An interview with Ai Funaki
Lierni Abasolo Arregi
On the occasion of Ai Funaki's exhibition "Love and nostalgia", we conducted an interview to get to know her better
Jordy Kerwick's exhibition at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid can now be visited until January 15, 2024
Lierni Abasolo Arregi
The exhibition program of Blanca and Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza's collection has dedicated this fall a small exhibition to emerging artist Jordy Kerwick.
First large scale solo exhibition in Japan in 27 years devoted to British artist David Hockney
Sarah Morales
The David Hockney exhibition will be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Tokyo from July 15th to November 5th, 2023
In conversation with Adam Handler
Sarah Morales
On the occasion of Adam Handler's exhibition "FOR YOU" presented at Villazan Madrid, we conversed with the New York based artist about his artistic career and his exhibition at the gallery
Refreshing paintings by Maria Filopoulou to face the summer heat
Sarah Morales
The artist's works stand out for their aquatic themes, with swimmers, seascapes and the famous waterfalls of Samothrace
Paintings in honor of Jane Birkin
Sarah Morales
Jane Birkin, the style icon and activist for democracy and animal rights, passed away on July 16, 2023, but her legacy will live on through her status as a fashion icon and, above all, her effortless elegance
Getting to know Kwang Hyun Kim
Sarah Morales
Born in 1982 in Busan, the South Korean artist Kwang Hyun Kim depicts emotions such as introspection, loneliness and passion through intriguing characters. His solo show "Lonely skins" runs from July 6 to July 15 at VLAB Madrid
Innovative and forward-thinking fashion designer Iris Van Herpen is an unusual fashion designer whose work is characterized by the equilibrium of innovation and craftsmanship
Sarah Morales
Iris Van Herpen is an unusual fashion designer whose work is characterized by the equilibrium of innovation and craftsmanship whose latest collection has been featured at this year's Paris Haute Couture Week
Similarities and light on William Turner and Mark Rothko's paintings
Sarah Morales
Although Mark Rothko (1903-1970) and William Turner (1775-1851) were two artists from completely different periods and artistic movements, there are some significant similarities between their paintings that we will review in this article
"Cecily Brown: Death and the Maid" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET)
Sarah Morales
This year, visitors can enjoy the exhibition "Death and the Maid" by Cecily Brown, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which opened on April 4 and will remain open until December 3, 2023.
Rising contemporary artist Louis Fratino creates powerful images through the intimate.
Sarah Morales
Fratino's tender and honest portrayal of gay life through his paintings has turned this young artist into a rising star in the contemporary art world
The art collector facet of one of the world's greatest classic Hollywood actresses
Sarah Morales
The classic Hollywood film actress Sophia Loren, together with her husband Carlo Ponti, collected over 160 artworks by artists such as Magritte, Braque, Dalí, Canaletto, Picasso and Bacon.
Upcoming Yayoi Kusama's exhibition at the Guggenheim Bilbao
Sarah Morales
A major retrospective exhibition about the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama will take place this summer at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao from June 27th to October 8th, 2023
Basquiat x Warhol exhibition at the Louis Vuitton Foundation
Claire Joiris
The exhibition "BASQUIAT X WARHOL. PAINTING FOUR HANDS" at the Louis Vuitton Foundation features unique works painted in tandem "à quatre mains" by Basquiat and Warhol in the New York scene of the 1980s
TANIA MARMOLEJO | UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Orietta Ibarrondo Gelardin
VILLAZAN is pleased to present the solo exhibition titled “Under the influence” featuring an enfilade of new paintings by the internationally-acclaimed contemporary artist Tania Marmolejo. Her exhibition will be on view at VILLAZAN through June 6, 2023.
16 MEI SOLO EXHIBITION | INHALE, EXHALE
Orietta Ibarrondo Gelardin
VLAB is pleased to present the solo exhibition "INHALE, EXHALE" featuring new works by 16mei that have never before been shown in an exhibition. The presentation also marks the artist’s first exhibition with the gallery in Madrid.
