The weeks become shorter and shorter when a month starts and it is already full of events and art. Especially in summer you can not miss thousands of getaways and save the latest artistic novelties to enjoy them.
For the 7 art highlights of July, the CAN Art Fair festival returns to Ibiza, while Menorca hosts the Lazareto Gastro Music Festival. Andorra is also celebrating by hosting the mythical Cirque Du Soleil. The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offers an insight into the creative world of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. In addition, the Balenciaga Museum hosts the exhibition Josep Font. Beauty and restlessness. Meanwhile, at L’Antiga Farinera, the Bombon, Joan Prats and Nogueras Blanchard galleries bring together 11 artists in the exhibition Meridian fantastic spirit. To close, Madrid has inaugurated the new space Museo Gran Vía 15 with the first contemporary exhibition Walking Life, by artist Okuda San Miguel.
CAN Art Fair comes back to Ibiza to love with more art
For the second consecutive year, the CAN Art Fairwill return to Ibiza this summer. This year the fair will feature 28 international and 7 national galleries, and more than 100 artists from around the world. Among them, the exhibitors with the largest representation come from Hong Kong, London, New York, Los Angeles or Sydney. During the five days of the fair, the event will host collectors, private visits, events, among others.
From left to right: Miju Lee of La Bibi Gallery. Pedro Pedro of The Hole
Renowned galleries hope to exhibit the contemporary art they create, such as 1969 Gallery, from New York, Collaborations, from Copenhagen, Soho Revue, from London, or The Hole, from Los Angeles. Among the local galleries, Ana Mas Projects or Galería Alegría, from Barcelona, or La Bibi Gallery, from Palma de Mallorca. The fair will once again be held at the FECOEV fairgrounds, on the outskirts of Dalt Vila, connecting with the spaciousness and natural light of the area.
When? July 12-16, 2023.
Where? Ctra. de Ibiza a Sant Antoni, Ibiza, Balearic Islands
Horario: Wednesday from 17.00h to 21.00h. Thursday to Saturday from 17.00h to 21.00h. Sunday from 12.00h to 18.00h.
Tickets: You can purchase the ticket here.
Lazareto Festival brings together music and gastronomy at San Felipe Castle
For the second consecutive year, the music and gastronomy festival Lazareto returns to Menorca in the exclusive Castillo de San Felipe. For this second edition, 13 national and international musical legends gather to take the rhythm to the top. Ainhoa Arteta is in charge of opening the festival, closing it with the group Chambao. In addition, the gastronomy of the Catalan chef Paco Pérez will accompany the thirteen evenings. This year Lazareto Gastro & Music Festival changes location to be installed in the grounds of the Castillo de San Felipe, a sixteenth-century fortification, declared Bien de Interés Cultural y Patrimonial, which opens its doors for the first time to the public for the event.
Chef Paco Pérez will design a tasting menu to be served at the festival before the concerts. The menu consists of 7 courses, 3 starters, 2 main courses and 2 desserts. Priced at 75€.
The lineup of guest artists is made up of musical icons of yesterday and today. At the national level, there is the soprano Ainhoa Arteta, who will open the show on the night of July 27, the dancer Sara Baras, Chambao, Antonio Orozco, and Taburete. The latter will once again participate in the festival. On the other hand, the classics The Gipsy Kings, Village People and Earth Wind and Fire will be present with their world-famous tunes. In addition to Boney M, Tony Hadley, Spandau Ballet, The Christians, Opera Garage and Anastacia.
When? July 27 to August 8, 2023.
Where? Sant Felip, Menorca, Balearic Islands
Horario: From 19.00h to 03.00h
Tickets: You can purchase the ticket here.
10 years of Cirque su Soleil in Andorra
Throughout the month of July, Andorra is celebrating 10 years of Cirque du Soleil in the principality. And for this, the Festa event will take visitors through the circus troupe’s shows. Numbers acrobatic, live music, the magic of the circus and fun. Among the mountains of Andorra an imaginary hotel is created where the bellboy is distracted dreaming of love. Meanwhile, his co-workers set out to create the best party for the hotel’s tenth anniversary.
The circus company presents the show with its usual essence; with a staging that surprises the spectators while they are captivated by the magic and fun.
The performances have a duration of one hour, where dozens of numbers are included, among classics and other unpublished. As in the music that accompanies, intermingling the classical symphonic with new sounds. Through the story, which unites friendship, joy, life and love, the essence of Andorra is also reflected in it. The strong connection with nature in the town, and the tourism it generates thanks to its beauty and quality. Andorra, a destination with diverse proposals both in winter and summer.
When? July 1-30, 2023.
Where? Prada Casadet, Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Time: At 22.00h
Tickets: You can purchase the ticket here .
