Caracas, capital of Venezuela, urban spirit, excellent food, art , bustling nightlife.
Caracas is the capital and largest city of Venezuela. It is located in northern Venezuela, near the Caribbean.
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Venezuela’s urban spirit can be discovered mainly from understanding Caracas, its capital city.
Caracas is not one of the top touristic destinations of Venezuela, and travelers often bypass the capital city in order to see the country’s amazing natural attractions. However, the Venezuelan capital can be a fascinating city to explore, replete with excellent art, food and a bustling nightlife.
Caracas is located in a beautiful valley, overlooked by Mount Avila, an impressive mountain that separates the city from the Caribbean Sea and shapes most of the city’s landscape. It is a popular weekend destination for the city’s residents (known as Caraqueños) and is easily reached by taking a very modern cable car that goes all the way from the mountain base to the newly nationalized Waraira Repano park, which is situated at the top of the mountain.
In Caracas the staggering inequalities of wealth that characterize Venezuela’s economic situation are on display. They range from very poor neighborhoods in the hills west of the city called “barrios”, to the modern busiCaracas has more than enough sights and attractions to fill three or four days although it is often overlooked by international travelers.
La Plaza Bolivar, located near the Metro Capitolio. Is located in the city center. It has statues of Simon Bolivar, and is close to Congress and other government buildings. It also displays nice examples of colonial architecture. Look out for black squirrels that roams around the trees in the plaza. edit
La Casa Natal de Simon Bolivar. Bolivar's birthplace, also downtown. One of the few well-preserved colonial buildings with some great paintings and a museum. Next door is the Museo Bolivariano with some of Bolivar's war relics. Capitolio Metro Station. edit
Museo de Arte Colonial, Located in the Quinta Anauco on Av Panteon in San Bernardino. this is a lovely old house and garden that hosts small concerts some weekends. edit
Universidad Central de Venezuela. was designated a World Heritage Site by the UN in 2000. Designed by Venezuela's most famous architect, Carlos Raul Villanueva, the university campus, known as the Ciudad Universitaria is a sprawling complex considered a masterpiece of 1950s and 1960s architecture blended in with art. A stroll around the grounds, keeping an eye open for modern art works by artists such as Fernand Leger. Metro Ciudad Universitaria. edit
Jardin Botanico, located next to the Central University. is a well-kept garden with an impressive array of tropical plants and trees. Metro Ciudad Universitaria or Plaza Venezuela.. edit
Parque del Este, (located near the “Parque del Este” metro stop). This expansive park stretches on and holds many unexpected treats including a planetarium, a small zoo, and a cafe that is occasionally open to serve you a cafe con leche while you watch the turtles in a pond edit
Centro de Arte La Estancia, Avenida Francisco de Miranda,, ☎ +58 212 507 8815, [3]. 9:30a-4p Tu-F, 10a-4p Sa-Su. An art gallery situated in the middle of the lush and manicured gardens. Rotating exhibits by a variety of artists are shown. edit
El Hatillo, (past la Trinidad in the SE of the city). A beautiful neighborhood still styled in traditional colonial fashion that is home to many shops, bars, and restaurants and is frequented by the middle class of Caracas. A great place to stroll around in the afternoon (safe to walk around) and grab lunch, as it is to return for the nightlife. Requires a car to arrive as no public transportation comes to this area. edit
Bulevar de Sabana Grande, (in the center of the city near the Sabana Grande metro stop). One of the city's most famous shopping avenues, a charming cobblestone street with countless outdoor and indoor shopping establishments as well as hotels and restaurants. Also a great spot for relaxing and people-watching; on any given day you can observe people bartering at shops, playing chess, or even dancing around dressed like Disney characters. edit
Cuartel de la Montaña or 4F, on top of Barrio 23 Enero. Hugo Chavez's mausoleum is at the army barracks where Chavez's socialism was incubated. Although in a barrio, there's a heavy army presence which makes it a safe visit. Entry includes a free guided tour of the mausoleum and Chavez's belongings. There's a change of guards every 2 hours starting at 10am, with the last change at 4pm. At 4.25pm (time of his death) everyday, a cannon is fired in front. To get there, one can take the free Metrobus or private buses at Capitolio. edit
Panteon Nacional, at the end of Avenida Panteon. A modern building fused with an old church. Houses the remains of Simon Bolivar and other national heroes. There's a change of guards every 2 hours. edit
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Stolen Matisse painting unveiled at National Gallery
STOLEN HENRI MATISSE PAINTING RECOVERED
A stolen Henri Matisse painting recovered by the Venezuelan authorities was unveiled at National Gallery in Caracas on Tuesday (8JULY).
