Events taking place on May 2, 2019

Events 1–16 of 21

En un cuartito los dos by Niño de Elche
  • Performing arts
  • New York

En un cuartito los dos by Niño de Elche

Join musician and performer Niño de Elche for an evening of contemporary performance and sound exploration produced during his residency at the James Gallery, followed by a conversation with the artist.

May 2, 2019

Pablo Sáinz Villegas 2019 U.S. Tour in Costa Mesa
  • Music
  • Los Angeles

Pablo Sáinz Villegas 2019 U.S. Tour in Costa Mesa

Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas returns to the U.S. to perform “Concierto de Aranjuez” by Joaquín Rodrigo.

May 2 – May 4, 2019

Filmfest DC 2019
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

Filmfest DC 2019

The 33rd edition of the Washington, D.C. International Film Festival presents a selection of 80 films representing 45 countries, including 6 movies from Spain.

Apr 26 – May 3, 2019

The Welcomes / As benvidas / Las bienvenidas
  • Visual arts
  • New York

The Welcomes / As benvidas / Las bienvenidas

Curated by James D. Fernández and Luis Argeo, “The Welcomes / As benvidas / Las bienvenidas” is an exhibition of early twentieth-century photographs of Spanish (Galician) immigrants in New York.

Apr 16 – May 25, 2019

Okiagari-Koboshi by Jorge Palacios
  • Visual arts
  • New York

Okiagari-Koboshi by Jorge Palacios

The abstract work “Okiagari-Koboshi” by Spanish sculptor Jorge Palacios will be on view for one month only at Danese/Corey’s North Gallery in Chelsea.

Apr 5 – May 4, 2019

The History Through Cinema
  • Film
  • Houston

The History Through Cinema

This new festival brings some of the best Latin American and Spanish films to Houston to explore the Hispanic-American history from the 15th century to the present.

Mar 27 – Nov 13, 2019

Blind House
  • Visual arts
  • Detroit

Blind House

“Blind House” is an incisive artwork by collaborative artists Paloma Muñoz and Walter Martin that brings into question our ideals of house and home, privacy, and safety.

Mar 14 – May 3, 2019

Miguel Hernández a plena luz
  • Literature
  • Chicago

Miguel Hernández a plena luz

This new exhibition presents the remarkable life and death of the youngest member of the Generation of ‘27.

Mar 14 – May 13, 2019

Jaume Plensa: Talking Continents
  • Visual arts
  • Savannah

Jaume Plensa: Talking Continents

Jaume Plensa presents large-scale sculptures and installations that use language, history, literature, and psychology to draw attention to the barriers that separate and divide humanity.

Mar 1 – Jun 9, 2019

Spanish Cinema Now+ 2019
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

Spanish Cinema Now+ 2019

The first edition of Spanish Cinema Now+ includes four movies nominated for a Goya, the most important national annual film award, in the category of best new director, showing the new values of Spanish cinema.

Feb 28 – May 29, 2019

Monsters & Myths. Surrealism and War in the 1930s and 1940s
  • Visual arts
  • Baltimore

Monsters & Myths. Surrealism and War in the 1930s and 1940s

Nearly 90 Surrealist masterworks of the 1930s and 1940s by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, and André Masson are presented through a timely lens –that of war, violence, and exile.

Feb 24 – May 26, 2019

Joan Miró: Birth of the World
  • Visual arts
  • New York

Joan Miró: Birth of the World

This exhibition presents Miró’s signature painting “The Birth of the World” in relation to other major works by the artist, including 60 paintings, works on paper, prints, illustrated books, and objects.

Feb 24 – Jun 15, 2019

César Dezfuli at Or Does it Explode?
  • Visual arts
  • Grand Rapids, MI

César Dezfuli at Or Does it Explode?

Several artists from Spain, France, and the U.S. present a multimedia group exhibition on the documentation of refugees and forced migration.

Feb 15 – Jun 16, 2019

The Farewells Photographs by Alberto Martí
  • Visual arts
  • New York

The Farewells Photographs by Alberto Martí

Curated by José Caruncho, this exhibition presents a selection of 50 photographs by Alberto Martí on the Galician migrant exodus to the Americas between 1957 and 1963, taken at the Galician ports of A Coruña and Vigo in northwestern Spain.

Feb 9 – May 5, 2019

Fortuny: Friends and Followers
  • Visual arts
  • Dallas

Fortuny: Friends and Followers

This new exhibition dedicated to Fortuny and his world explores the legacy of the popular Spanish painter’s work.

Feb 3 – Jun 2, 2019

Air Sea Land by Okuda San Miguel
  • Visual arts
  • Boston

Air Sea Land by Okuda San Miguel

Boston Seaport welcomes seven monumental sculptures by Spanish contemporary artist Okuda San Miguel.

Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2019