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Pleasure and the Court: Exploring the ‘Night Revels’ with Regina Llamas

For a long time, the court in China was characterised by Confucianist ethics. Self-control, soberness and hard work were values … More

Chinese Art, Regina Llamas, The Night Revels of Han Xizai

A Contemporary Willendorf? Ronald Hünneman’s talk about Jenny Saville

Jenny Saville. Does the name ring a bell to you? When I asked this question to the audience of the … More

Jenny Saville, Propped, Ronald Hünneman

Fighting Chernobyl with Fungi: a Work by Fernando Cremades

Sometime ago a small mechanism attached to the wall of a museum space caught my attention. It consisted of three … More

Contemporary art, Cryptococcus neoformans, Fernando Cremades, Radioactivity

Touched by Art. Online Talks

Such a waste we cannot touch each other anymore like we used to do! Memories of kisses, handshakes or of … More

Fernando Cremades, Liesbeth Korthals Altes, Regina Llamas, Ronald Hünneman, Touched by art

How To Throw a Get Out Of Your Armchair Party?

Last week, I hosted the 10th edition of the Get Out Of Your Armchair Party. A spontaneous idea developed into … More

Sketching Ideas 2018/2019

Design. The word evokes an object, a space, an image, the materialization of an idea; a process that is not merely abstract…

Bachelor in Design, IE School of Architecture and Design, Teaching

Tabacalera Cantera 2019: Migrant Bodies

In August, many people abandon Madrid because of the heat. Those who stay, however, find themselves in a quieter city … More

Cantera2019, Felipe Romero Beltrán, Luisa Ordóñez, Madrid, Tabacalera

Opening Exhibition Ana Gadé Silva

On April the 25th, Ana Gadé Silva opened her first solo exhibition at the IE Creativity Center in Segovia. She … More

Ana Gade Silva, John Berger, Perspective

Art and Philosophy Summer Course

From the 20-24th of August, I organised a summer course together with Ronald Hünneman. During the course, participants learned about … More

Art, Madrid, Summer Course

When Images speak like Words

The idea was very simple: why not screen the BBC series Ways of Seeing (1973) of John Berger in four … More

Art, JohnBerger, Popular Culture

A Dancing Museum

She wears dirty sneakers, blue Adidas sweatpants and a simple grey t-shirt. Her outfit, however, reveals nothing of the styles … More

Art, Contemporary Dance, Dancing Museum, Museo Reina Sofía
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