Venezuela's Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz sought US cooperation in the investigation of the theft of the painting more than a decade ago from the Contemporary Art Museum of Caracas.
The Odalisque in Red Pants depicts a topless woman sitting in front of a wall.
Ortega Diaz said her office has asked US authorities for permission to interview the two people convicted last year for trying to sell the stolen painting.
Initially, Venezuelan officials announced that the artwork, which was returned to Venezuela on Monday, would be kept in its closed case for 72 hours for acclimatization.
Officials said a piece of national heritage has been restored without injury.
Venezuelan authorities say the 1925 painting, valued at three (m) million US dollars, was stolen from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Caracas in 2000.
It was found in July 2012 when a couple tried to sell it to undercover FBI agents for 740-thousand US dollars at a hotel in Miami Beach.
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Caracas Travel Guide - Experience Venezuela
Caracas Travel Guide - Experience Venezuela
Caracas is the capital and largest city of Venezuela. Caracas is a fascinating city to explore, replete with excellent art, food and a bustling nightlife. The city grew slowly until the 1940s. In Caracas, the tallest skyscrapers are: Parque Central Towers, Banco Mercantil Building, BBVA Provincial Tower and The Twin Towers of El Recreo Shopping Mall in Sabana Grande district. Unfortunately, Business Center Confinanzas was not completed. If so, it would be the second tallest skyscraper of the city. Most of the tallest buildings in Caracas are located in La Candelaria and El Conde/Parque Central.
The people of Caracas are usually quite hospitable and friendly. Caracas is a city of contrasts. El Rosal and Las Mercedes are the most exclusive districts of the city at present. The boulevard of Sabana Grande is the main commercial corridor of the city and is visited by more than 500 thousand people every day. Plaza Bolívar, Plaza El Venezolano and Plaza Diego Ibarra are the most emblematic of the historic center.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Caracas was a small city that reached La Candelaria. Later, the towns of Sabana Grande, Chacao, Las Mercedes and Petare would grow rapidly and be urbanized. Most of the architectural heritage of Caracas was built in the twentieth century. The Towers of Parque Central Complex, even though they no longer hold the title of the tallest skyscrapers in Latin America, remain the tallest twin towers in the region. Sabana Grande was the favorite place of Juan Domingo Perón during his golden exile in Venezuela, when he lived in the El Rosal and El Bosque neighborhoods.
The middle class is mainly concentrated in the east of the city (El Recreo de Libertador, Chacao, Baruta, Sucre and El Hatillo), but San Bernardino, La Candelaria, San Pedro and El Paraiso are also important centers of the middle class. The historic center of the city is Plaza Bolívar, the grid has been modified though. The most luxurious urbanization, Caracas Country Club, is located between Parroquia El Recreo of the Libertador Municipality and the Chacao Municipality of the Miranda State. Valle Arriba Country Club and La Lagunita Country Club are as luxurious as Caracas Country Club, however. The Embassy of the United States of America is located in Valle Arriba Country Club, which has one of the most spectacular views of the city at its Mirador Valle Arriba. The geographical center of the Metropolitan District of Caracas has been set at Sabana Grande, considered the Eastern Gate of Caracas. The district of Sabana Grande is the one with the best coverage by the Caracas Metro, but the center of Caracas, Chacao, El Rosal, El Bosque and Altamira are also easily accessible. Most of the embassies are located in the Chacao and Baruta municipalities. However, some have a limited presence in El Recreo. The most important business center nowadays is El Rosal.
