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I could go into detail but I’d rather not. It’s not that there are any hidden motives or anything, I simply prefer not to explain all the different circumstances. Our Subaquatica art space in Madrid will be closing for good in 10 days so after August 14th it won’t be open anymore.
Thanks to everyone that has shown interest, support and respect for what we’ve been doing for the past 6 years and some months.
I still cannot say what will be exactly happening to this site or for how much longer the online shop will be functioning but Subaquatica will still exist as a brand, concept, idea and hopefully there will be new projects under this name in the future.
We will also continue to collaborate with brands, agencies, institutions… for the management, curation or consulting of art-related projects, same as until now if not more.
The info@subaquatica.com address will still be operative until further notice.
Take care,
Sergio
August 3rd, 2009 10:50pm
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This coming thursday December 18th 2008 we will celebrating the opening of the show by NYC-based artist MOMO (www.momoshowpalace.com) here in Subaquatica. For those of you that want to know more about him the interview we published with him a while back is right here.
MOMO is a restless, hard working, artist, situated at the margins of topics and scenes that has gained international and has exhibited his work in cities like New York, Seoul, Cologne, Manchester or New Orleans. He’s also a prominent street artists and has collaborated with other artists such as Eltono, Zosen or Maya Hayuk in a series of different projects. This is is first show in Madrid and MOMO will be offering 1000 silkscreened printed variations of his “MOMO Maker” project (see www.momoshowpalace.com/1000.html for more information).
December 14th, 2008 02:14pm
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This past saturday September 20th we celebrated the opening of the solo show of Brazilian artist Fefe Talavera, that we interviewed not long ago around here.
And beware: Fefe Talavera is coming to town with the beasts from her inner self! Fefe is an artist from São Paulo that shares the raw creative energy and freedom of the new generation of urban artists coming from the streets of the Brazillian megalopolis. Her career as an artist has taken her to galleries and art fairs and events around the globe: Moscow, Buenos Aires, New York, Seville, Berlin, Los Angeles, Mexico DF, Vienna, Amsterdam… and she has recently been featured in magazines and websites for her succesful show in Amsterdam in collaboration with the legendary NY artist and Graffiti pioneer Doze Green. This is her first solo show in Spain.
September 18th, 2008 10:17pm
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It’s been a while since we first met the people from Rojo® magazine. And since them they’ve become not just a magazine but a publishing company, a very complete website, even a web TV and they just don’t seem to have enough with all those things. About a year ago they told me they were planning on coordinating a network of “alternative” art spaces so I asked them to keep us updated. Now the ROJO® art network is a quite a reality with many of the most interesting art spaces worldwide so when they asked us if Subaquatica would be interested in joining, we had to accept. We’ll keep you all updated on what this means in practical terms but rest assured there will be coordinated projects between the different spaces and new things going on that would only be possible because of this association. For now take a look at their website for more information on the ROJO® art network:
ROJO® art network.
August 2nd, 2008 10:32am
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Starting now that heat is getting worse in Madrid, we’ve made some adjustments to our opening days and hours for the next few weeks.
July 28 to August 22:
MONDAY TO FRIDAYS: 17:30 to 21:00
SATURDAYS: 11:00 to 14:30 and 17:30 to 21:00
We’ll be closed:
July: Friday 25 and Saturday 26
August: Friday 15 and Saturday 16
July 23rd, 2008 08:04pm
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We recentlty celebrated the opening of a new exhibition by UK artist (www.mattsewell.co.uk). Tree lover and master of organic ,this neo-hippy ilustrator Matt Sewell presents his premier solo exhibition in Spain right here in Subaquatica. Titled “The sun shines everyday” the artist describes the work he has elaborated for the ocassion this way: “Is about wanderings, fleeting thoughts, leaving home, migrating birds, castles in the sky, her face in the clouds. The beauty of the world and how nature can look after itself, tigers and crocodiles. The sun and Mother earth”
Proud son of the 70s Matt is known for his street work and his illustrations, with influences that come from European comic books from the end of the 20th century and his childhood in the countryside. The output is to no-one’s surprise a quite optimistic and colorful body of work whether if it’s out on the streets, his studio or commercial work as an illustrator.
March 6th, 2008 11:17pm
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Last dec. 15th we celebrated the opening of a new show by Derrick Hodgson (www.madreal.com), a Toronto based artist and illustrator whose work is a clear example of the so called “character design” thing. His imagery is based on his own experiences growing up in a small rural community north of Toronto and relating these experiences to the expanding urban environment he finds himself in at present. His recent work deals with a theme of rural meets urban and the urge to gain control over our future in relation to an escalating loss of nature. In this work, complex social spaces are crowded with somewhat real and mutated characters. He has been working freelance with a wide range of clients for the past 9 years such as Nike (USA and Canadá), Sony Creative (Japan), 55DSL or Fox TV (USA) among many others and has participated in a number of solo and group shows in galleries worldwide from Denmark to Australia or Italy. This will be his first solo show in Spain and under the title “Heavy Stew”. In his own words: “in simple terms the concept of stewing is putting a bunch of ingredients in a pot and letting them cook for a long period of time… I do this with my drawings and characters… its a visual stew of line and colour”.
December 12th, 2007 09:57pm
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This past saturday we had a very classy vernissage for our new show at Subaquatica by Pelucas. About the psicotropic universe that Pelucas spits wherever he goes we could go into infinite detail but basically what you see is what you get. The main characters of this particular film, apparently simple and childish, reflect a inner self that proceeds from the abyss of conscience in an endless battle against killer routine and hidden behind shines of fluorescent black. No one can remain unaltered when confronting the esquizo-frenetic world that emanates from Pelucas. Part of the most surreal collective “Los niños especialitos” alomg with his twin brother Tiñas, Nano4814 and a couple of other equally bizarre partners, Pelucas compiles the best from his latest creations in diverse media and techniques for this, his first solo exhibition in Madrid.