Happy 87th Birthday to Frank Stella (May 12, 1936)
Orietta Ibarrondo Gelardin
Frank Stella is one of the most popular and influential living post-war contemporary art painters. Stella was the first a leading figure in the Minimalist movement and later became known for his irregularly shaped works and large- scale multimedia reliefs.
Alain Delon's art collection can now be viewed until its auction sale in June 2023
Claire Joiris
Alain Delon bought his first drawing in 1964 and over the years until today he collected great masterpieces from the Renaissance to impressionism, fauvism, cubism, etc.
Exhibitions in Madrid | Leonora Carrington at Mapfre Foundation
Orietta Ibarrondo Gelardin
Leonora Carrington ( Lancashire, 1917 – Mexico City, 2011) was one of the most significant women artists associated with the Surrealists. Her artistic career has been marked by her turbulent life story which made her an eccentric and tragic figure.
NINA PARK SOLO EXHIBITION | ORANGE RHYTHM
Orietta Ibarrondo Gelardin
VLAB is pleased to present the solo exhibition "ORANGE RHYTHM" featuring Nina Park’s new creations that have never been presented before in a show. It will also be the first collaboration between Nina Park and VLAB gallery in Madrid.
2023, the year of the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death
Claire Joiris
April 8, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the internationally renowned Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and VILLAZAN revisits the most important milestones of his life and the exhibitions open to the public in Madrid
WONDERLAND | Byun Sehee from South Korea; Heru Priyono from Indonesia; and Lee F. Salvador from the Philippines.
Orietta Ibarrondo Gelardin
VLAB is pleased to present the group show titled WONDERLAND made up of three young contemporary artists: Byun Sehee from South Korea; Heru Priyono from Indonesia; and Lee F. Salvador from the Philippines. They will each present four iconic works.
ARCO 2023 | EDGAR PLANS X VILLAZAN X EL PAIS
Orietta Ibarrondo Gelardin
Presenting VILLAZAN's project with El PAIS at Arco Madrid 2023, booth 7C29, where one of our star artists, EDGAR PLANS, will be exhibiting his unmistakable style in a group of works where he creates his own universe.
Lucian Freud. Temporary Exhibition at Thyssen Museum. Madrid
Orietta Ibarrondo Gelardin
New Perspectives. Considered to be one of the most important figurative painters of the past century, Lucian Freud used rich and vivid brushstrokes to depict his loved ones.
The art of capturing the splendor of the night by Guillermo Lorca
Paula Latiegui
The exhibition "El esplendor de la noche" by Guillermo Lorca, a perfect combination of renaissance and rawness, can be visited at Moco Museum Barcelona during 2023
The endless party in acrylic on canvas by Heru Priyono
Paula Latiegui
The artist Heru Priyono manages to transmit through his paintings the desire to fill our lives with fun and bright colors when playing with those we love the most. His work will be part of the next VLAB group show
What would Monet and Mitchel talk about today?
Paula Latiegui
Monet-Mitchel is an exhibition of the Louis Vuitton Foundation in which the work of both artists is interpreted as a mirror, appreciating the similarities as well as the differences of portraying the same landscape
Noritoshi Mitsuuchi: Why Adults Are Wrong
Paula Latiegui
Noritoshi Mitsuuchi is becoming increasingly popular, perhaps because of his way of reminding adults of what they left behind in their childhood
Sotheby's contemporary art discoveries in January
Paula Latiegui
We are happy to find among Sothebys' contemporary art highlights: Edgar plans and Young Lee as artist from Villazan; and as emergent artists Lee Salvador, from the subdivision VLAB.
Katherine Bernhardt turns the boredom into fun
Paula Latiegui
The American artist Katherine Bernhardt achieves the perfect balance between humour and conscience to represent the consumerism of the society we form today.
Byun Sehee: writing down what makes up your world like a shopping list
Paula Latiegui
The artist Byun Sehee manages to create her own universe by listing every little detail that she considers to be part of it. Her work will soon be on view at VLAB.