A lot to see in Caracas Venezuela such as :
El Ávila National Park
Teleférico de Caracas
Parque del Este
National Pantheon of Venezuela
Plaza Francia
Altamira
Museo de Bellas Artes
Plaza Venezuela
Contemporary Art Museum of Caracas
Children's Museum of Caracas
Boulevard of Sabana Grande
Parque Central Complex
Birthplace of Simón Bolívar
Caracas Cathedral
Los Caobos Park
Pico Naiguatá
Centro Financiero Confinanzas
National Art Gallery
Caricuao Zoo
Ecological gardens Topotepuy
Paseo De Los Próceres
Hacienda La Trinidad Parque Cultural
PDVSA La Estancia
El Calvario
Expanzoo
Museum of Natural Sciences
Ciudad Universitaria
Centro de Arte Los Galpones
Miraflores Palace
Bolivarian Museum
Guaire River
Colinas de Bello Monte
Oeste Alí Primera Park
El Rosal
El Laguito
Caracas Botanical Garden
Mercado Municipal de Chacao
Plaza La Candelaria - Urdaneta
Los Chorros Park
Iglesia de San Francisco
Academia Nacional de la Historia
Paseo Los Proceres
Cuevas Del Indio Recreational Park
Seguros La Previsora
Quinta de Anauco
Los Chaguaramos
El Pinar Zoo
Cerro Verde
Parque Laguna Negra
El Museo Histórico Militar de Caracas
( Caracas - Venezuela ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Caracas . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Caracas - Venezuela
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Galería de Arte Nacional (GAN), John Stoddart, El Paisaje que nos Une, Caracas, Venezuela, 2019
This is a documentary video put together by Luis Chacín on the long-running 2019 exhibition John Stoddart, El Paisaje que nos Une (John Stoddart, The Landcape that Unites Us) at the Galería de Arte Nacional, or GAN (Venezuelan National Art Gallery) encompassing the life work of landscape architect John Godfrey William Stoddart.
Another video made by Luís Chacín on the same subject can be found at
Top10 Recommended Hotels in Caracas, Venezuela
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Top10 Recommended Hotels in Caracas, Venezuela: 1. JW Marriott Caracas *****
2. Eurobuilding Hotel & Suites Caracas *****
3. Renaissance Caracas La Castellana Hotel *****
4. Gran Melia Caracas *****
5. Lidotel Centro Lido Caracas *****
6. Pestana Caracas Premium City & Conference Hotel *****
7. Cayena-Caracas *****
8. Hotel Alex Caracas ***
9. Waldorf Hotel Boutique ****
10. Mariani International Tower
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1. Av. Venezuela con Calle Mohedano, El Rosal,, 1060 Caracas, Venezuela, Price range $109 - $219
JW Marriot is in the trendy El Rosal area, and offers elegant interiors and a garden pool. Guests can enjoy South American and Japanese cuisine, the well-equipped gym and sauna.
2. Final Calle La Guairita, 1060 Caracas, Venezuela, Price range $40 - $87
Featuring a swimming pool, a fitness center and a sauna, Eurobuilding Hotel & Suites Caracas offers stylish rooms in the financial district. The center of the city is a 15 minute drive away.
3. Eugenio Mendoza Con Calle Urdaneta,, 1060 Caracas, Venezuela, Price range $109 - $218
Featuring a panoramic rooftop swimmimg pool, a sauna room and modern fitness facilities, the Renaissance Caracas is conveniently located just 2 blocks from Altamira subway station.
4. Ave. Casanova C.C El Recreo Sabana Grande, 1050 Caracas, Venezuela, Price range $50 - $69
Featuring an outdoor pool with hydro-massage tub and sauna, the Gran Melia is a luxury hotel in Caracas’s Sabana Grande. It offers elegant rooms in classical European style and 3 world-class restaurants.
5. Av. Tamanaco, Urb. El Rosal, Municipio Chacao, 1060 Caracas, Venezuela, Price range $101 - $161
Located in the Centro Lido Financial Center, Hotel Centro Lido offers modern rooms with free Wi-Fi and a flat-screen TV. Facilities include a gym and a spa.
6. Primera Avenida de Santa Eduvigis, 1071 Caracas, Venezuela, Price range $96 - $156
Featuring a top-floor outdoor pool with 360 degrees views of the city, the Pestana offers elegant accommodations in contemporary style. It includes a jacuzzi and a gym overlooking El Avilla Mountain.
7. Av. Don Eugenio Mendoza, entre calles El Bosque y José Angel Lamas. La Castellana, 1060 Caracas, Venezuela, Price range $297 - $377
Offering an outdoor pool and a restaurant, Cayena-Caracas is a gorgeous, modern hotel located in Caracas. It features excellent views of the city and El Avila Mountain.
