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Andy Warhol – Cars

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian

Beside the Pin-ups, products of mass consumption, comics, cans and Film stars, there is another icon which reins supreme in the pantheon of north-American pop culture, which became mythical during the era of pop art: the car. If you want to see how the car is refigured as an eternal spring of inspiration, then come to this exhibit in Vienna. It all began back in 1986 when the Daimler Collection was about to celebrate its centennial, and commissioned a special project from Andy Warhol. His mission, should he accept it, was to create a series of 80 prints inspired by cars. His death 1987 meant he only completed 35 prints and 12 drawings, which are currently displayed in Albertina, the oldest arts centre in the Austrian capital. You have until the 16th of May to contemplate the multiple Mercedes-Benz as imagined by Andy Warhol, and also the car as seen by other artists, such as Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury, and Americans Robert Longo and Vincent Szarek. It’s a singular opportunity to appreciate this mythic luxury car, and the history and design of its infinite variety of its models, from the Lightning Benz to the Gullwing and even the C 111. There are screen-prints on paper, like the famous Marilyn Monroe images, running motors and decaying makeup pots in the video art of Sylvie Fleury, or the starkly refined black and white works of Vincent Szarek, proof that the Mercedes Benz has inspired more than one and will inspire you as well. In fact, this exhibit has some of the most expensive art-works in the world, like the Andy Warhol... read more

Egon Schiele and his times

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian

Milan’s Royal Palace presents a retrospective on the work of Egon Schiele with more than 40 of his painting on exhibit until the 6th of June 2010. “Egon Schiele e il suo tempo,” (Egon Schiele and his times) an exhibit dedicated to the Austrian master, key figure in the development of expressionism and one of the founders of the Viennese secession. The exhibit was curated by Rudolf Lepold and Franz Smola with the goal of shedding light on the brief yet intense light of this master of 20th century painting. Schiele (1890- 1918) was born in Tulln. This Austrian painter, contemporary and student of Gustav Klimt, is perhaps best known for his association with the Viennese secession and expressionism. This exhibit gives us a fabulous chance to get closer to the emotional tension and sensuality which he depicted. An unsettling anxiety predominates in his visual realm, showing the eternal conflict between rest and destruction. Frequently the protagonists of his paintings appear alone, with their faces or bodies contorted in pleasure, pain, fear or anger. The colours, lines and postures of his paintings are erotic and exquisite, saturated yet balanced; in the same manner that pleasure is tied to pain, and relaxation to tension. During his life, his art inspired a fair bit of controversy. He would often use the children who stopped by his house as models, and sometimes the resulting paintings had a decided erotic air, or depicted models in postures which seemed obscene following the conservative morals of the day. Many considered his work to be pornographic. When he moved to his mother’s hometown in 1912 with... read more

2010 Must-Visit European Music Festivals

The Only Team Rankings, Travel Tips

The sun is shining again and a traveller´s thoughts begin to turn to the open road and the fun to be had there. One of the best places to have a good time (a sweaty, dusty, drunken good time) is at a music festival and Europe is the best continent to be for the widest selection. In no particular order, here are a couple of off-the-beaten path ideas to take you out of your comfort zone for this year´s circuit plan. Exit – Serbia July 8 – 11, 2010, Tickets approx €75 A twenty-stage music festival held in an ancient fortress? Get in now, before UNESCO declare it a World Heritage Site and the fences go up. Past acts include Manu Chao, the Streets, Gogol Bordello and on and on and on. This year´s lineup includes Placebo, the Chemical Brothers and Missy Elliot. Accommodation in the area books up fast, but enterprising local Serbs will sell you a camping spot in their back yard (if you´re not camping on the Danube) for about ten Euros per head per night. SoundWave – Croatia July 23 – 25, 2010, Tickets approx €80. Enjoy the feel of an Eastern European music festival before the slick and manufactured style of EU-fied management sets in properly. Held in the idyllic setting of The Garden, Petrcane, not too far from Zadar and runs over three days, three stages – oh, and a boat! Between the terraced bar, the amphitheatre overlooking the ocean and the non-Euro-zone beer prices, SoundWave is Ibiza without the plastic, overpriced ickiness and Bestival without the self-conscious coolness. Sziget – Hungary August... read more