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Wild Portrait: Art-science Exhibition
Possibly the most fascinating and obscure exhibition Barcelona has ever seen! Wild Portrait is a tourist art-science exhibition co-produced by La Mandarina de Newton and Fundació MONA, with the support of Barcelona City Council. Chimpanzees are given brushes, paints and paper to create Wild Portrait paintings during their various moments of spontaneity. This enrichment project questions what is aesthetics and creativity? Is it something unique to humans? Or can these terms also be applied to other animals? Do other animals perceive their surroundings…
Find out more »Metric Market ‘Sky and Earth’
This funky restaurant, fabulously located in central Barcelona, will be hosting 7 exciting events throughout 2016. The events are based on the creation of the world and divided into 7 chapters. For each chapter an urban artist paints two murals in Metric space on two of the walls of the restaurant. Design, music, food and events is what defines them. The first chapter is ‘Sky and Earth’ will be held on January 5th between 18:00h-23:00h. They have selected Leon Ka a.k.a…
Find out more »Brick by Brick exhibition at Museu del Disseny
The show features a selection of three hundred ceramic pieces applied in architecture, from Antiquity to the present. The works are from both the Museum’s own collections and from numerous European museums. It is the first exhibition that uses this type of ceramic, and works from the ancient world to the present. The exhibition highlights the importance and the continuing use of ceramic in architecture, as well as its traditions and innovations. Curated by the architect Pedro Azara, the show will start simultaneously with the Forty-Seventh…
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Swab Contemporary Art Fair
Swab Barcelona is a Contemporary Art Fair at the Fira de Barcelona in Barcelona. This 4 day event is interested in the emerging art. 75 galleries such as In/Out, Focus Magreb and Cross-Bounders will participate to this 9th edition, throughout new curated programs. Swab offers a unique vision for the visitors making the contemporary art scene more accessible to the general public. Its committee is formed by gallery directors and art professionals not only make a selection of received applicants. Swab wants to…
Find out more »Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Palau Sant Jordi
Coming to Barcelona this October 1st and 2nd is world-renowned rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, at Palau Sant Jordi. The American rock band formed in 1983, and has a unique genre style of playing rock with a primarily funk-like feeling, while taking elements from punk rock and psychedelic rock. However, even if you’ve heard their recorded music, don’t miss out on seeing them live; the Red Hot Chili Peppers are known to improvise a lot during their concerts, so…
Find out more »I Turn Bad, Blanca Haddad solo exhibition
Blanca Haddad’s second solo exhibition opens in Barcelona's recently inaugurated Nau Bostik gallery space in the Sagrera neighbourhood. Born in Venezuela but having worked in Barcelona since 2006, Haddad’s exhibition explores the female gaze as it falls on other women - a change from the ever present male gaze in the arts, something that a number of women artists are looking to change. Based on previously published poems, this exhibition aims to empower women as onlookers and as painters, wth the…
Find out more »49th Sitges Film Festival
In a world full of preferences and opinions, there’s one thing that most people can agree on: movies are pretty great. Each one tells a completely different story from the last, and draws in its viewers with an intriguing plot, witty one-liners and spectacular effects. It’s due to the appreciation of movies that events such as the Sitges Film Festival do so well. For this year’s 49th Sitges Film Festival, the theme is one of the most recognized franchises in…
Find out more »#Jaegermusictour
Thanks to the participation of the public in the competition of cities organized by Jägermeister and Concert, this year the second edition #Jägermusictour will pass through Madrid, A Coruña, Ourense, Malaga, Seville and Barcelona for only €5. Sticking with their goal of supporting and publicizing national emerging talent, Jägermeister has chosen this year’s lineup to be the psychedelic My Expansive Awareness, punk rock The Saurs, and rock and roll band Los Bengala. It’s sure to be a fantastic concert with…
Find out more »Contemporary Creation Festival in Poblenou
This is the 15th edition of the Contemporary Creation Festival in the neighbourhood of Poblenou. From 20 to 23 October, Escena Poblenou festival will encourage innovation through disciplines such as theater, dance, clown, circus, object theater, street theater and performance. You'll have to pay for hall performances. Most of street shows are free of charge. Full program here. Buy your tickets from 20 September on this page.
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