8. Esquina Ferrenquin a La Cruz, La Candelaria Caracas , 1010 Caracas, Venezuela, Price range $24 - $64
Located 250 m from La Candelaria square and 500 m from the subway station, Hotel Alex Caracas features a gym, a spa, and a restaurant. Breakfast and free Wi-Fi are provided.
9. Av. La Industria, Esquina Campo Elias a Puente Anauco,Hotel Waldorf PB, Urbanización La Candelaria, Caracas, 1010 Caracas, Venezuela, Price range $62 - $63
Located in Caracas, Waldorf Hotel Boutique offers an outdoor swimming pool. Built in 1944, the property is within just 1.8 km of Fine Arts Museum of Caracas and 1.8 km of National Gallery of Art. The property has a garden, as well as a restaurant that serves Mediterranean and Italian cuisine.
10. 1070 Macaracuay, 1070 Caracas, Venezuela, Price range $30
Offering a fitness center, Mariani International Tower is located in Caracas, just 2 minutes’ walk from San Luis Rey Square. Free WiFi access is available in all areas.
From Caracas: Maria Rengifo
On this From Caracas, Rey Gómez interviews Maria Rengifo, Director of National Gallery of Art, to talk about the history of the gallery, its social programmes and its current exhibitions.
Four artists vie for prestigious prize
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An exhibition showcasing the four finalists of the Prize of the National Gallery has opened in Berlin.
The prize is one of Germany's most prestigious art accolades.
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Welcome to the Amazonas Shopping Centre.
You won't be able to buy anything here, it's an art installation by Berlin-based Venezuelan artist Sol Caleron.
The work doesn't recreate shopping centres found in Caleron's native Caracas, instead, the 35-year old artist is exploring the spaces that immigrants create for themselves in Europe.
The colourful shopping centre has a hair salon, a currency exchange booth, an internet cafe and even a small cinema.
It's based on a real shopping complex, also called the Amazonas Shopping Centre, that Caleron visited in London.
Caleron has been living in Europe since she was 17. She says she has struggled to balance her identity with the need to integrate into a new society.
This is something that is reflected in her work.
No matter how much you do to integrate, it is always never enough. And while you are doing that, trying to integrate into a new society, you are also losing a lot of your own identity. So it became a point where I was like, not only wanted to understand more of the place where I was coming from, but I also wanted to understand what was my identity as an artist, she says.
Caleron is one of four artists shortlisted for the Prize of the National Gallery - one of Germany's most prestigious art prizes.
The prize is open to artists that are under 40-years-old and live and work in Germany.
This year, for the first time, the four shortlisted artists are all women.
And none of them are German, reflecting the international art scene of Berlin.
Jumana Manna, a Palestinian artist who was born in the US, is showing an installation consisting of a film and oversized objects.
The film, called A Magical Substance Flows Into Me traces the dislocation of communities, from the 1930s onwards, in what is now Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.
The film recreates a radio programme of the time focussing on the music of different communities.
The artefacts in the installation complement the video, says the 30-year-old Manna.
I like to create an environment that considers the space and also the audience's bodies within the space. So in this exhibition, there is a series called the muscle-based series. It is different forms, kind of androgynous forms of muscles or body fragments that are oversized. Biceps or elbows or fingers. And they are made of plaster and they are hollow. And they connect to the film in the theme of muscle memory. So the film is very much about telling history through the senses and through the muscle memory that is needed to perform music and memorise music over generations.
Iman Issa is a Berlin-based, Egyptian artist.
In her exhibition, artefacts that she has seen in antiquities museums have been carefully recreated using modern materials and techniques.
The objects look new, but at the same time, the viewer gets the sense that they belong to another time. Or maybe it is that the original objects belong to our time, says Issa.
The project came from, maybe started around 2011 or 2012 in terms of thinking. And it was based on a feeling of going around antiquities museums and having a sense that the objects there spoke in a way that I don't remember from before. And that they had a very strange presence that didn't seem to belong to the past, but seemed quite relevant to the present.
Agnieszka Polska is a Polish artist based in Berlin.
Her video installation deals with what she calls the disaster happening to the world.
The 32-year old artist says all her work is about social responsibility.
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Stolen Matisse painting unveiled at National Gallery
A stolen Henri Matisse painting recovered by the Venezuelan authorities was unveiled at National Gallery in Caracas on Tuesday.