Olé as a unifying word for inter-urban artists in Brazil
Paula Latiegui
The Wynwood Graffiti Museum's "Olé" exhibition features Brazilian street artists: Ise, Thiago Nevs, Finok and Skola to delve us into their emotional connection to Brazil
Music Through The Paintings Of Ed Broner
Paula Latiegui
The artist Ed Broner has grown up with graffiti and music. In this press article we will talk about his history and favourite bands through his work.
Collectors Susan and Michael Hort: enjoying life and contemporary art
Paula Latiegui
Susan and Michael Hort are one of the most renowned collectors of the last fifty years. Let's discover their trajectory in the contemporary art world, from a dinner with Paolo Icaro to a foundation in the name of their daughter.
The artist Socko reminds us of the key to life through his character Dough.
Paula Latiegui
Little Dough is the protagonist of the next solo show "One Step Ahead" by the artist Socko at VLAB.
Fear of emptiness runs through aesthetics
Paula Latiegui
The solo exhibition "Taxón de Tailor" by Juan Díaz-Faes that runs until January 28th can be visited at VLAB, an opportunity to rediscover the Horror Vacui style
Gideon Mendel, the photographer who captured the affection rather than the vulnerability of AIDS sufferers
Paula Latiegui
Thirty years later the photographer has revisited his project about AIDS suffers with a film installation in Fitzrovia Chapel (the last surviving building of Middlesex Hospital) which will be on view until February 5th, 2023
Do Ho Suh: Immortalising home
Paula Latiegui
Do Ho Suh's solo exhibition that deals on the relationship between body, space and memory will be on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney until 26 February.
The Collection of André Leon Talley at Christie's: The reflection of a life that changed the fashion world
Paula Latiegui
Christie's auction house will release André Leon Talley's legacy on sale live in New York on February 15th, 2023
The women who feel comfortable in their most vulnerable moments by Bambou Gili
Paula Latiegui
Let's talk about the young artist Bambous Gili, one of the new voices in contemporary painting who reinterprets the vision by depicting social or humorous themes
Yang Hyun Jun, the artist who has managed to turn his mother into an eternal child
Paula Latiegui
Artist Yang Hiun Jun creates a parallel universe in which his mother is constantly a child who enjoys being free instead of working in a market.
Unsupervised: Can a machine learn, can it dream, can it hallucinate?
Paula Latiegui
Unsupervised is the exhibition by artist Refik Arnold in which he uses artificial intelligence to transform the more than 200-year-old museum archives at MoMA into art.
Don't let Blue Monday be the saddest day of the year
Paula Latiegui
In this blue monday we approached learning more about it and honoring some V LAB artists who used blue colour not as a sad or cold colour
Philipino collector Timothy Tan focuses on emerging artists and colorful artworks
Paula Latiegui
Filipino collector Timothy Tan is banking on both international and local emerging artists, but above all, on awakening the interest in art among young people
Jordy Kerwick: Could the balance be found between flowers and cigarettes?
Paula Latiegui
The acclaimed Australian artist Jordy Kerwick is the king of contemporary still lifes, who else could make tiger heads or predatory snakes fitting normally into the most everyday environment.
VILLAZAN at the heart of Asian Art
Paula Latiegui & Claire Joiris
VILLAZAN in collaboration with Noblesse Korea is happy to present the group show of internationally-acclaimed artists at Noblesse Collection
Sotheby's will open its Maison in the heart of Hong Kong in 2024 to celebrate art and luxury all year round
Paula Latiegui
Sotheby's will inaugurate a new multifunctional home in Hong Kong in 2024, open for the public to instantly enjoy art and luxury
When a leaf looks like a parchment, it creates "Perdendosi"
Paula Latiegui
"Perdendosi" is a collaborative work by the photographer Norman McBeath with the writer, ceramist and artist Edmund de Waal.
