Artists are often lazily described as ‘ahead of their time’, as people at the progressive vanguard of humanity who possess the vision to see far into the future. This phrase has always had the capacity to irritate. Artists are of course not seeing the future, merely interpreting the world around them in different ways to others, expressing that through the mediums of literature, music or more conventional art.
The Brick Lane BCN vintage market is blossoming, but it can't yet be compared with the legendary second-hand and vintage district Brick Lane in London. A few years ago, a woman named Krystal-Joy spread the Brick Lane concept and started it in Barcelona with a monthly vintage sale event. Brick Lane BCN has grown and is one of the most appreciated markets in Barcelona today. Read more about Krystal-Joy and Brick Lane BCN below.
DubKraft Rec. and Relevant Bcn kick off a series of collaborative works, events and releases under the label "Enchufate!" The concept is rather rich and open but, to keep it simple, think: human connectivity + arts + fun + technology + a bit of innovation. As much as possible, we'll add the beach and the sun too as main ingredients. And the bottom line of all this commotion and connectivity is to grow partying and party growing. Because we can.
The full track will be available soon exclusively for our supporters so if you want it, you have to participate in our events, contests and online activities!
So come and join us @ El Chiringuito Relevant on Sat 19th May 8pm - 2am for some DUBKRAFT music and RELEVANT vibes.
*Don't forget to bring a warm jumper because it can get a little chilly in the night time.
All images © Malakkai
Spanish artist Malakkai knows how to make images come to live with a three-dimension feeling. Malakkai expresses his art through graffiti, illustrations, sketches and on canvas. He uses a lot of colours and often makes the creatures blend in with the surroundings.
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As the most oft quoted man of the 1980s, Noam Chomsky will surely not begrudge another plagiarising of his work, particularly given the rather anarcho-leftist feel to this tirade. Our friend Louis went to the US to discover exactly how the stifling bureaucracy of today’s most powerful nation limits humanity's natural yearning for creativity. The aggressive politicism of the piece speaks for itself and to overstress it once again would be missing the point. Instead of focusing on the methods conspiring to our limitation, we must focus on what indeed the “tanks [that make you] shit your pants” are attempting to limit, in this case mankind’s creative spirit.
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This EggBox episode is a very special one for me; what we are about to introduce are some of the most buried sounds hidden deep in the vaults of modern music and deserve to be brought to more like-minded ears.
Igor Bystrov, better known as Parks, is a professional trombone player who was raised in the sunny little town of Sochi, located in the wild Russian countryside. He later established himself in one of the most beautiful cities ever built, St. Petersburg.
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ROJO, an independent organization founded in 2001, tries to push forward and bring fresh thinking within contemporary art into the light. ROJO is based in São Paulo, Brazil, but engages artists, creative institutions and brands from all over the world.
ROJO hosts the NOVA contemporary cultural festival twice a year, one in South America and one in Europe, and this year it is happening in Barcelona as well as in a number of other cities. The event will be between the 16th and the 31st of May, in which you will definitely discover a fine variety of art from many different groups of international new-thinking artists. NOVA will be held in the multifunctional space of the Mitte gallery. It will be displaying art exhibitions, music, installations, murals and different kind of performances.
Check out the NOVA festival here.
Crajes is a artistic duo which consists of the sketchers and illustrators Carla Rendón and Jessica Ruiz.
They've gone under the name Crajes since 2009 and are both based in Barcelona. Crajes is participating in SWAB Barcelona art fair and has two project in this year's edition. They are exhibiting in the ARTBOX project with a three dimensional cube. They were also one of 100 designers that were invited to create a toy piece for the AIDS charity project, Swab Toy'z for FLS. Their contributing figure got the name Beelzebub after the lord of the flies. The item will be auctioned on the website and the benefits will go to a non-profit organization which works with healthcare, research and teaching in the HIV-matter. See the Beelzebub and more of their artwork below.
The reign of Louis XIV in France was remarkable for many things, spanning seventy years it was the longest in European history, included numerous victories on the battlefield, notably in the Anglo-Dutch war, the building of the Paris observatory and the completion of the world famous Louvre museum. He is perhaps best remembered however as the king who moved the French court to the newly built glittering Chateau de Versailles, forever installing himself in history as "The Sun King". At the risk of criticizing the esteemed nobility, lest we be regarded as révolutionnaires acting before their time, we here at Relevant think that a King with such a title could have chosen a more appropriate location for his palace. Barcelona perhaps?
Personal work by Natalia Tyrer
I have a fascination for faces, for painting them, I admire how a simple line or shadow can completely alter the expression and being able to reflect what I want according to my hand, my mind, my comprehension and patience.
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