Venezuela's Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz sought US cooperation in the investigation of the theft of the painting more than a decade ago from the Contemporary Art Museum of Caracas.
The Odalisque in Red Pants depicts a topless woman sitting in front of a wall.
Ortega Diaz said her office has asked US authorities for permission to interview the two people convicted last year for trying to sell the stolen painting.
Initially, Venezuelan officials announced that the artwork, which was returned to Venezuela on Monday, would be kept in its closed case for 72 hours for acclimatisation.
Officials said a piece of national heritage has been restored without injury.
Venezuelan authorities say the 1925 painting, valued at three (m) million US dollars, was stolen from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Caracas in 2000.
It was found in July 2012 when a couple tried to sell it to undercover FBI agents for 740-thousand US dollars at a hotel in Miami Beach.
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Leonardo Ferraez - Bach Suite No 3
Interpretation of the Prelude of the 3rd suite by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Concert of the Ensamble Caracas
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Steffany Marcano
National Art Gallery
Caracas Venezuela.
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Interpretación del Preludio de la 3ra suite de Johann Sebastian Bach.
Concierto del Ensamble Caracas
Edición y Camara:
Steffany Marcano
Galeria de Arte Nacional
Caracas, Venezuela.
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Caracas | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:09 1 History
00:07:14 2 Symbols
00:09:12 3 Local government
00:09:33 3.1 Metropolitan District of Caracas
00:10:21 4 Economy
00:11:52 4.1 Cost of living
00:12:31 4.2 Tourism
00:14:31 5 Geography
00:15:59 5.1 Climate
00:18:15 6 Demographics
00:19:17 6.1 Crime
00:20:04 7 Landmarks
00:20:13 7.1 Federal Capitol
00:20:58 7.2 East Park
00:21:39 7.3 Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex
00:22:18 7.4 Simón Bolívar's Birthplace Home
00:23:08 7.5 National Pantheon
00:23:37 7.6 Parque Central Complex
00:24:23 7.7 Public squares
00:25:51 7.8 El Hatillo
00:26:20 7.9 Cerro El Ávila
00:26:49 7.10 Las Mercedes
00:27:08 7.11 Altamira neighborhood
00:27:40 7.12 Religious buildings
00:29:20 8 Colleges, universities and international schools
00:29:32 8.1 Central University of Venezuela
00:30:08 8.2 Simón Bolívar University
00:30:38 8.3 Other universities
00:31:42 8.4 International schools
00:32:09 9 Sports
00:34:11 9.1 Teams
00:34:42 10 Culture
00:35:08 11 Notable people
00:35:17 12 Transportation
00:37:29 13 International relations
00:37:39 13.1 Twin towns and Sister Cities
00:37:52 13.2 Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities
00:38:13 14 Districts
00:38:23 15 See also
00:39:02 16 Notes and references
00:39:12 17 Bibliography
00:39:21 18 External links
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Caracas (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈɾakas]), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and centre of the Greater Caracas Area. Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). Terrain suitable for building lies between 760 and 1,140 m (2,490 and 3,740 ft) above sea level, although there is some settlement above this range. The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-metre-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of 4.923.201.Strictly speaking, the centre of the city is still Catedral, located near Bolívar Square, even though it is assumed that it is Plaza Venezuela, located in the Los Caobos neighbourhood. Chacaíto area, Luis Brión Square and El Rosal neighborhood are also considered the geographic center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas, commonly called Greater Caracas.Businesses in the city include service companies, banks, and malls. Caracas has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan area. The Caracas Stock Exchange and Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) are headquartered in Caracas. PDVSA is the largest company in Venezuela. Caracas is also Venezuela's cultural capital, with many restaurants, theaters, museums, and shopping centers. Some of the tallest skyscrapers in Latin America are located in Caracas.Caracas has been considered one of the most important cultural, tourist, industrial and economic centers of Latin America. The Museum of Contemporary Art of Caracas is one of the most important in South America. The Museum of Fine Arts and the National Art Gallery of Caracas are also noteworthy. The National Art Gallery is projected to be the largest museum in Latin America, according to its architect Carlos Gómez De Llarena. Caracas is home to two of the tallest skyscrapers in South America: the Parque Central Towers. It has a nominal GDP of 91,988 million dollars, a nominal GDP per capita of 18,992 and a PPP GDP per capita of 32,710 dollars. Being the seventh city in GDP and the seventh metropolitan area in population of Latin America.Caracas has one of the highest per capita murder rates in the world, with 111.19 homicides per 100, ...
