Alejandra
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Alejandra de Argos
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Travel with me and my friend arround the world to discover the latest art events and the most influential artists and exhibitions. If you love art, music, books and travel we would love you to join us.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 213 )
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Michael Raedecker
Andrea Rosen Gallery English Teacher Group of teachers Dormitory, Model 1:5 Read more
Posted on 21 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
John McCracken
This stunning retrospective of John McCracken (1934-2011) consists of approximately fifty works that make a tour of what it has meant the career of this artist. Read more
Posted on 21 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Miquel Barceló. Acquavella, New York
Surprising Miquel Barceló This Mallorcan artist's latest venture, presented in the fabulous New York gallery Acquavella, was a surprising turn from his... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Atelier Yan Pei Ming. Paris
Tomorrow opens at the Galerie Ropac exposure Chinese artist Yan Pei-Ming. Its hallmark is a large portrait format monochrome gray or red and the expression... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Aída at San Carlo's Theater
Last night was the premiere of Aída at San Carlo's Theater to mark the bicentennial of Giuseppe Verdi's birth.The special thing about this performance is that i... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Velazquez and the Family of Felipe IV
Velázquez and the family of Felipe IV represents an unmissable experience of art in all its aesthetic beauty. After visiting the Chapman retrospective, I was... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
77 Million Paintings - Brian Eno
Musician Brian Eno, best known as member of Roxy Music and creator of the ambient sound, is exhibiting his sound-and-image installation at the Alcalá 31 gallery. Read more
Posted on 21 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Tristan Und Isolde. Wagner and Bill Viola.
Wagner’s magnificent opera, performed at the Teatro Real, saw the composer’s intensity and passion merged with Bill Viola’s beauty and subtlety, greatly... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Interview with Henrik Olai Kaarstein
Autor colaborador: Matteo MottinATPdiary.com collaborator. Interview with Henrik Olai Kaarstein in occasion of his exhibition ‘Mothers’ at T293 Gallery... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Biographical Forms.
Martin Kippenberger. 1985. Foto: Alejandra de Argos The relationship between the artist’s biography and his work has been a constant in art history. Read more
Posted on 23 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Jake and Dinos Chapman at the Serpentin Gallery.
Jake y Dinos Chapman. Foto:A de Argos The Chapman brothers’ “Come and See” exhibition invites viewers to reflect on the meaning of art and its countless... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Tan Dun, a Genius, "Paper Water and Earth"
I attended the premier of the wonderful concert " Water, Paper and Earth" by the composer Tan Dun in Bologna. A trilogy of organic music. Read more
Posted on 07 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
The Warriors of Xian
Foto: Alejandra de Argos The Terracotta Army (or "Terracotta Warriors and Horses") is considered the Eighth Wonder of the World and was ordered to be built by... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Art and Tourism in Shanghai.
Atelier Xiaobai Su. Foto: Alejandra de Argos. Despite the heavy traffic in Shanghai, much can be done here in just two days, as the city has so much to offer it... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Magnificent Damien Hirst in ”Relics”
A major retrospective of history’s most highly paid artist is currently taking place in Doha, Qatar. Damien Hirst, who belongs to the Young British Artists... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Adel Abbdesamed. L'age D'or.
This wonderful exhibition of Adel Abdessemed, artist of Argelian origin, can be seen at the Museum of Arab Art in Doha, Qatar, until January 5, 2014. The... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Art in Doha.
My journey starts with a view of the arid Arabian peninsula from the window of the plane, and my subsequent understanding of how it is possible that the world i... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Sex + Explosives = Art in Paris.
Foto: Alejandra de Argos "One Night Stand: Explosion Event for Nuit Blanche" was the title of the spectacular event organized by one of China’s best-known... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Dia Beacon Foundation
This museum on the banks of the Hudson river in Beacon, New York is a must-see for those visiting NYC. The collection consists of various rooms dedicated to... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Powerful Hannah Arendt
The horror! The horror!, screamed Kurtz just before dying, as he fell to the depths of moral decay in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. Read more
Posted on 22 September 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE