Culture Beat 2
As part of the international art festival BAG 7, organised by the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Granada, the international art exhibition Culture Beat 2 opened on 15 November. The first edition of this international project took place in Poznan, Poland, in April-May 2024 as part of the Poznan Art Week; the exhibition was curated by Joanna Marcinkowska and supported by the Spanish and Italian embassies in Poland.
In line with BAG 7's theme of unusual events, small stories and identities of place, this second installment of Culture Beat focuses on exploring the cultural and historical characteristics and specificities of the participating countries - Spain, Chile, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Serbia and Uruguay - and their regions.
The exhibition, which brought together a total of 30 artist-educators, was curated by Jesús Osorio, Professor of Drawing and Vice Dean for International Relations, and María Dolores Gallego, Professor of Painting and Coordinator of Exhibition Curation and Communication at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Granada. Through the 27 projects on display, we are invited to reflect on the character of places and the different manifestations and aspects of our traditional cultures, to explore parallels, clashes and differences, and to discover the stories and uniqueness of each place. This continuously evolving international project becomes a living platform for intercultural dialogue and mutual discovery through the arts, celebrating authenticity and uniqueness in an increasingly globalised world.
The exhibition Culture Beat 2 is open in the exhibition hall of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Granada from 15 November to 13 December 2024, Monday to Friday between 9 am and 9 pm. Parts of one of the projects are displayed in several souvenir shops in the city.
Exhibiting artists Verónica Astudillo Águila, Chile. Mirjana Blagojev, Serbia. Natalia Brzezińska, Poland. Mario del Castillo, Chile. Ana Cremades, Spain. Reyes González Vida, Granada. José Gracia, Spain. José Manuel Jiménez Muñoz, Poland. Rafa Jurado, Spain. Tomasz Kalitko, Poland. Magdalena Kasprzak, Poland. Petr Kovář, Czech Republic. Federico Lagomarsino, Uruguay. Joanna Marcinkowska, Poland. Fernando Miranda, Uruguay. Paweł Napierała, Poland. Ondřej Navrátil, Czech Republic. Františka Orságová, Czech Republic. Jesús Osorio, Spain. Diuna Ostrowski, Poland. Francesco Pedrini, Italy. Barbara Pilch, Poland. Marek Przybył, Poland. Olga C. Rodríguez Pomares, Spain. Agustín Sánchez, Italy. Lidija Srebotnjak Prišić, Serbia. Dariusz Subocz, Poland. Daniela Vera, Chile. Gonzalo Vicci, Uruguay and Filip Wierzbicki-Nowak, Poland.
