Since the beginning of Urvanity 2017 the fair has had the pleasure of counting on the support to culture from various collections and foundations that each year encourage contemporary creation through acquisition and residency awards. This 7th edition the number of collections and institutions has grown even more, with two new additions: Fundació Bassat, MIA… Read more » Continue reading
These days you will be able to enjoy the project “Second Wind, 2005” by the North American artist James Turrell. The visit to the sunset of “Second Wind 2005” at the Montenmedio Foundation, becomes a spectacle of color in continuous metamorphosis, which the visitor will hardly forget. A praise to the light and the tonality… Read more » Continue reading
From 23 to 26 February, UVNT Art Fair returns with more galleries, more proposals and more space at its COAM headquarters in Madrid. With six editions under its belt, UVNT has grown by creating a different proposal where the most current art and new languages have found their platform to make themselves known. The… Read more » Continue reading
With the new year just around the corner, our notebooks and notes apps start to fill up with resolutions and goals. Read more, excercise more, sleep more… to put it concisely, more balance. In the artistic fields, these goals have a more creative approach, we talked to a few artists to reflect on 2022 and… Read more » Continue reading
Last Christmas… I gave you my art… It’s the most wonderful time of the year…again. Holiday season is back, and for some it can be a non-stop hustle full of events, places to be and people to see, leaving little to no time to buy gifts. We know many people like to procrastinate the… Read more » Continue reading
2022 can be resumed as a series of unexpected and messy occurrences in the art world. Society finally went back to normal after two years of pandemic and post-pandemic sequels, but with numerous war conflicts and inflation rates increasing more than ever at rapid pace, the art world has somehow maintained its essence and own… Read more » Continue reading
Throughout the history of art, nature has been a constant element, either as a backdrop, as a detail or as a protagonist. The classical view on nature exhibits compositions on canvases that seeked to recreate the harmony and balance of landscapes, gardens and forests through delicate but precise brush strokes. On the other hand, nature… Read more » Continue reading
Con la aparición y el auge de las nuevas herramientas tecnológicas, las prácticas artísticas han ampliado sus fronteras creativas. Numerosos artistas recurren a los renders, la IA o incluso la codificación para dar vida a su arte. Sin embargo, la sobreabundancia de estas herramientas que “nos facilitan la vida” puede tener el efecto contrario en… Read more » Continue reading
With the emergence and rise of new technological tools, artistic practices have expanded their creative frontiers. Numerous artists recur to renders, AI or even coding to bring into existence their art. However, the overabundance of these tools that “make our life easier” can have the opposite effect on some creators. The accessibility of this technological… Read more » Continue reading
Gärna Art Gallery and Urvanity Projects present Food Obsession. A group exhibition that brings us closer to a new generation of international artists who cook a new figuration and set the table to talk about excess, waste, symbolism, brands or lack. The exhibition opens on November 23 and will be on view until January… Read more » Continue reading
We are diving deep into the imaginary world of Hannah Epstein to find out the songs she knows by heart and her ideal eating scenario, we gathered a selection of tv shows to watch this rainy fall season carefully recommended by Bieke Bunckinx and we found out what Fatima de Juan listens to when she… Read more » Continue reading
On October 25th, 2018 an artwork titled Portrait of Edmond Belamy was auctioned for an astonishing $432,500 at Christie’s, signed at the bottom by a formula (min G max D x [log (D(x))] + z [log (1 – D (G(z)))]) claiming that the artist behind the work was not human. This “painting”, if it can be designated as such, was produced… Read more » Continue reading
Instagram was born as a photo-sharing platform in 2010, what used to be an app full of selfies with a vintage-look filter and a caption saying #instafun has rapidly become an interconnected community of its own, with its particular rules and languages. In the art world, Instagram has completely revolutionized the industry. There were times… Read more » Continue reading
Through elements that often represent tools that condition human behavior, SpY elaborates his public art installations. His practice has evolved over the course of his career to encompass an increasingly spectacular compilation of large-scale installations and interventions, each more ambitious and impactful than the last. While maintaining his anonymous identity, SpY captivates viewers while… Read more » Continue reading
“In March 2020, a news story appeared in the press that took just hours to become a meme: Caelie Wilkens, a British woman, had been caring for a plant for two years that turned out to be made of plastic. Wilkens was telling the newspaper that she felt a deep disappointment, that ‘those last two… Read more » Continue reading
With galleries filling up with fresh proposals to commence fall, September represents in art the beginning of a new exhibition season. In other creative disciplines, it is nor any different, this is the case of the fashion industry. This month is widely known as the moment of celebration of Fashion Week in the big four:… Read more » Continue reading
The art of collecting often goes far beyond having a painting or sculpture in a home, some collectors see it as a way of harvesting a relationship with the artist and creating a better understanding and empathy towards their work. When acquiring a work there are numerous factors that come into play, some may make… Read more » Continue reading