October 10th, 2007 10:10pm
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Not long ago, our friend Ana Neto, was sent us an article with her first impressions after arriving to San Francisco during her world tour. Now, we finally have the chance to know what else she found in that amazing city before coming back to good old Europe.
Text by Ana Neto
Os gemeos piece at Market street
Living in a big city can be a truly difficult test. The struggle to survive is endless, as it is the amazement of being in such a place. Each day is a brand new day, and that’s what keeps us floating. Maybe, that’s why cities are full of people who look out for that special opportunity, the one that’s going to change their lives completely. The American dream can be bought in every corner, but strangely enough only a few walk the streets with a happy look on their faces. Like in any big city and San Francisco is no different. After the predictable love affair, the insatiable curiosity tends to end fast and a ruff lonely morning is what you’re most likely to find. The wind, unforgettably cold, wakes you up for a reality that doesn’t seem exactly the expected one. To have the ability to see through a work of art and ask yourself what are they really trying to say can be the answer to so many broken hearts. Maybe it’s time to start paying attention and look closer. Art can tell us many things but maybe just not what we’re expecting.
Robert Crumb at The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
The true anti- hero when talking about the good old american ideals, Robert Crumb doesn’t exactly defend the land of the free and the home of the brave. Father of the underground comics movement, he revolutionized the illustration world and never doubted to put his finger where it hurted the most. Totally ignored by the comic book publishing industry he decided to take matters into his own hands creating a whole new language, an unforeseen universe. Satire, politics and a lot of sex made Crumb a problem for the institutions. After more than 30 years the creator of Fritz the Cat has, finally, decided to cooperate and lets the mainstream peek into his world filled with strange “dangerous” characters that will fill everyone’s mind with bad intentions. Robert Crumb makes us see that there are many ways to fight the power, he teaches us to, simply, say no to an elitist society, a corrupt reality. Once again The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is to blame for making good curatorial choices and so for having the honor of presenting the work of a master that feeds himself on the underground world, a reality that always seems to be just around the corner.
Margaret Kilgallen at The Luggage Store Gallery, Market street
Jessie street
“People say that we hate the city. We don’t hate the city. We love the city. It’s our city”. This is what a graffiti artist says in the documentary “Piece by Piece”, where, in 78 minutes, Graffiti art in San Francisco is tracked and explained, literally, piece by piece. A love for the city, that, only another Graffiti artist is willing to recognize. An art dangerous for it’s double face, an art that saves and at the same time needs to be saved. The will to create a new style, different from New York or Los Angeles, was what made these artists struggle with bravery. The need to defend their territory and by that making San Francisco a city with the ultimate style was what made them fight against everything the society was in favor of. What’s this love about then? Why people choose to see it as hate? Graffiti, like a species almost reaching extinction, still fights for it’s life searching new ways of breathing, adapting to a reality that has never, really, appreciated what was being given to her. Call it old school, new school, muralist art etc the so-called love for the city remains the same and finds its way trough the newer generations.
Andrew Schoultz
Two different artists, two different exhibitions, one same gallery; White Walls Gallery is, decidedly, a name to remember. March was time for Andrew Schoultz, an artist well known for his large and thoroughly detailed murals. He has his style all right! Something clearly has to be said here, and you better be prepared because he does ask for your attention. So you should stop and listen because the effort and the energy that comes out from his work are well worth it. Releasing his first book: “Ulysses: Departures, Journeys & Returns”, Schoultz shows that he’s not here to decorate. His work is strong in its meanings, where politics and social issues hide behind “innocent” birds. One month latter the talk is on Caleb Neelon and Ben Woodward’s show “Child’s Prey”. For someone who only knows Neelon for his writings (Swindle Magazine, Juxtapoz etc) this was a good surprise. A curious world, full of color and strange furry characters makes us, strangely enough, feel at ease. It seems quite obvious that there’s no fear, at all, in experimenting and in trying new ways of showing art. There’s humor and imagination. No chance of getting bored.
Ben Woodward
At the end of the day what does the city, really, gives us back? Why do we continue to fight for it? There are no more opportunities; the dream has been sold out. And now what? Well, stop looking for something that doesn’t exist and start giving value to what’s being done now. Instead of asking for one more chance we have to be the ones that actually give that chance. We have to allow ourselves to listen to what the others have to say. It can be a comic book, an exhibition or a mural. It’s time to stop and make time to see what’s on the other side of the mirror. In the big cities each day is a brand new day full of surprises, full of endless opportunities. At the end of the day it’s on us to make that choice.
San Francisco you won’t be forgotten.
July 15th, 2007 07:36pm
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This past saturday, 14th of july we had the opening of a new amazing show by the people of Rinzen (www.rinzen.com), and specifically Rilla and Steve Alexander, members of the Australian design and art collective, where they expose their obsessions and share their secrets in Rinzen’s first show in Spain. Together they shed light on the shadows of an inner world inhabited by monsters and beasts, primitive actions and guilty thoughts. And, in a mark of their deep affection for Spanish art and culture, they explore the national animal, the bull - and its metamorphosis into that famous symbol of unconscious desire, the Minotaur. The series of watercolour and ink studies, continue experiments Rilla and Steve began in exhibitions in Hamburg (Helium Cowboy, 2005), Berlin (Neurotitan, 2006) and Portland (Compound Gallery, 2007).
July 14th, 2007 10:57am
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