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Peralta on culture
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The Galería Miscelánea (
10
Carrer de Guàrdia; miscelanea.
info
) is a multidisciplinary art
space. It’s unpretentious, but
very complete and constantly
changing. It has a great café
and design shop too.
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Arts Santa Mònica (
7 La
Rambla; artssantamonica.cat
) is
housed in an old convent with
a great terrace. The current
exhibit (until 29 September) is
contemporary Russian art.
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I love la Caixa Forum (
6-8
Avenida de Francesc Ferrer
i Guàrdia; obrasocial.lacaixa.
es
) for many reasons. The
exhibitions are diverse, it’s
free and it’s in an amazing
modernist building.
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The Pavilion of Agriculture
was built for the 1929
International Exposition and
is now home to Mercat de les
Flors (
59 Lleida; mercatflors.
cat
), a space for world-class
dance and theatre.
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There’s a mix of concerts,
performances and cabaret at
the Sala Apolo (
111 Carrer Nou
de la Rambla; sala-apolo.com
).
You get artists and performers
from all over the world here.
Right,
laCaixa Forum is
an excellent free space
for art;
below,
artist
Araya Peralta
THE UP
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AND
-
COMING ARTIST
Araya Peralta
Barcelona has long been a beacon for artists and creative
types across Spain, drawing them to its bright lights with
the promise of a life less ordinary. Following in the footsteps
of Picasso, Dalí andGaudí, Araya Peraltamoved to the city
nine years ago and was immediately smitten.
“It was so easy to live here after other cities,” says the
artist who grew up between Caracas andMadrid. “You
can walk everywhere, afford to live in the centre and take
advantage of all its culture, much of which is free.”
Peralta is nowmaking a name as one of the city’s
brightest young things. Amember of the Cargo Collective
(
cargocollective.com/arayaperalta
), she’s currently working
on a series of visceral portraits that reflect uncontrolled
emotions. “It’s about all the stuff we repress. It’s amazing to
be part of themoment when someone suddenly expresses
this, whether it’s in the formof a scream, rage or pure
ecstasy.” Her work will be featured in this autumn’sWEART
(
weartfestival.com
), showcasing new art all over the city.