Once a year, the dry landscape of the Nevada desert becomes an ephemeral city. More than 70.000 people settle during a week and become witnesses of the construction and destruction of Black Rock City, a place that explores the limits of the creative human mind. Full of artistic installations and performances, this year’s art… Read more » Continue reading
Tomislav Topic is a site-specific artist whose colorful installation will be completely transforming the Caleido Space, a new city hub in the business area in Madrid. By installing a 20 meter suspended sculpture, anyone who is in the Spanish capital will be able to visit it. Born in Hannover, Topic is widely known for… Read more » Continue reading
A new space with a lot of art has opened its doors in Madrid. A tablao for the bravest and most daring that presents a new look at flamenco, a classic and at the same time transgressive look, with contemporary elements that at the same time respect the flamenco tradition. A tablao 2.0 based on… Read more » Continue reading
There is nothing like taking your daily route to work and being surprised by something that was not there the day before. You then ask yourself: What is this? How did this get here? And mostly: Who is behind this? Public Art is meant to have this effect on us, installations that appear overnight and… Read more » Continue reading
Galician artist Nano Abia, more commonly known as Nano4814, has been developing his artistic work since the 90s. His introduction to creative production was thanks to skateboarding and the underground scene in Vigo, where he found a refuge to express himself freely through photography, fanzines and graffiti. One of the most outstanding projects of… Read more » Continue reading
The start of September marks the ending of the summer vacations, the return to the routine, setting the alarm clock to get up early again… But it’s not all bad news because September is also the start of a new exhibition season. Galleries fill up with fresh proposals to welcome autumn, and cities like Barcelona… Read more » Continue reading
In 2021 UVNT had the privilege of having the Acquisition and Production Awards as a first time, the participation of the SOLO Collection, the MER Collection, Montresso*Art Foundation and the Nadine Foundation marked an edition that highlighted the value of the creative production and the trajectory of the winners. This year, at UVNT Art Fair… Read more » Continue reading
En 2021 UVNT tuvo el privilegio de contar con los Premios de Adquisición y Producción como novedad, la participación de la Colección SOLO, la Colección MER, Casa de Indias, Montresso*Art Foundation y la Fundación Nadine marcaron una edición que puso en valor la producción creativa y la trayectoria de los galardonados. Este año, en UVNT… Read more » Continue reading
La extraordinaria exposición Desert X AlUla invita al espectador a pasearse, a la vez que a contemplar, la obra de más de 15 artistas internacionales en pleno desierto de Alula. En el impresionante desierto de Alula, ubicado en el valle Al Mutadil, al noroeste Arabia Saudí, tiene lugar la segunda edición de la exposición Desert… Read more » Continue reading
Transmediale 2022: la exposición abandonad toda esperanza los que entréis aquí en display hasta el 18 de febrero en la AdK de Berlín, culmina un año de actividades del festival. Durante el último año, transmediale 2o22 ha trazado un recorrido por las políticas del rechazo, explorando su potencial para formar nuevas realidades sociopolíticas. Por eso,… Read more » Continue reading
From Star Wars to Kill Bill, through SpongeBob SquarePants and the iconic Mickey Mouse, to Andy Warhol’s pop art or the kitschiest dog in the art world. Sounds familiar? Check out some of the most recognizable and creative collaborations and reinterpretations of the Art Toy universe. Out of a movie! The Art Toy scene… Read more » Continue reading
Bilbao-born artist and illustrator Yubia (@yu_yubs) has been painting graffiti on the streets since 2002. Especially in the streets of Barcelona, where she has been living and working for more than ten years. With a markedly naive, even childish style, her signatures and full-color drawings coexist with the rawness of cement and urban asphalt, making… Read more » Continue reading
Is it a toy? Is it an artwork? More like… neither one nor the other. We take you into the world of these small collectible figures in a trilogy of articles where you can learn all about Art Toys. This first part will serve you as an introduction to discover the ‘toy freakism’ in its purest form…. Read more » Continue reading
We take off on an intergalactic journey with Spanish artist María Herreros, devouring the pages of books on the understanding of the universe; we get to know the latest and freshest graffiti scene in Paris and delve into Scandinavian post-horror cinema with Argentinean Zosen Bandido; we groove to the rhythm of national jazz-rap and catch… Read more » Continue reading
“A Contemporary Art current in which landscape and artwork are closely linked and which uses materials from nature such as wood, earth, stones, sand, rocks, fire, water… for its intervention”. This is the definition of Land Art, this artistic hybrid that mixes sculpture and landscape architecture for its public art creations. We review through this definition… Read more » Continue reading
Have you ever wondered how to preserve the ephemeral? Although they are apparently two antagonistic concepts, Rita L. Amor, PhD in Science and Restoration of Historical and Artistic Heritage, illustrates in this interview the role of the conservator – restorer in the context of street art. Expert in the application of conservation mechanisms on… Read more » Continue reading