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Recap: Siete Mares and De Cabezas y Náufragos

Diversity is one of the defining factors of metropolitan cities. With 3.5 million residents, Madrid is no exception. In Chueca (The Mad City’s version of the West Village in New York or the Castro in San Francisco) two simultaneous exhibits, Santiago Martinez Peral’s De Cabezas y Naufragos and Lleana Sánchez Hing’s Siete Mares at Galería...

Recap: “El Artista en La Ciudad” at CentroCentro in Madrid

Mistresses, models, muses and wives all play an integral role in the stereotypical life of “the artist”. However there is another relationship the artist encounters which plays an equally essential role: the relationship the artist has with the City where they live.

At Madrid’s CentroCentro, in this exhibition “El Artista en La...

Recap: Madrid’s Apertura 2012: An Introduction to the Contemporary Art...

Madrid’s Third Annual Apertura2012 was a weekend-long introduction into the contemporary art scene. Organized by Arte_Madrid, an association of 46 of Madrid’s contemporary art galleries founded in 2000, Apertura2012 consisted of 4 days of open private collections, brunch held within the galleries, and art walks introducing art enthusiasts and...