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14th September 2023 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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14th August 2023 ‘AREF EL RAYESS’ ART EXHIBITION AT ‘IVAM’ (VALENCIA) UNTIL AUGUST 27th
24/7 Valencia: Could you tell us more about this distinctive exhibition? IVAM: “Born in Aley (Lebanon) in 1928, Aref El Rayess started to paint at the age of eleven. In 1948, he had his first exhibition in Beirut. From 1948 to 1957, El Rayess travelled between Senegal and Paris, where he started art at the […]
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22nd July 2023 IVAM: THE CITY’S PIONEER IN CONTEMPORARY ART
Situated on the banks of the river Turia, IVAM was the first centre of modern art created in Spain, opening its doors in the city of Valencia in 1989. The Institut València d’Art Modern (IVAM) houses both permanent and temporary exhibitions bringing together the works of local artists with those from all over the world. […]
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11th May 2023 ‘AREF EL RAYESS’ EXHIBITION AT IVAM FROM MAY 11 TO SEP 10
The works of talented Lebanese artist Aref El Rayess, who captured emotional depictions of political unrest in 1960s Lebanon, are being showcased in Valencia, marking the first exhibition Europe has ever seen. Art pieces created by Lebanese artist Aref El Rayess will be on display at the Institut Valencia d’Art Modern (IVAM) from 11 May 2023. […]
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18th February 2023 IVAM CELEBRATES ITS 34TH ANNIVERSARY THIS SATURDAY WITH FREE ADMISSION ON FEBRUARY 18TH!
The public who come to the museum will receive a tote bag as a gift. The Institut València d’Art Modern (IVAM) celebrates its 34th anniversary this Saturday with free admission throughout the day, as well as the gift of a multi-purpose fabric tote bag for the first 500 visitors. On 18 February 1989, the IVAM […]
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28th October 2022 ‘EL INSTITUT VALENCIÀ D’ART MODERN (IVAM)’ PRESENTS JULIO GONZÁLEZ’S EXHIBITION, ‘BEING AN ARTIST’
On Thursday 27th October, Juan González’s exhibition, ‘Being an Artist’ opened at ‘El Institut Valencià d’Art Modern (IVAM)’. The exhibition is based on 250 pieces that demonstrate the work of a sculptor who “conquered craft with craft and iron with iron”. It reveals a struggle between a destiny as a craftsman and a desire to […]
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7th August 2022 Mar Arza: ‘In Spite / In Short / In Darkness’ (IVAM)
When conjuring up images of the female body, our shared imagination has historically gravitated towards maternity and fertility. However, most of these ancestral forms, that have canonised the female body in this way, have been created through a male gaze. This is what Mar Arza attempts to dismantle through her recently opened exhibition, ‘A pesar […]
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6th April 2022 “ANNI AND JOSEF ALBERS. ART AND LIFE” EXHIBITION.. AT IVAM UNTIL JUNE 19TH
This exhibition is a tribute to the wonderful work of Anni and Josef Albers, the German born artists considered to be pioneers of twentieth-century modernism. While each of their works was developed independently, it was the nature of their intimate and supportive relationship which allowed them to excel at their passions. Anni and Josef Albers […]
