Lladro
Lladro Lladro. It makes you think of the frilly, floral porcelains like those on the shelves of the curio cabinet in your grandmother’s dining…
Mujeres Ceramistas del Paraguay (Women Ceramicists of Paraguay)
MuVIM Mujeres Ceramistas del Paraguay (Women Ceramicists of Paraguay) With the work of Julia Isídrez, Carolina Noguera Y Ediltrudis Noguera 10 y Guillen de…
When Dracula Got Sunburnt in Alicante
Christopher Lee, tired of playing Dracula didn’t quite manage to say “never again” and took part in this German production with Herbert Lom and…
Josep Renau: Back to Berlin
An exhibition in September and October 2014 of works by the Valencian artist Josep Renau serves to remind us of this great artist; the…
AIDA: More & Books
A Little second hand bookshop behind leafy Viveros Park describes itself as Books&More, which is quite an understatement because AIDA, a Spanish NGO with…
Jordi Machí: Artistic Heaven in Lebanon
Jordí Machí travelled the world in search of success, paintbrush in hand, until his arrival in Lebanon in 2012, initially to visit a friend.…
They Can See Clearly Now
August 2014 was a good month for the people of Kisumu, a port of 400,000 inhabitants in Kenya, which was visited by a team…
The Oceanographic: Something Fishy in the city of Valencia
British Etymologist Unimpressed by Europe’s largest Oceanographic Park My arrival at Europe’s largest Oceanographic park was not an outstanding success. In fact I seemed…
Valencian Architect Inspired ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’.
Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava has never received a contract from the planet Xandar, and yet, according to the credits of The Guardians of the…
Barefoot on the Beaches
Barefoot, bareback, bare everything. If you can tackle the sight of naked men and women and are prepared to grab the bulls by the…
Valencia’s Pink Panthers
Ask any Valencian about ‘the pink panther’ and you will be directed to a statue of dubious taste in the middle of the roundabout…
Bambalina’s Puppet Magic in Asia
The Valencian Puppet Company Bambalina has been thrilling children and adults alike since 1981; and now, the children and adults of China and Korea…