Paintings to treasure
LondonSpanish was delighted to accept an invitation from the Royal Academy of Arts to view its exhibition Treasures From Budapest the other week, before we escaped the city for a long-overdue break.
And what’s the Spanish connection to Budapest, you may ask. Well, this superbly curated exhibition includes works by Spanish artists including Goya and Picasso that we would never normally get to see here in London – or even in Spain.
Indeed, many of the 200 or so works on show have never before been exhibited in Britain. Drawn from the Museum of Fine Arts in Hungary’s capital, with additional works from the Hungarian National Gallery, the exhibition reads like a Who’s Who of the greatest artists in European history – da Vinci, El Greco, Rubens, Manet, Monet and Gauguin to name but a few.
Organised chronologically, the exhibition serves as a kind of condensed history of European art, from the early days of the Renaissance right up to the 20th century.
Naturally, there is a huge variety of artistic styles on display, and some of the works are simply stunning, making the show well worth an hour or two of anybody’s time.
Treasures from Budapest continues every day until Sunday December 12 in the Main Galleries at the Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly, with discounted entry for students, pensioners and children. For further information go to www.royalacademy.org.uk.
Spain Now, una nueva forma de expresión artística
En su segunda edición Spain Now se ha convertido en la plataforma artística en la que artistas españoles tienen la posibilidad de mostrar sus obras en diferentes ubicaciones londinenses, un escaparate para mostrar lo mejor del arte contemporáneo español en sus diversas disciplinas. Este evento tendrá lugar del 18 de septiembre al 12 de noviembre en Londres.
El toque alternativo de Spain Now intenta romper los moldes tradicionales existentes entre España y Reino Unido en lo relacionado al consumo del arte. Es un buen escaparate de bienes culturales ya que integra todas las disciplinas artísticas del arte contemporáneo entre ellas performances, exposiciones de fotografía, exhibiciones de cortos,música, moda, literatura, arquitectura, artes visuales, etc.
Uno de los objetivos que se fija Spain Now es dar a conocer al público británico la amplia variedad y calidad en la producción de arte contemporáneo que caracteriza a España.
Durante tres semanas aproximadamente la capital británica saboreará las últimas novedades artísticas del panorama español. Nuevas expresiones, nuevas formas, nuevos sones que se darán a conocer a todo el mundo interesado en experimentar nuevas sensaciones.
Spain Now, a new way of artistic expression
Spain Now is an annual season showcasing the latest creative talent coming out of Spain. The second edition of this event will take place from the 18th September to the 12th November all around London. It is a showcase which exhibits the works of art of a number of contemporary Spanish artists.
Spain Now strives to break traditional geographical barriers in as much as cultural consumption in the capital is concerned. This showcase of cultural goods incorporates all the artistic disciplines such as performances, visual arts, fashion, music, literature, architecture, etc.
One of the aims of Spain Now is that the British audience gets to know the wide variety and quality of the contemporary art that exists in Spain.
Approximately for three weeks London tastes the latest artistic innovations in Spanish scene. New expressions, new shapes, new sounds which let them know to everybody interested in feeling new experiences.
Talleres de Guitarra Flamenca en Londres
El flamenco traspasa fronteras y es de especial interés en ciertos países. Londres es una de las ciudades en las que el flamenco ha tenido gran acogida.
Una de las próximas actividades en la amplia agenda cultural de la capital británica será la impartición de unos talleres de guitarra flamenca dirigidos por el galardonado artista Sócrates Moratinos. Están dirigidos tanto a alumnos principiantes, de nivel intermedio y avanzado durante los días 10,11 y 12 de septiembre.
Sócrates Moratinos ha actuado en prestigiosos festivales de flamenco así como en teatros por todo el territorio español. En muchas ocasiones ha acompañando a consagrados artistas flamencos como Farriquito, La Farruca y El Oruco.
Además de la impartición de estos talleres Moratinos actuará en Londres con la compañía Aire Flamenco en la Peña Flamenca de Londres el 12 de septiembre.
Para asegurar tu plaza en estos talleres puedes contactar con noemiluz@live.com ó 0034638375992. Más información en www.flamenco-london.org.uk
Poetry made real

The Instituto Cervantes likes to cover all areas of culture, but it’s rare that we get to enjoy art, music and poetry all at the same time.
That’s exactly what’s happening in the Spanish Rooms at the National Gallery at 6.30pm on Friday November 6, when composer Amancio Prada gives a guitar concert inspired by Spanish poetry. The concert – entitled The Voice of Poets – draws on poetry ranging from the 12th Century troubadours of Galicia right up to contemporary verse.
The concert is part of a series of events associated with the Sacred Made Real exhibition of Spanish religious art, currently on show at the National Gallery.
This exhibition has been winning rave reviews from all the critics, and we reckon Prada’s concert will be just as good. Admission is free so get there early!
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