Jose Ribera: Lo Spagnoletto
In June 2020 the Parisian auction house Daguerre sold a painting by Valencian artist José Ribera, ‘Un filósofo: el feliz geómetra’ for 1.8 to a Swedish art gallery. A walk…
CinemaCar: It’s a Drive-In Every Day
As Valencian cinemas reopen, starting with Spain’s oldest drive-in cinema in Denia (see article below), a new project to open Europe’s largest drive-in is being launched. Cinemacar is a project…
Sorolla Staggers into the National
The British are not unknown for their moderate love of drinking alcoholic beverages, and so it is probably not surprising to discover that London’s National Gallery’s first acquisition of a…
The Aquatic Warbler and Valencia
The Valencian marshlands have become an obligatory stopover for many migratory birds. Thanks to ringing campaigns, it is possible to monitor different birds, some of which are resident all year…
American Graffiti Returns to Dénia.
Well, not exactly, but Spain’s first ever drive-in cinema does, although it will be Jurassic Park and The Minions that relaunch this cultural icon after the Corona Virus lockdown. The…
Viva Genovés!
Juan Genovés passed away in the early morning of May 15th 2020. Some of his works can be seen on the Benlliure gallery’s website, where he recently exhibited: http://www.galeriabenlliure.com/new/exposicion_actual.asp?artista=86KVC Juan…
LETHAVE PLANK – ASTHENOSPHERE
Electronic poems from planet Earth Lethave Plank presents his new album, Asthenosphere, inspired by the perseverance of human beings to understand the planet they inhabit through the theory of continental…
Spring Hits Valencia
The clocks have changed and spring is now official, but in Valencia there are many natural signs that the seasons are changing. Those of us lucky enough to live outside…
Glissandoo; Sliding Towards Efficiency
Glissando, according to the dictionary, describes a continuous slide upwards or downwards between two notes. And now, sliding between and among orchestras and bands, for which Valencia is famous and…
Dana Gynther: an American Writer in Valencia
Dana Gynther was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, in the heart of the American Mid-West. At the age of ten she moved to Auburn, Alabama, where her father took up…
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