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Re-claiming Public Space for Freedom and Fun

Jennifer CockinAugust 13, 2014

Playgrounds is one of this summer’s must-see exhibitions in Madrid. With around 300 works from more than 20 different artists, the exposition presents the conce...

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Tom’s Two-Wheeled Adventure

Jennifer CockinAugust 13, 2014

GLOBAL. ‘Janapar: Love, on a bike’ follows the incredible story of Tom Allen, a British web-designer who, at the age of 23, decided to leave his ordinary life b...

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Was Richard Hamilton the Founder of Pop-Art?

Jennifer CockinJuly 8, 2014

MADRID, SPAIN. This summer, Museo Thyssen- Bornemisza and Museo Reina Sofia have collaborated to exhibit two unique collections focussing on Pop-Art of the twen...

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The Fringe Festival, Madrid Style

Jennifer CockinJuly 4, 2014

MADRID, SPAIN. Taking place at the Matadero Centro de Creación Contemporánea, the Fringe Festival of Theatre and Music is hitting Madrid for its third year betw...

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Richard Hamilton: The Founder of Pop-Art

Jennifer CockinJuly 3, 2014

MADRID, SPAIN. This summer, Museo Thyssen- Bornemisza and Museo Reina Sofia have collaborated to exhibit two unique collections focussing on Pop-Art of the twen...

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Red Bull X Fighters World Tour Hits Madrid

Jennifer CockinJuly 1, 2014

MADRID, SPAIN. On Friday night hordes of Spaniards descended on La Plaza de Toros de las Ventas, but not to see a traditional bull fight. This year, the histori...

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Startup The Fusion: Educating with Digital Technology

Jennifer CockinJune 27, 2014

MADRID, SPAIN. Day two of 'Startup The Fusion': a Nordic based event, inviting innovative start-up companies from across the globe to share their stories of pro...

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El Prado Opens ‘El Greco and Modern Painting’ Exhibition

Jennifer CockinJune 24, 2014

MADRID, SPAIN. Today marks the opening of the new exhibition at El Prado, a 105 piece collection entitled El Greco and Modern Painting, which coincides with the...

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Nacho Amado and Laura Moreno take center stage

‘El Oso’: Love versus Hate

Jennifer CockinJune 23, 2014

MADRID, SPAIN. Antón Chéjov's El Oso is a one act comedy about a widow who has refused to leave the house since her husband passed away. A landowner comes to th...

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Foreign Language Bookstores Flourish at Madrid’s Feria del Libro

Jennifer CockinJune 13, 2014

MADRID, SPAIN. Dotted along the row of stalls at this year’s Fería del Libro is an assortment of foreign-language bookstores. From Dickens to Rowling and from M...

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“If There Is To be a Revolution, There Must Be a… Party”

Jennifer CockinJune 12, 2014

MADRID, SPAIN. Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, more commonly known as the Little Red Book, is the second most published book in history, after the Bible....

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