2011 November
Nov 23
Mou Huan at IVAM in Valencia
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Mou Huan is one of the most famous and influential Chinese artists than currently exist and for that reason, the Institute of Modern Art in Valencia will exhibit his artworks from the 4th of October until December 4th. Huan had already exhibited at the IVAM along with 15 other artists from the Asian country but this is the first time he visits Spain for an exclusive exhibition.

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Huan takes as a starting point what he sees as some of the worst things happening in the world today. That is why in his work terrorist attacks, society dominated by consumerism and manufacturing chains, natural disasters and other catastrophes can be seen

At the exhibition you will enjoy more than 20 of his most recent works . The most important part of his paintings is the person. According to what  Huan said, his last series revolves around people and scenarios that seem to wrap them up. In them they can feel the loneliness, the fragility and the isolation among other feelings of desolation.

One of the most exciting paintings that can be observed is one which illustrates the earthquake that struck China in 2007 or one that has to do with the attack on the Twin Towers in NYC years ago or much more actual events such as the death of the terrorist Bin Laden.

This collaboration is organized though an agreement that was made between the IVAM and the International Association of Culture of Shanghai that was created with the intention of bringing some of the most important Chinese artists to Valencia.

More information: http://www.ivam.es/exposiciones/2878-mou-huan

Institute of Modern Art in Valencia: Guillem de Castro, 118, 46003 Valencia, Spain

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Nov 22
Francis Montesinos in Valencia
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Fashion is making its way into contemporary culture as the center of new aesthetics and results in the synthesis of complex processes of creation and production. Fashion includes complex values ​​of how it fits today’s culture and the  aesthetic trends of clothing worldwide. to affirm that fashion is an elite operation is correct. But how fashion works is  to understand what  is cooking in the world’s major cities, for fashion does not only come from haute couture designing. The presence of urban natural elements and geographical and political spaces, define styles seasons after seasons. Believing that the utility of the gateway is only for parades, is not seeing that this exhibition of bodies is a voyage throughout societies and cultures in a complex operation.

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An example from Valencia: Francisco Montesinos. He is one of those unique characters that culture produces, you really do not know how to classify them, but you just know they’re great, that his creations breaks trends and nothing is better than being carried away by his art. This well known designer has been  prized for his constant desire to create new trends and amaze with his parades that are more than just parades, but also show significant intelligence. With over thirty years in international fashion, Francis Montesinos plays an important and indisputable role in the Spanish and world design indusrty

Certainly, the style of Francis Montesinos is highly Mediterranean, colorful decorations which no longer present a particular refinement. Born in Valencia, he studied at the School of Arts and Crafts of this city. His collections have been presented in international fashion capitals, among them Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Barcelona. Montesino’s style delves in traditional trends as well as the riskier areas . His colors refer to the land and the sea, spring and autumn colors that are mixed in an elegant and bold combination at the same time.

But where doe the success of a fashion designer come from? Surely, these are times where the better you can synthesize a style in many facets and forms, the better the results will be later. Fashion is not a simple subject, nor easy to create. In fashion, dress patterns are set to reach dimensions that we do not notice at first glance. Sometimes we see patterns that are too risky or impossible to wear in everyday life. However, these designs are moments that are unattainable as the essence of clothing that is accessed by mainstream audiences. The parades function as conceptual shelves, boxes or precise moments in which the combination of color, fabric and movement create new options for other designers. For Montesinos work visit his website: http://www.francismontesinos.com/

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Nov 10
First Urban Music Festival Valencia
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What is happening on the streets? Well quite a lot, the streets, now more than ever, are making too much noise. With all the protest movements, camping, the economic system that it is collapsing, there is no better way to protest than with more noise, more music. Historically, musical trends have marked particular times, and have been just the soundtrack of many social and political movements. Think of the psychedelic 60′s, punk in the 70′s, the rap growing movement in major cities during the 80′s. What is the sound of this revolution? Is there sound for this revolution? Who is  the music market competing with nowadays?

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We have to consider that all the color and chemical revolution of the 60′s was voraciously absorbed by the system at the same time of its displacement. For example in the television networks, special effects and psychedelic colors were adopted for the presentation of many bands the list is long. However, the coverage of these sounds did not respond to an urge or encourage disclosure of the social fire, but the setpoint was, above all, in something that countries like the United States has always taken advantage and which, without doubt, is part of the backbone of their ideological system: Entertainment.

Thus, entertainment and spectacle, with its breeding industry, advertising and movement of sounds and images, is responsible for quickly appropriating any creation, for more radical that this is or is intended to be. Punk quickly became a joke in television, in which guys like the Sex Pistols and the Clash, while giving interviews or inspired and lacerating presentations, did not stop being victims of an adult and ridiculous audience, that these young bands were nothing more than cannon fodder for new ideological wars and contentions.

Today, the intervention of bands, musicians, or sounds, it seems a little silly in the political environment. There are too many “Ipods” too many sounds, mp3′s and bands to give an address on what could be the ideal soundtrack for this new, revolution. And there’s so much variety, also there is a lot of bad. The problem is that all we are hearing is something that is not necessarily the same. The nature of the problem-generating unit is present, but today there is no ideology or politics, or music that sustains a serious problem exists. The enemy is the same. We are all against the same enemy. Our resources are multiple, and the solutions are not clear yet. The First Urban Music Festival in Valencia, is an attempt to capture the still youthful spirit that remains in this beautiful Spanish city. Juan Perro, Jorge Drexler, Russian Red, The Coronas, Arizona Baby, Pony Bravo, Jack Oblivian, The Limes, Harlant T. Bobo, Zahara and Javier Krane, are the protagonists of this new sound race against indifference, closed minds and parochial attitude that sometimes circulates throughout Spain. For more information, visit the festival is already underway: http://www.festivalurbano.org/

 

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