November 3, 1961 - Jacqueline Kennedy at the Tutankhamun Treasure Exhibit at National Art Gallery
34 small objects from the Cairo Museum were selected from the more than 2,000 found in the tomb of Tutankhamun. The exhibition was opened by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Ambassador Dr. Mostafa Kamel, and the Minister of Culture of the United Arab Republic, Dr. Sarwat Okasha.
藝苑掇英 Alexandre Istrati 亞歷山大·依斯拉蒂 (1915-1991) Lyrical abstraction Tachisme French
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Istrati was an internationally acclaimed exponent of the Abstraction Lyrique movement which was the European equivalent to Abstract Expressionism in America, and included Soulages, Schneider, Germain and Lanskoy amongst others. This magnificent example painted at the height of the movement wonderfully demonstrates his powerful style of sensuously nurtured surfaces and supremacy of colour. This was the apogee of the Modernist era which advocated a purely self-referential autonomy of art and in this work we experience the raw physicality of the paint so dramatically that we no longer read the painting as a two dimensional representation, but as a vibrant and highly energised sculptural object.
Having attended the Academy of Art in Bucharest Istrati arrived in Paris in 1947, where he and his wife, the painter Natalia Dumitresco, were befriended by their compatriot Constantin Brancusi who gave them a studio next to his and helped introduce them to the thriving Paris art scene. Istrati’s uncompromising avant-garde spirit soon became renowned and when he exhibited his first abstract paintings at the Salon des Superindépendants in 1948 the critics applauded his radical new style. The following year in 1949 he held his first one-man show at Galerie Breteau which was so successful the leading art dealers Collete Allendy and Dénise René both invited Istrati to exhibit at their eponymous galleries. In the circle of these highly influential gallerists Istrati found himself at the forefront of the post-war avant-garde along with artists such as Soulages, Deyrolle, Magnelli and Poliakoff with whom he became particularly close. In 1953 he was awarded the prestigious Prix Kandinsky and was appointed to the committee of the Salon d’Octobre and in the next few years he would also serve on the committees of the Salon Comparaison and the groundbreaking Salon des Réaltités Nouvelles.
Istrati developed an international reputation exhibiting extensively worldwide including most notably Gallery Circle and Square, New York, 1953; World Houses Galleries, New York, 1958; Gres Gallery, Wahington D.C., 1958; Galeria de Arts Contemporaneo, Caracas, Venezuela, 1958; Galeria del Naviglio, Milan, Italy, 1959; Kunstverein, Cologne, Germany, 1960; Gallery Hybler, Copenhaguen, Denmark, 1961; Gallery Leohart, Munich, Germany, 1962; Gallery Hilt, Bale, Switzerland, 1963; Hanover Gallery, London, 1964; Gallery Brechbuhl, Genchen, Switzerland, 1965; Gallery Lauter, Mannheim, Germany, 1966, 1972; Gallery Beno, Zurich, 1967; Gallery Tokoro, Japan, 1981; Gallery Praestegarden, Denmark, 1986, Retrospective, Maison des Arts G. Pompidou.
The artist is represented in several major art museums including, Musee d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris; Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris; Museo de arte Contemporaneo, Madrid; Kunsthalle Zurich; Bucharest; Sofia; New York; San Francisco Museum; The Hirshborn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.