L’Antiga Farinera brings together classics and new artists
The galleries Bombon, Joan Prats and NoguerasBlanchard come together in Lower Empordà with the exhibition Meridian fantastic spirit. The setting chosen for the show is L’Antiga Farinera, an industrial building in the village of Corçà. Visitors can explore the 11 artists who represent their particular art. Among the artists are works by Joana Escoval, Alfons Borrell, Ludovica Carbotta, Joan Miró or José María Sicilia.
Josep Ponsatí, Cap de creus, Cadaqués, Benidorm, 1972, part of the original inflatable currently on display at l’Antiga Farinera for the exhibition.
The building, which closed its activity in the thirties, opens this summer as a large gallery, with 500 square meters distributed in eight halls. From the three galleries they emphasize the power to locate the exhibitions away from the bustle of the city in summer time. The poetry is also a central element, with Ángela Segovia in charge of writing texts for each room. In addition, as a novelty, the architecture studio La Base and the publishing house Terranova have been invited to create links between art, design and books.
When? June 24 to August 27, 2023.
Where? Ctra. C66, 304, La Bisbal d’Empordà, Girona
Hours: July from Thursday to Sunday from 17.00h to 21.00h. August from Tuesday to Sunday from 17.00h to 21.00h.
Yayoi Kusama’s artistic legacy to the world
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama continues to exhibit her creative explorations, this time at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao through the exhibition Yayoi Kusama: From 1945 to Today. The exhibition revolves around questions and six themes with a great deal of symbolism. With around 200 paintings, sculptures, images in motion, among others, visitors discover from her first paintings as a teenager, during World War II, to her most current works.
Self-Obliteration, 1966-1974
Painting on mannequins, table, chairs, wigs, bag, cups, plates, ashtray, jugs, etc.
The journey begins in the Infinite section, when he took his first steps upon leaving Japan and arriving in the United States in 1957. Accumulation, with works such as Accumulation of Letters, and his interest in multiplying and expanding his artistic vision. Radical connectivity, when at the end of 1960 he manifests in favor of human rights, against racism and abuse. The biocosmic, and his connection with nature, connecting heaven and earth. Death, represented, not as the eternal end, but as one more stage in the life. And ending with The force of life, and the power of art to heal.
When? June 27 to October 8, 2023.
Where? Avenida Abandoibarra, 2, Bilbao, Basque Country
Horario: Monday to Sunday from 10.ooh to 20.00h
Tickets: You can purchase the ticket here.
Josep Font and his view on Cristóbal Balenciaga
The Cristobal Balenciaga Museum kicks off the summer with the exhibition Josep Font. Beauty and restlessness , an anthological exhibition that covers more than twenty years of production of the Catalan designer. His long evolution as a master of fashion and his maturity in the 2010s. Visitors will be able to explore and enjoy some of his best creations of haute couture and pret-a-porter. In addition, Cristóbal Balenciaga’s creations and visions are a point of inspiration for new couturiers, and also establish the relationship between the two of them.
Josep Font created 19 collections for Delpozo between 2012 and 2018. Placing the brand among the favorites for the red carpet and celebrities.
The exhibition, curated by Josep Casamartina i Parasols, exhibits the work of one of the best Spanish designers who has reinterpreted the legacy of the master Balenciaga. His proposals where elegance and exquisiteness are mixed with the bulging shapes he gives to the fabrics. Josep Font was for six years in front of the Delpozo firm, winning awards for his garments, as well as parading in important locations such as London, Madrid, Paris and New York.
When? June 30 through January 7, 2024.
Where? Aldamar Parkea, 6, Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country
Horario: July and August from Monday to Sunday from 11.00h to 20.00h. September and October from 11.00h to 19.00h. November to January from 11.00h to 15.00h.
Tickets: You can purchase the ticket here.
Gran Vía Museum: contemporary opening
Finishing the 7 art highlights of July, the city of Madrid is in continuous movement, and one of its last news is the opening of the new space Museo Gran Vía 15. On June 1, it opened its doors with the first exhibition Walking Life, by artist Okuda San Miguel. Throughout the tour, visitors can find a very particular vision of the artist regarding the paths that life takes. To do this, he has sought to reflect the cultural heritage, the connection and influence between people and the amount of information we receive unconsciously.
Strange figures with different geometries bathed in colors that flood the rooms.
The exhibition is a proposal to awaken curiosity, exploring the surrealist world of the artist through colors, sounds and geometric figures. A pop surrealism characteristic of the Cantabrian artist, along with details of urban art. The new artistic visions that are born also connect in a symbolic way with the spaces, as the museum occupies the place where the former headquarters of the prestigious Joyería Aldao used to be.
When? June 1 to November 30, 2023.
Where? Calle Gran Vía, 15, Madrid
Horario: From 11.00h to 21.00h
Tickets: You can purchase the here.
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