Aurèlia Muñoz at the Reina Sofía: the must-see retrospective of the year

By eMe Alonso

2 minute read There are exhibitions that revisit an artistic trajectory, and others — the truly unforgettable ones — that reactivate it. The major retrospective dedicated to Aurèlia Muñoz at the Museo Reina Sofía, inaugurated yesterday on April 29, 2026, undoubtedly belongs to the latter category. Organized to mark the centenary of her birth (Barcelona…

Manifesto Artists of the 21st Century United

By Maite Alonso

3-minute read. At ARTNOBEL, we understand art as a living territory, in constant dialogue with its time and with those who inhabit it. In our issue no. 26, published last December, we shared the manifesto of the cultural association Artists of the 21st Century United—a text born from the deep conviction that creation remains a…

Art, Water, and Memory: Cristina Iglesias Conquers La Pedrera

By eMe Alonso

1 minute read. On the night of October 28, La Pedrera became a space of revelation. Inside, art, cinema, and architecture intertwined during the presentation of From Roots and Shadows, the new documentary by David Trueba that draws us into the creative universe of Cristina Iglesias—one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary sculpture. After…

CAFÉ ESTUDIO II: SANTIAGO YDÁÑEZ, THE XXL PAINTER RETURNS HOME

By eMe Alonso

1 minute read The Lázaro Galdiano Museum transforms into a studio, a temple, and a living space of creation. The protagonist: Santiago Ydáñez, the XXL painter who paints as if the world were slipping away with every brushstroke. His studio moves into the museum —literally— to give life to a large-scale painting created in situ,…

(Be)etogether: Art for Thinking with Bees

By eMe Alonso

1-minute read. Listening can be a radical act. In (Be)etogether, artist duo María Castellanos and Alberto Valverde push that act to its limits—transforming bees not into symbols, but into interlocutors. Through sensors, AI, and interactive visualizations, this bold project goes beyond representation. It invites us to tune in to the rhythms of hive life and…

Daidō Moriyama: The City as an Open Wound

By eMe Alonso

1-minute read. Some photographers frame the world; Moriyama claws at it. With his camera as a scalpel and Tokyo’s streets as raw skin, this icon of Japanese underground transforms the everyday into a pulse, an urgency. His black and white isn’t nostalgic—it’s rage, desire, fragment. Since the 1960s, Moriyama hasn’t portrayed the city—he’s collided with…