I just returned from a pretty awesome trip to Spain, ostensibly to see the “Caravaggio” at the Prado in Madrid. More to come on that. My sleep schedule is off so I decided to import all of my camera photos and start editing a few. I will post food in a separate post but Caelis was fantastic as were several local small restos near my hotel in the Eixample district, just north of the old Gothic quarter. I also included some pics from MOCA where Banksy, Basquiat and Kusama can be found, quite the treat! The Sagrada Familia was fantastic although incredibly busy with crowds. I couldn’t imagine it in the summer tourist season. I liked the Picasso gallery but, TBH, I found its selection to be limited to his Blue period. The various “views” of Velasquez’s Las Meninas at the Prado were, however, sublime. The architecture of the city is amazing, not just the churches but also the various buildings that you see just wandering down the streets. The Gaudi buildings were pretty spectacular too.
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I love the new sphinx made from cinder block. I figure it will be dismantled and sold online within three hours.
And check out the beaver from October 10. Awesome!
Fluidic
I remember seeing a very innovative art piece showing reflections of water drops projected onto the walls that surrounded the viewer in an installation piece from a South Korean artist while in Toronto well over a decade ago. The technology certainly has improved! Check out this very interesting interactive visual art installation in Milan here.
C215’s new piece in Paris
C215 has a new piece up in Paris, photos here… I think I may add a few of these street art locations to my itinerary the next time I’m in Paris.