Events taking place on October 31, 2021

Events 1–16 of 22

Calder-Picasso at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
  • Visual arts
  • Houston

Calder-Picasso at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Alexander Calder and Pablo Picasso –two of the foremost figures in 20th-century art– come together in this exhibition featuring paintings, sculptures, mobiles, and works on paper spanning the artists’ careers.

Oct 31 – Jan 30, 2022

De paso by Casa Patas U.S. tour in Sarasota
  • Performing arts
  • Tampa

De paso by Casa Patas U.S. tour in Sarasota

Sarasota, Miami, Washington, D.C., Walla Walla, Seattle, and Chicago are the selected cities that host the 15th Flamenco tour of Fundación Casa Patas, postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Oct 30 – Nov 3, 2021

Being Sicila by Andrés Jaque at Performa 2021 Biennial
  • Performing arts
  • New York

Being Sicila by Andrés Jaque at Performa 2021 Biennial

This 45-minute-long meditative sound piece performed at the Top of the Rock examines the complex history of construction in New York.

Oct 29 – Oct 31, 2021

Nest by Jaume Plensa
  • Visual arts
  • New York

Nest by Jaume Plensa

This solo exhibition by Jaume Plensa, featuring new sculptures by the artist, coincides with the opening of two monumental public-facing commissions in Jersey City and Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Oct 29 – Dec 23, 2021

Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya

The National Gallery of Art highlights some original works by Goya at its new exhibition about the history of the aquatint technique.

Oct 24 – Feb 21, 2022

Gilded Figures: Wood and Clay Made Flesh
  • Visual arts
  • New York

Gilded Figures: Wood and Clay Made Flesh

This exhibition at the Hispanic Society Museum & Library offers a rare glimpse of a major art form from the Hispanic World 1500–1800: polychrome sculpture.

Oct 15 – Jan 9, 2022

Occupied Spaces: Global Mode > Omnivores by Eva Davidova
  • Visual arts
  • New York

Occupied Spaces: Global Mode > Omnivores by Eva Davidova

“Global Mode > Omnivores” at Instituto Cervantes New York is a solo exhibition featuring a network of digital installations by new media artist Eva Davidova.

Oct 6 – Nov 10, 2021

The Moon and Sixpence by Miki Leal
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

The Moon and Sixpence by Miki Leal

By way of variations around a set of pictorial references, with color, figure and, especially, density as basic elements, Miki Leal proposes an immersive experience, not only of painting, but also of looking.

Sep 29 – Nov 5, 2021

CANARIAS DC SOUNDWALK
  • Music
  • Washington, D.C.

CANARIAS DC SOUNDWALK

“CANARIAS DC SOUNDWALK” explores the sonic ecologies of the Canary Islands, a volcanic archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Northwest Africa, within the geographic region known as Macaronesia.

Sep 22 – Mar 22, 2022

Canvas & Silk: Historic Fashion from Madrid’s Museo del Traje
  • Visual arts
  • Dallas

Canvas & Silk: Historic Fashion from Madrid’s Museo del Traje

The Meadows Museum and Madrid’s Museo del Traje present an exhibition of Spanish dress and fashion that pairs approximately 40 paintings from the Meadows’ collection with historic dress and accessories.

Sep 19 – Jan 9, 2022

Amalgama El Prado by Daniel Canogar
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Amalgama El Prado by Daniel Canogar

The Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain joins the Phillips Collection to celebrate its 100th anniversary with “Amalgama El Prado,” a project by Spanish artist Daniel Canogar that will be presented at the same time as “Amalgama Phillips.”

Sep 15 – Nov 5, 2021

Amalgama Phillips by Daniel Canogar
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Amalgama Phillips by Daniel Canogar

The Phillips Collection celebrates its 100th anniversary with “Amalgama Phillips,” a project by Daniel Canogar that will be presented at the same time as “Amalgama El Prado.”

Sep 14 – Jan 30, 2022

Color and Illusion: The Still Lifes of Juan Gris
  • Visual arts
  • Baltimore

Color and Illusion: The Still Lifes of Juan Gris

The first U.S. exhibition in over 35 years dedicated to Spanish artist Juan Gris highlights his pioneering and revolutionary contributions to the Cubist movement by focusing on his fascination with subjects drawn from everyday life.

Sep 12 – Jan 9, 2022

Unseen Picasso
  • Visual arts
  • Los Angeles

Unseen Picasso

This exhibition features 16 exceptional prints made between the 1930s and 1960s that illustrate the artist’s bold experiments, technically and stylistically, in the graphic arts.

Sep 3 – Jan 10, 2022

Spain 1000-1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith
  • Heritage
  • New York

Spain 1000-1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith

For the first time the Fuentidueña Chapel gallery, which typically focuses on the Christian tradition, presents a group of works that testify to the diversity of Spanish medieval art.

Aug 30 – Jan 30, 2022

Around Nature
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Around Nature

Spanish artist Juanli Carrión has designed a garden that includes botanical species representing the different stops during the first trip around the world.

Jun 10 – Nov 7, 2021