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25th January 2022 KEY EVENTS FROM WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL VALENCIA 2022
#Valencia started 2022 as World Design Capital, rung in by the bells of Valencia City Hall, which was lit up in yellow for the occasion. Designated by the World Design Organization, Valencia is the first Spanish city to be recognised for its accomplishments in using design to improve life culturally, socially, and economically. “Design is […]
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24th January 2022 ART IN VALENCIA…The Sculpting of Bombas Gens
#A glimpse into Valencian history and its future… When visiting Valencia it is crucial that you ensure the outstanding Bombas Gens is a part of your itinerary. The former water pump factory can be found near the heart of Valencia, a short walk from El Carmen. With the impressive architecture representing the past and the […]
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23rd January 2022 ART EXHIBITION…’València, 1980 + 40′ ….at MuVIM until March 20th
#24/7 VALENCIA: CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS EXHIBITION? MuVIM: “Rafael de Luis Casademunt, in his role as chronicler of a specific period of the city of Valencia, as Eugène Atget did in Paris in his day, allows us to recall a city with his unique and often timeless photogaphy… in its dual nature […]
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16th January 2022 ART IN VALENCIA… IVAM (EXCLUSIVE REPORT)
##The Institut Valencià d’Art Modern or IVAM was the first centre of modern art created in Spain, opening in 1989. It is located at the Julio González centre and houses the museum collection, alongside other temporary exhibitions. Like the name suggests, those who enjoy contemporary and modern pieces will be best suited to exploring IVAM. […]
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15th January 2022 National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts “González Martí” (Valencia)
#Founded in 1947 and open to the public since 1954 , the National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts “González Martí” is located in the historic centre of Valencia. This emblematic museum is dedicated to ceramics, porcelain and other decorative arts such as textile art, traditional costumes and furniture. The ‘Palacio del Marqués de Dos […]
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13th January 2022 MASTERFUL ARTISTS OF VALENCIA… PINAZO & SOROLLA & MONGRELL AT ‘FUNDACIÓN BANCAJA’ UNTIL JULY 2022
#Fundación Bancaja brings together works by Pinazo, Sorolla and Mongrell in an exhibition of paintings from around 1900. The exhibition is made up of around ten pieces and, together with Sorolla’s ‘Yo soy el pan de la vida’ (I am the Bread of Life), displays other commissioned works produced at the turn of the century […]
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28th December 2021 Rebeca Plana, Raul Belinchón and Pamen Pereira join the art collection of the Generalitat Valenciana
#Rebeca Plana, Raul Belinchón and Pamen Pereira join the art collection of the Generalitat Valenciana… With this acquisition, the Col-lecció d’Art Contemporani de la Generalitat now totals 129 works with a total investment of more than 1.75 million euros. The Conselleria de Cultura has determined the acquisition in 2021 of 19 works of art by […]
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18th December 2021 HOLY GRAIL ART & SCULPTURE EXHIBITION IN VALENCIA UNTIL FEB 2022
#24/7 VALENCIA:CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS EXHIBITION? CURATOR & PROFESSOR OF THE HISTORY OF ART (UNIVERSITAT DE VALÈNCIA) NÉSTOR OLUCHA : “The Holy Grail has served as a motif for artistic creation on numerous occasions throughout the History of Valencian Art, since its arrival in the city in 1424. For this reason, the […]
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4th December 2021 ARTIST VIRGINA LORENTE OF ‘ATYPICAL STORES’ (VALENCIA)
24/7 VALENCIA: CAN YOU TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND AND EDUCATION? VIRGINA LORENTE: I was born in Valencia in 1973. I do not remember when I started drawing, I can only say that I have never left it since then. I love illustration, to tell stories and to convey emotions. I studied architecture and […]
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2nd December 2021 Art exhibition until December 3rd…”The Holy Grail, the untold story” (Valencia)
#On Monday 29th November the exhibition “The Holy Grail, the untold story” was inaugurated in the magnificent Casal Fallero in Pz. de la Merced in Ciutat Vella of Valencia. The Falla is 150 years old and is hosting this graphic exhibition in its casal. Panels visually narrate the main contributions to the state of the […]
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15th November 2021 ART IN VALENCIA at IVAM….’Renau in exile’… until January 9 2022
24/7 VALENCIA: COULD YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS EXHIBITION? IVAM: “This exhibition attempts to reconstruct the various historical and creative contexts to which the poster designer, photomontage artist, muralist and writer Josep Renau was forced to adapt in the course of his fascinating life. The show principally investigates two of the least known historical […]
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9th November 2021 ART IN VALENCIA…IRMA BLANK AT ‘BOMBAS GENS’ (UNTIL 20 MARCH 2022)
##Are you looking to immerse yourself in a new art exhibition in Valencia? If so, it is worth taking a trip to Bombas Gens arts centre! Bombas Gens Centre D’Art is a highly popular art gallery in Valencia, set within a 1930s factory; the architecture creates a beautiful contrast to the modern, airy indoor space. […]
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16th October 2021 VALENCIA BOOKS & PHOTOGRAPHY ‘HOUSES FROM EL CABANYAL’
##(EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH WRITER & CABANYAL RESIDENT FELIP BENS) What is the concept and philosophy of ‘HOUSES from El Cabanyal’? The first edition of the book came out in 2007, in the middle of the harassment of the city council of Valencia, with Rita Barberà at the head… to promote the extension of the Blasco […]
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9th October 2021 Fundación Bancaja presents the exhibition ‘Sorolla. A restless drawer’ (until January 9th, 2022)
##The exhibition offers for the first time in Valencia a selection of a hundred drawings by Joaquín Sorolla, a little known facet of the Valencian artist, but which he practised intensively throughout his artistic career. Fundación Bancaja has presented the exhibition ‘Sorolla. Dibujante sin descanso’, produced together with the Museo Sorolla and the Fundación Museo […]
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3rd October 2021 ‘LONDON CALLING’ BRITISH ART EXHIBITION AT ‘FUNDACIÓN BANCAJA’ UNTIL OCTOBER 17th!
Fundación Bancaja presents the exhibition ‘London Calling. British Art Today. From David Hockney to Idris Khan’ The exhibition consists of fifty works, most of them unpublished in Spain, by 20 British artists born between 1937 and 1978, including artists such as David Hockney, Tony Cragg, Anish Kapoor, Damien Hirst and Idris Khan. Bancaja Foundation has […]
