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...Spanish Bombs SPAIN Does the Basque terrorist group ETA really want peace talks? Last week ETA detonated a car bomb outside a Madrid convention center hours before the opening of ARCO, Spain's international contemporary art fair. The bomb, which injured 43, was the third since Arnaldo Otegi, leader of the Batasuna party - ETA's political wing - indicated a willingness to talk to Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's government. In January Otegi had offered the group's support if Zapatero opted to become "the Spanish Tony Blair," a reference to the British PM's efforts...
...those in the know, however, Madrid annually becomes the destination for those seeking bold, original, even groundbreaking art. From Feb. 10-14, the city is home to the International Contemporary Art Fair, or ARCO, with new works from 290 galleries in 35 countries. "What makes this fair different from others is it is not dominated by the Anglo-Saxon world," says Javier L?pez, the owner of the Javier L?pez gallery, a premier Madrid space that specializes in photography and new media...
...ARCO is the most important week of the year for Spanish art," says Maria Porto, director of the Madrid branch of Marlborough, a London-based gallery. The fair was launched in 1982 by a small group of artists and curators eager to make the international connections that were denied them under the previous 40 years of authoritarian rule. Since then, ARCO has also emerged as an intellectual forum. This year, visitors can sit in on discussion panels featuring 200 artists, collectors, academics, curators and gallery owners. So wear comfortable shoes?there's a whole world of art to see. Daily...
...screen video installation featuring thousands of tropical moths by award-winning Turkish artist Kutlug Ataman. For those in the know, however, Madrid annually becomes the destination for those seeking bold, original, even groundbreaking art. From Feb. 10-14, the city is home to the International Contemporary Art Fair, or ARCO, with new works from 290 galleries in 35 countries. "What makes this fair different from Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer...
...Bush's litany of mistakes can be defined in common terms by every kindergartner in America, yet Kerry can't bring himself to call a spade a spade. Kerry has to tell us exactly what Bush has done wrong and how Kerry will do it right. Tom Meneely Arco...