Metaverses: Realities in Transition at Matadero Madrid

September 19, 2022–January 29, 2023 Metaverses: Realities in Transition, a collection of virtual environments proposed by and for artists, is being presented by the Center for Contemporary Creation Matadero Madrid as a collection of new spaces for creation and resilience, primarily developed during the COVID19 international crisis and promoted by several international cultural institutions. In 1992's…

October 24, 2022

ecoLogic Studio, Redefined morphology and materiality of two overlapping systems. © ecoLogic Studio.

Architecture & Design Events

Norman Foster Foundation presents Sustainability Workshop session supported by Rolex Institute

October 10–14, 2022 With the kind support of the Rolex Institute, The Norman Foster Foundation will host a brand-new session of its Sustainability Workshop from October 10–14, 2022. While it is necessary to protect human life in the face of climate change, understanding nature's complex systems is essential to ensuring a high standard of living for…

October 10, 2022

Ilse Bing, Three Men Sitting on the Steps by the Seine, 1931. International Center of Photography, New York, donation of Ilse Bing, 1991. © Estate of Ilse Bing.

Visual Arts Events

Fundación MAPFRE presents Ilse Bing

September 23, 2022–January 8, 2023 With the current show, Fundación MAPFRE offers the most thorough retrospective of photographer Ilse Bing ever presented in Spain (Frankfurt, 1899–New York, 1998). The exhibition, which was created by Fundación MAPFRE and was organized by Juan Vicente Aliaga, Associate Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de València, provides a thorough overview…

September 21, 2022

Education

Matadero Madrid opens call for projects: The Metabolic Sublime

The Metabolic Sublime, the focus of Medialab Matadero’s newest LAB#02, challenges us to radically reimagine current energy regimes on a global scale and to design the protocols, tools, institutions, cultures, and/or dynamics that would make them feasible.

September 14, 2022

Michael Wang, Contagion Garden, 2022. Photo: La Casa Encendida, Guzmán Infanzón.

Galleries Visual Arts Events

Vulnerable Critters at La Casa Encendida

May 27–September 18, 2022 Opening: May 26, 8pm Performances : May 27, 7pm, by P. Staff and Himali Singh Soin, with David Soin Tappeser La Casa Encendida presents the exhibition Vulnerable Critters, curated by Andrea Bagnato and Ivan L. Munuera, which gathers architectural and artistic explorations of infection, illness, and health to frame the recent pandemic within a…

May 24, 2022