亞歷山大·依斯拉蒂(Alexandre Istrati)是國際知名的抽象Lyrique運動的代表，該運動在歐洲相當於美國的抽象表現主義，包括Soulages，Schneider，Germain和Lanskoy等。這個在運動高度上繪製的宏偉典範巧妙地展示了他強烈的感性滋養表面和色彩至上的風格。這是現代主義時代的頂峰，它倡導純粹的自我指涉的藝術自治，在這項工作中，我們經歷了繪畫的原始物質性如此戲劇化，以至於我們不再將繪畫看作二維表現，而是作為一個充滿活力的高度充滿活力的雕塑物品。
在布加勒斯特參加了藝術學院之後，Istrati於1947年抵達巴黎，在那裡他和他的妻子畫家納塔利婭·杜米特雷斯科（Natalia Dumitresco）與他們的同胞康斯坦丁·布朗庫西（Constantin Brancusi）結為朋友，後者在他旁邊為他們提供了一個工作室並幫助他們介紹了蓬勃發展的巴黎藝術現場。 Istrati毫不妥協的前衛精神很快就成名了，當他在1948年的沙龍超級展覽中展出他的第一幅抽像畫作時，評論家們對他的激進新風格表示讚賞。次年1949年，他在Galerie Breteau舉辦了他的第一次單人表演，這是一個非常成功的主要藝術經紀人Collete Allendy和DéniseRené都邀請Istrati在他們的同名畫廊展出。在這些極具影響力的畫廊主的圈子裡，伊斯特拉蒂與Soulages，Deyrolle，Magnelli和Poliakoff等藝術家一起站在了戰後先鋒派的最前沿，與他的關係非常密切。 1953年，他被授予著名的Prix Kandinsky獎，並被任命為該通訊
在沙龍競賽中，他還將在Salon Comparaison和開創性的SalondesRéaltitésNouvelles沙龍委員會任職。
依斯拉蒂在全球範圍內享有盛譽，其中包括最著名的Gallery Circle和Square，New York，1953;世界房屋畫廊，紐約，1958年; Gres Gallery，Wahington D.C.，1958; Galeria de Arts Contemporaneo，Caracas，Venezuela，1958; Galeria del Naviglio，意大利米蘭，1959年; Kunstverein，德國科隆，1960年;畫廊Hybler，丹麥哥本哈根，1961年;畫廊Leohart，德國慕尼黑，1962年; 1962年瑞士貝爾畫廊Hilt畫廊;漢諾威畫廊，倫敦，1964年;畫廊Brechbuhl，瑞士Genchen，1965年; Gallery Lauter，Mannheim，Germany，1966,1972;畫廊Beno，蘇黎世，1967年; Gallery Tokoro，日本，1981年;畫廊Praestegarden，丹麥，1986年，回顧展，Maison des Arts G. Pompidou。
藝術家在幾個主要的藝術博物館中有代表，包括巴黎藝術博物館（Musee d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris）;巴黎國立藝術博物館（MuséeNationaled'Art Moderne）;馬德里當代藝術博物館;蘇黎世藝術館;布加勒斯特;蘇菲亞;紐約;舊金山博物館; Hirshborn博物館和雕塑公園，華盛頓特區。
Four artists vie for prestigious prize
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An exhibition showcasing the four finalists of the Prize of the National Gallery has opened in Berlin.
The prize is one of Germany's most prestigious art accolades.
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Welcome to the Amazonas Shopping Centre.
You won't be able to buy anything here, it's an art installation by Berlin-based Venezuelan artist Sol Caleron.
The work doesn't recreate shopping centres found in Caleron's native Caracas, instead, the 35-year old artist is exploring the spaces that immigrants create for themselves in Europe.
The colourful shopping centre has a hair salon, a currency exchange booth, an internet cafe and even a small cinema.
It's based on a real shopping complex, also called the Amazonas Shopping Centre, that Caleron visited in London.
Caleron has been living in Europe since she was 17. She says she has struggled to balance her identity with the need to integrate into a new society.
This is something that is reflected in her work.
No matter how much you do to integrate, it is always never enough. And while you are doing that, trying to integrate into a new society, you are also losing a lot of your own identity. So it became a point where I was like, not only wanted to understand more of the place where I was coming from, but I also wanted to understand what was my identity as an artist, she says.
Caleron is one of four artists shortlisted for the Prize of the National Gallery - one of Germany's most prestigious art prizes.
The prize is open to artists that are under 40-years-old and live and work in Germany.
This year, for the first time, the four shortlisted artists are all women.
And none of them are German, reflecting the international art scene of Berlin.
Jumana Manna, a Palestinian artist who was born in the US, is showing an installation consisting of a film and oversized objects.
The film, called A Magical Substance Flows Into Me traces the dislocation of communities, from the 1930s onwards, in what is now Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.
The film recreates a radio programme of the time focussing on the music of different communities.
The artefacts in the installation complement the video, says the 30-year-old Manna.
