The Arenas de Barcelona
By Ruizhe Yin Located at the foot of Montjuïc, the Arenas de Barcelona has become one of Barcelona’s iconic landmark buildings, forming part of a distinctive historical complex together with nearby Plaça d’Espanya, the Venetian Towers, and the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. This landmark was originally built in 1900 to serve as a bullring. […]
March 14: Sitges and Cau Ferrat Museum
By Elena Guzman Our first site of the day and last visit of this trip was 40 km southwest of the bustling and busyness of Barcelona and into the coastal and charming little town of Sitges. Unknown amongst Americans and treasured by Europeans, Sitges is referred to as the birthplace of Modernism, an artistic movement […]
March 13: Rubén Torres Gallery
By Julia Torrey “Create your eye. No one is going to teach you that.” We visited Rubén Torres Gallery in Eixample on Friday and met with Rubén, who spoke very openly about what it means to run a gallery right now. His space felt very personal. The work on view ranged from the 17th century […]
March 13: Poliana Limat at Mercat dels Flors
By Mingwei Song This performance opens all the senses of the body. It explores themes of connecting with others, with nature, and with life itself. It is also an experience filled with surprise and reflection. In this performance, the audience can feel a rich sense of vitality through every breath, pause, shout, and sigh of […]
March 13: Art Market Dynamics with Isabel Causadias
By Nora Bergman Seated in Ruben Torres Gallery, we had the opportunity to hear about the art market and dealing from 2 very different perspectives of the business — one from the gallerist’s perspective, and one from a researcher’s bigger picture perspective. Isabel’s talk highlighted a number of misconceptions in and about the industry, and pushed […]
March 12: Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB)
By Meixi Huang Walking through the narrow streets of El Raval on a sunny afternoon, it was hard not to notice the contrast between the everyday life of the neighborhood and the large glass façade of the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB). During this study tour, I was greatly excited to have the […]
March 12: Madeline Carey at MACBA
By Dan Tang Today’s talk at MACBA helped me better understand how complicated it is to run a contemporary art museum in Barcelona. The Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, or MACBA, is one of the city’s major contemporary art institutions. It debuted to the public in 1995 in Barcelona’s Raval neighborhood and has since become […]
March 12: Claudia Segura at MACBA (Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art)
By Yike Ding Today we visited MACBA and had the opportunity to speak with Claudia, head of the collection. She introduced how museums choose and develop their collections, how this museum operates under a complex political situation, and how MACBA positions itself within the community and international contemporary art scene.
March 11: Antic Teatre
By Claire-Solene Becka Do YOUR work, YOUR ideas, YOUR job. Fight for your ideas and rights, and put all your life into it,” urged Semolina Tomic, Artistic Director of Antic Teatre.
March 11: Development at Palau de la Musica Catalana
By Sydney Lowry I was excited when I found out my blog assignment was the talk with the Project Manager of the Development Department at Palau de la Musica Catalana, due to my interest in development, and desire to work in the field. Marina Ventura Montes, Project Manager, was incredibly insightful and well-spoken, providing detailed […]