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...instance: (1) Two Porto Rican young men, brothers, whose surname is Figulroa, who won the Sarasate award, that is, the first prize in violin and piano, at the Royal Conservatory of Music, at Madrid, Spain...
Most people know Madrid as a city with some of the world's greatest art museums: the Prado, the Thyssen, the Reina Sofia. But the Spanish capital may not spring so quickly to mind if what you want to see is a five-screen video installation featuring thousands of tropical moths by award-winning Turkish artist Kutlug Ataman...
...those in the know, however, Madrid annually becomes the destination for those seeking bold, original, even groundbreaking art. From Feb. 10-14, the city is home to the International Contemporary Art Fair, or ARCO, with new works from 290 galleries in 35 countries. "What makes this fair different from others is it is not dominated by the Anglo-Saxon world," says Javier L?pez, the owner of the Javier L?pez gallery, a premier Madrid space that specializes in photography and new media...
...ARCO is the most important week of the year for Spanish art," says Maria Porto, director of the Madrid branch of Marlborough, a London-based gallery. The fair was launched in 1982 by a small group of artists and curators eager to make the international connections that were denied them under the previous 40 years of authoritarian rule. Since then, ARCO has also emerged as an intellectual forum. This year, visitors can sit in on discussion panels featuring 200 artists, collectors, academics, curators and gallery owners. So wear comfortable shoes?there's a whole world of art to see. Daily...
Most people know Madrid as a city with some of the world's greatest art museums: the Prado, the Thyssen, the Reina Sofia. But the Spanish capital may not spring so quickly to mind if what you want to see is a five-screen video installation featuring thousands of tropical moths by award-winning Turkish artist Kutlug Ataman. For those in the know, however, Madrid annually becomes the destination for those seeking bold, original, even groundbreaking art. From Feb. 10-14, the city is home to the International Contemporary Art Fair, or ARCO, with new works from 290 galleries...