I like to create an environment that considers the space and also the audience's bodies within the space. So in this exhibition, there is a series called the muscle-based series. It is different forms, kind of androgynous forms of muscles or body fragments that are oversized. Biceps or elbows or fingers. And they are made of plaster and they are hollow. And they connect to the film in the theme of muscle memory. So the film is very much about telling history through the senses and through the muscle memory that is needed to perform music and memorise music over generations.
Iman Issa is a Berlin-based, Egyptian artist.
In her exhibition, artefacts that she has seen in antiquities museums have been carefully recreated using modern materials and techniques.
The objects look new, but at the same time, the viewer gets the sense that they belong to another time. Or maybe it is that the original objects belong to our time, says Issa.
The project came from, maybe started around 2011 or 2012 in terms of thinking. And it was based on a feeling of going around antiquities museums and having a sense that the objects there spoke in a way that I don't remember from before. And that they had a very strange presence that didn't seem to belong to the past, but seemed quite relevant to the present.
Agnieszka Polska is a Polish artist based in Berlin.
Her video installation deals with what she calls the disaster happening to the world.
The 32-year old artist says all her work is about social responsibility.
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En Busca del Color ( Color Search ) Part 2/2
Un film de Marcel del Castilllo
Synopsis
The meeting of an artist in search of an art out of the museums and the galleries of art and of a village lost in the geography, seeking to be recognized and to transform.
Cortometraje Documental que narra el encuentro de un artista en busca de un arte fuera de los museos y las galerías de arte y de un pueblo perdido en la geografía, buscando reconocerse y transformarse.
Equipo / Crew
Producción(Producer): Marcel del Castillo . Guión (Screenplay) : Marcel del Castillo . Dirección fotografía (Photography): Marcel del Castillo . Cámara (Cinematographer): Flor María Cuellar, Marcel del Castillo . Sonido(Sound): Ludovic Auger: . Montaje(Film editing): Pablo Pérez Baptista . Música (Original music): Ludovic Auger . Banda sonora (Soundtrack): Ludovic Auger . Protagonistas (Cast): Juvenal Ravelo, Inés Guerrero
Festivals
1.-II Documentary film Festival DOCUMENTA 2007 ( Organized by the Embassy of France in Venezuela )
2. -XXIV Bogota international film festival. Colombia .2007
3.-IV Cuzco international short film festival, Perú. 2007
4.-III Barquisimeto National short film festival, Venezuela. 2007
5.-IX Manuel trujillo Durán National film festival , Venezuela. 2008
6.-Nominated to 1st. National prize of Documentaries in Venezuela . 2007
A High-Speed Tour ARTANKARA 2017
3rd edition of ARTANKARA International Contemporary Art Fair lasted between March 15-19, 2017. This year among 108 exhibitors the fair had 48 galleries and 60 institutions like: museums, fine arts faculties, art associations, art initiatives etc. In 2017 ARTANKARA has been visited by 39.650 art-lovers. We are looking forward to see you next year between March 15-18, 2018
galeria nacional de arte
Te invitamos a formar parte de esta experiencia artistica, y cultural. Un espacio donde nuestras raices artisticas se respiran y el arraigo cultural se hace presente.
Railway Art by David Moore - Part 2 'Trolleybus'
This is part 2 of a six part series on the life and artwork of Trinidad artist David Moore.
In part 2 David covers his experience in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad during the 1950s when trolley buses provided city transportation for the public. This video was shot on November 17th 2011 at the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn.
International Film & Video
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International Film & Video
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Artist JUAN CARLOS NUNEZ FERNANDEZ NUZ painting at ART EXHIBITION AT AFRICAN AMERICAN FORT LAUDERD
Juan Carlos Nuñez Fernandez (NUZ) (1960-present), Venezuelan born and naturalized Spain, his artistic work within the category Stained Glass Art Design, Watercolors and Acrylic. Education School of Arts Arturo Michelena, Valencia, Venezuela 1986, School Arts Cristobal Rojas, Valencia Venezuela 1987; Education Center CEGRA, Caracas Venezuela 1988.Official School of Art Pottery Moncloa, Madrid Spain 1990. Awards: City of Caracas, First National of Glass, Museum Contemporary Sofia Imber of Caracas Venezuela 1997, Title Genesis, medium Iron glass. Work place: Workshop NUZ at Valencia Venezuela since 1992-present. He currently lives in Spain. Past exhibitions countries, Venezuela, Spain and Poland. Actually represented by Betsy Frank Gallery USA