Margarita Azurdia: why an artist would frequently change her name
Paula Latiegui
The exhibition "Margarita Azurdia. Margarita Rita Rica Dinamita" is the first monographic exhibition dedicated to the artist which can be visited at the Reina Sofía Museum until April 17th, 2023
Edgar Plans' references in his latest exhibition "Drawing Time"
Paula Latiegui
Edgar Plans' animal heroes are replete with references to idols of our childhood and are on view at Villazan until January 7th, 2023
Szabolcs Bozó revisits cave paintings
Paula Latiegui
The artist Szabolcs Bozó has created a colourful and wild universe inspired by Hungarian folklore and mythology, in honour of his place of origin
Behind Juan Díaz-Faes: Black is a happy colour
Paula Latiegui
The Spanish artist Juan Diaz-Faes will have a solo show for the first time at V LAB in January 2023, ready to fill the space with his characteristic good vibes
Maria Bartuszová: Immortalizing the fragile and fleeting
Paula Latiegui
The Tate Modern Museum presents for the first time pieces that have never been seen before in the UK by the artist Maria Bartuszová
Living in Pinocchio movie is possible (for a while)
Paula Latiegui
The MoMA NY presents its new exhibition "Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio" showing the entire process of creation of the Mexican director's new film
EDGAR PLANS COMMITTED TO CHILDREN'S RIGHTS BEYOND HIS DRAWINGS
Paula Latiegui
The artist Edgar Plans donates more than 33,000 euros to the NGO Save The Children in order to provide food for the more than 10 million children living in extreme poverty and hunger.
Christie's and Sotheby's close the year 2022 making history
Paula Latiegui
Christie's and Sotheby's auction houses close 2022 with the highest sales record in their history
Salman Toor: phone as an intimate light source
Paula Latiegui
Analyzing the work of the artist Salman Toor, who manages to unite Pakistani culture with New York culture, baroque with the latest technologies and queer with immigration.
Tania Marmolejo: bigger faces as a protest
Paula Latiegui
Tania Marmolejo catches us through the eyes of the women protagonists of her paintings and VILLAZAN will have the pleasure of bringing the viewer closer to them in May 2023.
To keep tea warm: Meret Oppenheim
Paula Latiegui
180 art pieces from the swiss artist Meret Oppenheim, will be on view through March 4, 2023 at MOMA, among them is her famous work "Breakfast with Fur".
"El cristal es mi piel" exhibition by Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz at the Palacio de Cristal, Madrid
Paula Latiegui
Until April 9th, 2023 the exhibition “El cristal es mi piel” (Crystal is my skin) by the artists Pauline Boudry (Switzerland, 1972) and Renate Lorenz (Germany, 1963) can be visited at the Palacio de Cristal, Madrid.
The art collector Jason Swartz: the child who collected fossils ended up collecting great masterpieces of art
Paula Latiegui
Four years ago the entrepreneur Jason Swartz became a collector with the painting "Damsel" by Tschabalala Self, which he later donated to MOCA los Angeles, of which he is now a member of the committee
Laure Prouvost exhibition "Above Front Tears Oui Float" at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design of Norway
Paula Latiegui
"Above Front Tears Oui Float" is the current temporary exhibition of the French artist Laure Provoust at the National Museum of Norway which mixes different manifestations of art and addresses the relationship between humans and the Earth.
The Tarot cards in Sun-Kyo Park's exhibition
Paula Latiegui
Sun-Kyo Park's "Contact to the..." series is inspired by a combination of Tarot cards and Western quaternary novels. The artist believes that by combining the two together, a person can be analyzed in the same way as a psychological test.
Alice Neel's committed gaze
Paula Latiegui
The Pompidou Center presents the exhibition «Alice Neel, un regard engagé» (“A Committed Gaze”) by the visionary artist Alice Neel. In this series of 75 paintings and drawings the American portrays two distinct struggles.
Franco Fasoli: author of Publico/Privado
Paula Latiegui
The artist Franco Fasoli, whose exhibition will be on show in February at VILLAZAN, is also the author of Público/Privado, a book divided in the same way as his work: the street and the studio.
Isshaq Ismail's background: "Life is not perfect so they are not my figures"
Paula Latiegui
The artist Isshaq Ismail and his paintings of figures as grotesque as authentic will be displayed at VILLAZAN next year, 2023
The only things you learn are the things you tame
Paula Latiegui
The solo show "To Whom it May Concern'" by Isabella K. Cancino that opens at VLAB from December 1 to 31 features 20 drawings of which eight paintings are dedicated to tell a story between a girl and a flower.
