre, on Wednesday, December 16th at 6pm. Álvaro Laiz invites us to accompany him on a journey to places where the boundaries...

New article about Concha Jerez's exhibition 'Our Memory is Being Stolen' at the MNCARS in hoyesarte

December 11, 2020

Hoyesarte has published an article, written by Luis Domingo, which focuses on Concha Jerez's exhibition at the MNCARS, entitled Our Memory is Being Stolen, which will remain open to the public until January 11th, 2021.