The idea for Concreta arose from a shared desire and an absence: the desire to construct a platform from which to contribute to the contemporary thinking of images through a twice-yearly journal and a series of artists’ books; and to do so from a precise place, a community mark...

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The Fundacion Mapfre is a non-profit Spanish organization that has contributed to the betterment of society through five institutes dedicated to social action, culture and history, health, road safety and insurance science. The institute of culture organizes exhibitions at its headquarte...

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The portfolio: 14 photographs from the Téléfónic collection. Hats off to the work of Aitor Ortiz. The mission of the Fundacion Telefónica is to spread knowledge and develop the necessary resources to build a better future.

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For over 100 years, one of the hallmarks of “La Caixa” has been its commitment to social concerns. Through Obra Social (“Social work” in English), La Caixa has given a significant portion of its profits back to society. In the current economic climate, social, educational, cultural and e...

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CA2M, Sala Comunidad de Madrid-Alcalá 31, Sala Canal de Isabel II, and Sala de Arte Joven de la Comunidad de Madrid are contemporary art centers under the supervision of the La Consejería de Empleo, Turismo y Cultura de la Comunidad de Madrid (The Ministry of Culture and Spo...

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The Centro Andaluz de la Fotografia was established in 1992 by the Consejería de Cultura y Deporte de la Junta de Andalucía (The Ministry of Culture and Sports) to host the photographic archives of the project Imagina, and to promote photography at a national and international...

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The Barcelona Culture Institute is a public body set up by Barcelona City Council to support and promote cultural activities in the city, including the programme of events at La Virreina Image Centre at Palau de la Virreina. In 2008, La Virreina exhibition centre began a new ...

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From the beginning of the 19th century to to 1957, the Casa de la Caritat was a charity center dispensing clothes and food to people in need. It also functioned as a training center where boys came to serve as apprentices before leaving in search of steady work. Among the lar...

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The Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, MACBA, designed by the American architect Richard Meier, opened its doors to the public on November 28, 1995. However, the foundations of the MACBA collection date back to 1987, when the entrepreneur Leopoldo Rodés provided the fir...

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Romanesque art—as well as an extraordinary collection of Gothic art—makes the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) one of Europe’s major museums and the largest medieval art museum in Spain. Its collection of Art Nouveau, an extraordinarily productive period in Catalan ...

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