The island unharmed: From poetry to museum

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By Naomi Ugly

Ductile unharmed islands rise to asthma smile the smile unharmed. José Lezama Lima

Juan Jose Gil, Paraislas, 1984. Mixed on canvas, 200 x 150 cm

What is an island unharmed?, perhaps, An island? Has not been damaged?, An island? Has remained intact?…

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Fascinated by technology

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By Federico García Trujillo Tiananmen Square, Beijing. De la series "Photo Opportunities". Corinne Vionnet From Here On. Now’ (Henceforth) is an exhibition program, through which reviews some of the main features of the so-called postphotography. This review attempts to provide a critical reflection on [...]

The architecture in photography

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A conversation between Simona Rota, Cruz García y Nathalie Frankowski. Pictures of the island of Tenerife in the series Instant Village

Fuerteventura Island. Simona Rota, 2012

In July 2012, the young photographer Simona Rota had a conversation about their ideas photo with magazine editors WAI, [...]

The foundations of modern art

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Approaching texts Ortega y Gasset (1). By José Javier González Alayón.

Three thresholds. Paul Klee, 1929 Origins of the avant-garde aesthetic principles

The continuous accumulation of artistic production came late nineteenth century until crush artistic inspiration, driving a sharp break which represented the vanguard of [...]