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Asier Mendizábal in Madrid

Mónica Boixeda Madrilenian, Only-Be

Between 8th February and 2nd March, Asier Mendizabal will be showing at Madrid´s Reina Sofia Museum. The celebrated Spanish artist approaches art from highly political and ideological vantage points, drawing upon an idea of the popular imagination – it is this which is the defining force behind his work. Asier Mendizabal was born in Ordizia, in the Basque Country, in 1973. He studied Fine Art at the Basque Country University, and was granted a scholarship from Amsterdam´s de-Ateliers arts funds organisation. In 2010, he won The Spanish National Radio Critical Eye award for Art. Mendizabal, though of the post-Franco generation, has constructed his artistic imagination from a political aesthetic, examining the landscape, symbols, icons and linguistic codes of the movement of the revolutionary left in the 1970s. From his investigation into street subculture, and the left-wing punk-rock movement led by bands such as The Clash and Joy Division, arose the material for Mendizabal´s artworks, which encompass the cultural, the political, and the popular, forging a strong link back to Basque cultural history. In his constant search for the most suitable mode of expression, the artist alternates between sculpture, installation, design, cinema, video and writing, in order to best reflect the themes that drive him – principally, the ideology of the left as a unifier of people, and trigger for cultural change throughout history. Of his exploration of aesthetics, Mendizabal says it requires, “a specific way of thinking, with signs.” Immanuel Kant defined the aesthetic as a chain, or link of representations which is created when a feeling has been provoked by an object. If representations are marked by their... read more

Robyn’s Pure Pop in Berlin

Mónica Boixeda Berliner, Only-Be

Robin Miriam Carlsson, or Robyn as she is better known, is one of Sweden´s most famous singers. She shot to star status with smash hits such as “Show Me Love” and “Do You Know (What It Takes),” along with her debut release “Robyn Is Here.” And after more than a decade of making music, she released trilogy, “Body Talk” in 2010. Much of Robyn´s success is down to her unique sound – a vibrant combination of pop music and quality dance-electro, peppered with echoes of the 80s, and hip hop beats. It´s music that doesn´t take itself too seriously, and avoids all the tired old cliches of mainstream pop. Robyn´s music career came up against some obstacles, and after considering quitting the industry for good, she parted ways with her label. It would turn out to be one of the best decisions of her life, after “Robyn” which she produced under her own label, Konichiwa Records, taking a riskier, less-commercial route, not only reached number one in Sweden, but saw her catapulted to the world stage of pop. In triology “Body Talk,” Robyn recreates that amazing musical energy that makes her the queen of intelligent pop. With collaborations with Snoop Dogg, the brilliant Royksopp, she strikes the perfect balance between the best of American hip hop, and Swedish dance music. On the 12th March, she´s playing a concert at Berlin´s Astra Kulturhaus – which means a guaranteed party. For more information about the concert: http://www.songkick.com/concerts/7215001-robyn-at-astra-kulturhaus Heloise Battista Don´t miss out on the party of the year – rent apartments in Berlin and enjoy Robyn´s hits. Translated... read more

Frida Kahlo in Istanbul

Mónica Boixeda Istanbulite, Only-Be

Istanbul´s Pera Museum in Turkey exhibits the work of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera for the first time ever. The exhibition, which is open until March 20 2011, has an extensive collection of works from the Gelman Collection, including the best self-portraits by Frida Kahlo and rare paintings by Rivera. The exhibition consists of 40 paintings from the renowned collection by Gelman Twentieth century Mexican art, and includes the retrospective works by Frida Kahlo presented in Berlin and Vienna in 2010, so the curator Helga Prignitz-Poda. The xhibition will also include side events that document the life and the historical moments that influenced the work of this important painter, by Salomon Grimberg, an expert on Mexican artists. Also, the program Viva la Revolución will be shown, with screenings of films on the Mexican Revolution. Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Calderon was born in Coyoacan, Mexico, in 1907. Her deeply personal and original painting , with a strong emotional and metaphorical content of her life, let the father of Surrealism André Breton consider her a spontaneous surrealist, a label that she refused by responding “I never painted my dreams, only I painted my own reality”. Indeed, her life had been a chain of pain that lodged in her body until her death. In 1926 she suffered a traffic accident that left her with irreversible damage to the spine when a tube embedded in her hip and pelvis, which also left her sterile and unable to conceive children. This accident marked her life and the intensity of her work. She began painting during her convalescence and it required body efforts that set... read more