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Mónica Boixeda
There´s nothing worse than being in an unknown city and having to get around with public transport. The worst problem of all is, regardless of whether they abide to their timetables or not (which many times isn´t the case), is to know where to get off or get on exactly, and getting it wrong is commonplace. Paris is a city where getting confused is normal because it´s immense, and making combinations and choosing the right way is a real gamble. For this reason, one of the best options to get around is with a taxi. One of the biggest and most famous companies in the city is NEOCAB, who is in charge of sending vehicles to wherever you´re staying at -even if you´re in the street- and will take you to your destination in a matter of minutes. Also, they have hybrid cars which, despite being a bit more expensive, they´re more environment friendly. They also have special services in the vehicles, such as the Internet and iPads, so you can surf the web, send e-mails, visit social networks and anything you may need. Because getting around won´t be a problem, now all you have to do is rent apartments in Paris and enjoy one of the most beautiful cities in the whole...
Mónica Boixeda
The prestigious MUMOK collection in the Museum of Modern Art Ludwig Trust in Vienna covers most of the twentieth century and is comprised of an estimated nine thousand works. It contains works from disciplines as diverse as graphics, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, video art, film, furniture design and architecture. As a collection it is more than worth a visit, in particularly for its formidable collection of material relating to the 1960s. There is an abundant and highly representative selection of art from this decade, from highly stimulating movements of the era such as New Realism, Fluxus, Pop art and artists such as Hermann Nitsch, Rudolf Schwarzkogler, Günter Brus and Otto Mühl. Another notable feature of the institution is its interest in further improving the collection of mostly recent work of audiovisual and photographic character. The Museum of the desires http://www.mumok.at/programme/exhibitions/museum-of-desires/?L=1, open until next January 8 and created by Karola Kauss, the flamboyant new director of the centre, is intended as a tribute to both the past and the present. It presents a series of pieces which are large in both size and depth, and which serve as a basis for the future collecting policy of the institution. The exhibition has been developed with the fundamental precept of presenting the museum to the public as a flexible entity that wishes to remain perpetually open to change and the outside world. The idea, supported by an innovative presentation of the MUMOK collection, is part of a dynamic strategic campaign which aims to acquire new works that the museum would like to have and which serves to set the future direction of the collection...
Mónica Boixeda
A new season of the traditional Promoconcerts brings classical music to the public interested in learning a little more of the greatest composers of all time returns once again this Fall. This time the program has a range of unmissable concerts including Carmina Burana and Beethoven´s Ninth Symphony on the same day. This is the thirteenth edition of the fall concert series and on this occasion, two different cycles are presented: The traditional classical music concerts in the two most distinguished venues of the two cities (Madrid and Barcelona) for this type of events and on the other hand, a cycle called “Gospel, jazz and much more”, which as its name implies, will focus on jazz music concerts, gospel, soul, swing and other similar styles. In this edition classical music concerts for specific dates such as Christmas will include “The Messiah” by Handel and the New Year´s concert with the “Strauss Festival Orchestra”, which is an addition to two Easter concert which will close the cycle of the autumn-winter agenda with the “Requiem” by Mozart. Carmina Burana and Beethoven´s 9th Symphony concerts are scheduled for December 3rd. The first of these pieces, from the composer Carl Orff, is a collection of medieval poems and songs dedicated to life and love and is primarily the most important work of this composer that was best known for his role as educator until he dedicated his life entirely to music. Moreover, the Ninth Symphony of Beethoven is the universal anthem of brotherhood, the original score of the symphony was declared by UNESCO as world heritage, it is certainly one of the greatest...
Mónica Boixeda
What happened on September 11 was beyond the human tragedy and understanding. Thousands of lives lost to a violent act, which affected the whole world, and indeed, we still live the consequences until today, without having been able to control or improve the political situation in the United States. Therefore, the effect of World Trade Center bombing reverberated like a wave of fear and violence for most of the world. What Bush called his “War on Terror” continues to this day despite changes of government, the Obama administration and beyond. The execution of Saddam Hussein, the recent death of Osama Bin Laden, none of these deaths finally resolves the large scar left in the collective unconscious of September 11. In addition to the deaths of thousands of people, September 11 is probably the best prepared terrorist operation in the history. At a performative or conceptual level, the implementation of this operation is more complex than one can think. The date was chosen considering the 911 related to the emergency number used in the United States. What other way to get deeper into the collective unconscious so violently. The 911, is the number you dial in a country like America, where violence and access to weapons are daily meal. Each time you dial this number, people inevitably remember this horror day. Similarly, the World Trade Center with its two main towers is an allusion to that number, 11, two lines are set to high. The collapse of two towers, the fall of what they represent, as the columns of the global economy, now is the echo of the global crisis,...
Mónica Boixeda
There are many people who arrive at different cities in the world which they´re visiting and look for a good restaurant to buy food and take it back to their accommodation in order to eat more calmly while they relax to recharge their batteries to carry on seeing the place. La Mano Verde is a restaurant located in Berlin where they make vegetarian and organic food which respects the different traditional cuisines from around the world. But this is not just what you´ll be able to find there because they also sell organic drinks made from the most exquisite fruits and vegetables. The price isn´t the cheapest in the city but, at the same time, they have affordable offers which will allow everyone to enjoy an exquisite and healthy cuisine. They also accept all credit cards and, as well as also having a takeaway service, they also have tables in a beautiful location with a very green design. All those who want to get to know one of the best cities in the whole world, full of museums, monuments, parks and different attractions for young and not-so-young, just have to rent apartments in Berlin and get to know this interesting...
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