29/1/2015
Two Exhibitions
Matadero, Madrid
'The Power of Songs: 60 pop moments of the 20th century' presents 60 legendary pop songs of the 20th century. Guerrila Girls shows a series of documents that generate a 'context' that tells about the history and production processes of the collective.
The Power of Songs:
60 pop moments of the 20th century
30- 1- 2015 / 4-10-15
curated by Santi Carrillo
In this show curated by the editor of the music magazine Rockdelux, Santi Carrillo, you can listen to 60 legendary pop songs of the 20th century and read 60 iconic lyrics that transformed several generations.
In addition to the exhibition itself, there will also be a film series featuring pictures such as Almost Famous, by Cameron Crowe; Elvis: That’s the Way It Is, by Denis Sanders; The Last Waltz and Shine a Light, by Martin Scorsese; and Kurt Cobain: About a Son, by AJ Schnack, among others; as well as talks by artists such as Jota, Loquillo and Jarvis Cocker. Through October 4.
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Guerrilla Girls: 1985-2015
30-1-15 / 26-4-15
curated by: Xabier Arakistain
This exhibition compiles almost all the work done by the American feminist art collective Guerrilla Girls and inaugurates a series of events in 2015 commemorating the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the collective.
Along with his iconic posters, organized in a chronological sequence, the exhibition shows a series of documents that generate a "context" that tells about the history and production processes of Guerrilla Girls: publications, shirts, correspondence, documentation of actions and exhibitions and other memorabilia and also the documentary Guerrillas in Our Midst, by Amy Harrison in 1992, and the video interview by Xabier Arakistain, curator of the exhibition.
Image: Guerrilla Girls
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Opening:Friday 30 January at 7pm
Matadero Madrid
plaza de Legazpi, 8. 28045 Madrid
Hours:
Tuesday to Friday: from 4pm to 9pm
Saturday, Sunday and bankholidays: from 11am to 9pm
Monday Closed