Spain - Finestre sull'Arte

Barcelona, two activists throw colored powder on Sagrada Familia. 600 euro fine

Two activists from the Futuro Vegetal collective threw colored powder on the facade of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona yesterday to protest the complicity of various governments in the fires that ravaged the Iberian Peninsula this summer. The two ac...
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Bodies, sea, desire: the world of Néstor Martín-Fernández. What the Reina Sofía exhibition looks like.

Néstor Reencontrado shocks any visitor to the Reina Sofía who has a clear understanding of the limits of art. It is not difficult, once you understand that you are not entering an exhibition, but an enveloping and complete atmosphere. N...
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Spain, fire at Great Mosque of Cordova: monument saved, damage contained

Frightening moments over the weekend in Cordoba, Spain, where on Friday evening, at around 9 p.m., a fire broke out at the Great Mosque, now the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, one of the most important monuments ofMoorish-Islamic art in all...
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At the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid, the first monographic exhibition in a museum by Anna Weyant

The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid will present from July 15 to October 12, 2025, the first monographic exhibition hosted in a museum by Canadian artist Anna Weyant (Calgary, 1995), curated by Guillermo Solana in close collaboration with...
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Three little-known coasts of Spain: nature, culture and UNESCO heritages off the usual itineraries

Spain is universally known for its lively and busy coastlines, such as the Costa del Sol or Costa Brava, traditional beach destinations for tourists from all over the world. However, those who wish to discover a more authentic and less crowded face o...
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At the National Gallery in London the first major monographic exhibition in the UK devoted to Francisco de Zurbarán

Next spring, from May 2 to August 23, 2026, the National Gallery in London will host the first major monographic exhibition in the United Kingdom devoted to Francisco de Zurbarán, curated by Daniel Sobrino Ralston, Francesca Whitlum-Cooper and...
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Barcelona, rear facade of Casa Batlló restored: reconstructed to original appearance

Casa Batlló, one of the most emblematic masterpieces of Barcelona's modernist architecture designed by the genius of Antoni Gaudí, has recently completed a major restoration of the rear facade and inner courtyard, which began during the...
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Spain, restored Pedro Berruguete's Annunciation, masterpiece of Renaissance artist

A masterpiece by Pedro Berruguete, one of Spain's greatest Renaissance painters, is being revived thanks to careful restoration. It is theAnnunciation, a work currently housed at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain), where it h...
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