Events taking place on May 13, 2017
Events 1–16 of 18
- Urban Culture
- Washington, D.C.
European Union Embassies' Open House 2017
The Embassy of Spain welcomes you to its Cultural Center, The Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, for a taste of the best Spain has to offer.
May 13, 2017
- Visual arts
- Tampa
Memory, Mind, Matter: The Sculpture of Eduardo Chillida
Discover world-renowned Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida’s works in paper, alabaster, steel and stone in The Dali’s special exhibition: “Memory, Mind, Matter: The Sculpture of Eduardo Chillida.”
May 13 – Sep 24, 2017
- Visual arts
- Santa Fe
The Prado in Santa Fe
Spain’s Masterpiece Reproductions from The Prado Museum to be shown in prominent Santa Fe public park.
May 10 – Oct 29, 2017
- Literature
- Los Angeles
Almudena Solana and Mario Vargas Llosa at Chapman University's Literary Arts Reading Series
Spanish author Almudena Solana and Spanish-Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa take part in the XX Anniversary Celebration of The John Fowles Creative Center at Chapman University.
May 8 – May 19, 2017
- Visual arts
- Kansas City
Chillida: Rhythm-Time-Silence
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art presents seven large-scale sculptures by acclaimed Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida in the museum’s Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park and Theis Park.
May 5 – Dec 3, 2017
- Visual arts
- New York
Muntadas: Projects / Proposals
The work of Antoni Muntadas addresses the social and political power encoded in contemporary media.
May 5 – Jun 23, 2017
- Visual arts
- New York
Carmen Herrera: Paintings on Paper
At the age of 101, Herrera continues to work almost every day in her studio, and her work demonstrates a disciplined but highly sophisticated exploration of color and form.
May 3 – Jun 10, 2017
- Urban Culture
- New York
Lluis Lleó’s Morpho’s Nest in The Cadmium House
A series of five front-and-back outdoor paintings on sandstone slabs from Catalonia will parade along the Park Avenue Malls from 52nd to 56th streets, coinciding with an exhibition of Lleó’s project drawings and installation models at the Instituto Cervantes New York from May 5-9.
May 1 – Jul 31, 2017
- Visual arts
- New York
Cristina Prieto Crespi at Portal to Enigma
Spanish painter Cristina Prieto Crespi participates in “Portal to Enigma,” a new group exhibition exploring the possibilities of extreme abstraction and non-representational art.
Apr 25 – May 16, 2017
- Visual arts
- New York
Samuel Guillén at Brooklyn Metal Works
The Spanish jewlery maker conceives, designs and materially produces all his pieces in limited editions, featuring repetitive patterns through hollow construction techniques in sterling silver.
Apr 8 – May 21, 2017
- Design
- Washington, D.C.
ALTERNATIVAS / ALTERNATIVES: The Thirteenth Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (XIII BEAU)
The exhibition of the XIII BEAU is an opportunity to disclose Spanish interventions in terms of heritage, urbanism, landscape and city, as well as investigations carried out in the field of architecture and urbanism of the past two years.
Apr 6 – Jun 4, 2017
- Design
- Washington, D.C.
EXPORT. Spanish Architecture Abroad
The exhibition offers a global analysis of the current state of Spanish architecture outside our borders.
Apr 6 – Jun 4, 2017
- Visual arts
- Dallas
Picasso’s Dream and Lie of Franco: The Spanish Civil War in Print
This exhibition commemorates the anniversary of Picasso’s great painting by showcasing a pair of prints in the Meadows collection that was transformed by the very same events that inspired “Guernica.”
Apr 2 – Jul 2, 2017
- Performing arts
- New York
La Zapatera Prodigiosa
Gossip and ageism nip at the marriage of a mismatched couple in Federico García Lorca’s rare comedy.
Apr 1 – Jun 13, 2017
- Visual arts
- Dallas
Between Heaven and Hell: The Drawings of Jusepe de Ribera
The Meadows and the Prado have joined forces to publish and promote the first “catalogue raisonné” of the Baroque master’s drawings.
Mar 12 – Jun 11, 2017
- Heritage
- Los Angeles
Moving Forward, Looking Back: Journeys across the Old Spanish Trail
The project explores the Spanish legacy found along the Old Spanish Trail, a route that was envisioned to link the colonial outposts of New Mexico and California.
Feb 1 – Jun 25, 2017