VILLAZAN in Miami Art Week 2022
Paula Latiegui & Claire Joiris
On November 28th, the presentation of Edgar Plans' large-scale sculptures was officially inaugurated on the occasion of Miami Art Week, as part of Art Basel's VIP program.
Keith Haring starring in the streets in Miami Art Week
Paula Latiegui
A 27.5 meter high mural by Keith Haring and 1000 New York children painted in the 80s covers Lincoln Road for Miami Art Week
The artistic evolution of Manolo Quejido in the Palacio de Velázquez, Madrid
Paula Latiegui
The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía presents the anthological exhibition of Manolo Quejido (Seville, 1946) entitled “Distance without measure”. It can be visited at Palacio de Velázquez in the Retiro Park in Madrid until May 16, 2023
The iconography of flowers by VLAB artists
Paula Latiegui & Claire Joiris
There is a common element in some of the works of the artists who have exhibited or will be exhibiting at VLAB: flowers. Each of the flowers is different and has a different meaning, but behind this there is a common topic.
Juan Díaz-Faes immerses art students in a yellow universe
Paula Latiegui
Juan Diáz-Faes will have a solo exhibition at VLAB from 11 to 28 January 2023. was born in Oviedo and shortly afterwards he was already praising horror vacui, as could be seen in his drawings where hundreds of red and black ants fought against each other.
Adam Handler: reconciling with death through ghost paintings
Paula Latiegui
Adam Handler (1986) was born in Queens NY and grew up on Long Island. As a young child and adolescent, he spent countless hours at his grandparents' framing factory in NYC. Handler is the author of the UFO Ghost paintings.
Ed Broner's punk side
Paula Latiegui
It's becoming increasingly common to see the relationship between art and fashion. Last March 2022 our artist Ed Broner collaborated with Céline for their winter 2022 men's collection: Doll Boy.
Sun-Kyo Park's background: accepting chaos as the norm
Paula Latiegui
The Korean artist Sun-Kyo Park was born in Jeonju, 1990 in a Christian family and grew up in a culture where traditional Korean and Christian cultures intermingled, whose background created a diversity of thought
The third pole by Himali Singh Soin at Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary
Paula Latiegui
The Indian artist Himali Singh Soin presents The Third Pole with TBA21 (Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary) at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid.
Stickymonger: anxiety and loneliness as a safe space
Paula Latiegui
The origin of the name of the New York-based Korean artist STICKYMONGER comes from the material she worked with in the beginnings of her work: stickers.
The Giza pyramids welcome contemporary art in the Forever Is Now exhibition
Paula Latiegui
The Pyramids of Giza are hosting an international contemporary art exhibition for the second time in their 4,500-year history, continuing the exhibition of Art d'Égypte: Forever Is Now.
Samuel Salcedo's artistry to reflect memories through materials
Paula Latiegui
In the past exhibition "JUNKYARD" by Samuel Salcedo at VILLAZAN, the Catalan artist presented his most recent artistic project composed of faces apparently calm with their characteristic closed eyes.
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If she start giving me some bullshit about it ain't there, and we got to go someplace else and get it, I'm gonna shoot you in the head then and there. Then I'm gonna shoot that bitch in the kneecaps, find out where my goddamn money is. She gonna tell me too anyways.
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Autor Pérez Martín
If she start giving me some bullshit about it ain't there, and we got to go someplace else and get it, I'm gonna shoot you in the head then and there. Then I'm gonna shoot that bitch in the kneecaps, find out where my goddamn money is. She gonna tell me too anyways.
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Autor Pérez Martín
If she start giving me some bullshit about it ain't there, and we got to go someplace else and get it, I'm gonna shoot you in the head then and there. Then I'm gonna shoot that bitch in the kneecaps, find out where my goddamn money is. She gonna tell me too anyways.
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Autor Pérez Martín
If she start giving me some bullshit about it ain't there, and we got to go someplace else and get it, I'm gonna shoot you in the head then and there. Then I'm gonna shoot that bitch in the kneecaps, find out where my goddamn money is. She gonna tell me too anyways.
