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Wallace Berman exhibit in Paris

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Parisian

Until December 24 Frank Elbaz Paris gallery showcases the wonderful work of American artist Wallace Berman, one of the leadn exponents of the Beat art nthe United States durn the tumultuous 60s. Frank Elbaz Gallery, located at 7, rue San Claude, specializes ncontemporary art and has organized the Berman xhibitnits bid to revive nerest nthe graphic work of one of the most iconoclastic artists of his generation. Berman was a legendary figure of the Beat movement. He was known for his hermetic livn na shack and the underground exhibitions he organized, which gave him cult artist status for his generation. Mystical and charismatic, he is said to have been one of the most nluential artists of his time nLos Angeles, home of the Beat movement. Berman gave rise to new aesthetic concepts, experimentn with new materials and technologies. Born nStaten Island, New York. He studied at Chounrd rtSchool, but did not complete his studies and began work on restorn antique furniture. The Beat movement was born nthe post war nthe early 50´s, when the effects of loomn nuclear war changed the way youth viewed human transcendence and made formerly permanent structures seem ephemeral. From beneath this specter of a loomn end, a new way of life and begn to criticize the so-called “American dream.” These hipsters started a resistance to the atomic power wielded by the United States and its imperialist policies nthe world. The Beats sought resistance via art, bohemian lifestyles, traveln and were heavily nluenced by the ideas of existentialist writers like Jean Paul Sartre. This movement generated unique writers like Jack Kerouac, Allen Gnberg and... read more

Eugeni Forcano exhibit in Barcelona

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

Until January 15th the municipality of Barcelona will be showing 130 of the 650 large format photographs (50×60) the Eugeni Forcano archive donated to the city, which give us a black and white memory of the streets the city in the early sixties of the twentieth century. The exhibition entitled “Eugeni Forcano. The Meva Barcelona “shows images of the inhabitants of the city and its different ways of living and enjoying the city spaces. Forcano captured sharp images that reflected the mood and behavior of city dwellers in that era. Eugeni Forcano was born in Canet de Mar (Barcelona) in 1926. The self-taught photographer is on par with Catalan photographers like Francesc Català-Roca or Xavier Miserachs. At the age of 82, he has received recognition from local institutions that have granted him several awards, from the city of Barcelona in 1963 and 1976 and the Gold Medal for Artistic Merit in 2009. Irony and sensitivity flavor his work. In 2005 the Palau de la Virreina conducted an extensive tour of his work with a retrospective exhibition. For the exhibition that is now in the Photographic Archives of the City of Barcelona, travel back in time with images captured forty years ago in the Gothic Quarter, El Born and Barceloneta. These photographs show Forcano´s mastery of the play of light and shadows and invite viewers to see the process by which the city evolved. Forcano is a representative of Spanish neo-realism in photography, and concentrated on capturing an image which portrayed a social moment wherein the composition expresses the semiotic content of the message. Forcano shows priests playing with children,... read more

Arman exhibit at the Pompidou inParis

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Parisian

Painter, printmaker and sculptor, Arman Pierre Fernandez was born in Nice in 1928 and died in New York in 2005. The son of a Spanish antiques dealer, he is a shining light in the contemporary art world and the Centre Georges Pompidou will feature his work in a retrospective exhibit until January 10, 2011. Arman began painting as a child at his father’s urging, and later studied at the School of Decorative Arts in Nice. In 1947 he met the painters Yves Klein and Claude Pascal, who founded the artistic group “Triangle”, influenced by Eastern philosophy of Zen Buddhism, astrology and the work of Van Gogh. Since that time, he signed his works with only one name, like Van Gogh, and Zorro, he was just Arman. In 1949 he moved to study archeology at the École du Louvre in Paris. During this period his work was influenced by Surrealism. Years later, influenced by Kurt Schwitters and Picasso, he shifted from painting to print-making. In the late fifties, industrial growth led to increases in consumption and waste of modern society, and theartist was charged with reflecting on this reality artist. Arman joined the rising criticism of the industrialization process of the 60´s and transformed his art. His reinterpretation of Duchamp´s ready-made, which transformed the most common object into a work of art, is what integrates the Nouveaux Realistes, whose work can be seen as a direct retort to abstract expressionism and informalism. Following the path opened by Rauschenberg and pop artists, he became an important voice in the modern era, through the intervention of objects that occupy and define it:... read more