3 exhibitions in Spain not to be missed in 2019

Spain is amazing, full of natural beauties, beaches, good restaurant and … lots of art! That’s right, the country has several museums and will host excellent exhibitions in 2019 that deserve the visit. We have selected three of them for you to include in your travel itinerary.

Jenny Holzer: Una retrospectiva

Jenny Holzer is an American neo-conceptual artist who focuses her work on taking her words to the places you least expect, whether in the advertising space in Times Square or newspapers. Her ideas, such as “The horrible punishment awaits bad people” were so talked about that ended up stamped on shirts, caps and more. But Holzer is not only funny, in Lustmord (1993-1994) she replies to the rapes that occurred during the Bosnian war, using phrases from witnesses presented in LED lights.

Guggenheim de Bilbao – from March 22nd to September 8th, 2019

Manet, Degas, los impresionistas y la fotografía

For a long time, photography and painting had a close relationship. This exhibition will show how the new way of capturing images served as an inspiration to painting students, who found in it a different form of light control and asymmetrical space representation. Just as the impressionist paintings became the reference for photography, which sought to create a more pictorial effect, typical of art. The exhibition will feature photographers such as Nadar and Disderi and painters such as Degas and Manet.

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid – from October 15th, 2019 to January 26th, 2020.

Sofonisba Anguissola y Lavinia Fontana. Dos modelos de mujeres artistas

Madrid’s main museum, del Prado, will use its spotlight to honor two great artists, Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana. Anguissola was born in Italy and was one of the informal apprentices of Michelangelo. In 1559 she traveled to Madrid to teach art to a young queen, later she became one of the court painters of King Philip II. Lavinia has been highlighted by her portraits of women accompanied by their families, as well as being the first female artist in naked photos.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Madri – from October 22nd, 2019 to February 2nd, 2020