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REDHEADED PECKERWOOD
While everyone is talking about the emergence of electronic books and the end of the publishing industry as we know it, there is, nonetheless, a kind of book that is experiencing a spectacular resurgence: the photobook.
May 15, 2012 in Books
FILLS BASTARDS DE NYC
These marathon, venue-spanning arts festivals that Barcelona plays such hospitable hostess to can trigger an unfortunate chain reaction (May 8-17).
STORY OF THE EYE
Björk once said it was her mission to make everyone in the world read Georges Bataille's 1928 masterpiece, Story of the Eye.
Apr 2, 2012 by Tamara Izko in Books
INTERSEXCIONES
A razor sharp sense of satire, a steely, succinct nerve for candor and a dusting of lyricism where possible? Alena Kh has these in spades. (Mar 29 – Apr 30)
Ocho Cuervos
A career in graphic design led VIII to the decision to strike out into the great sketchy unknown and assume a full-time guise of mystery.
Feb 15, 2012 by Poppy Beale-Collins in Books
All Angles 2: Souvenir
All Angles 2: Souvenir features another seven stories written by Anglophone authors living in Catalunya, with the original English texts printed alongside their Catalan translations.
Dec 1, 2011 by Sophie Cameron in Books
1Q84
Now available to the writer's devoted Western fanbase, 1Q84 is complex, enigmatic and almost impossible to adequately summarize in a few lines.
Nov 1, 2011 by Sophie Cameron in Books
Ideas Not Airships
Like a comic strip for grown ups and the conceptually inclined, this new book from Hangar Design Group narrates the 30 year story of the multidisciplinary creative agency.
Oct 4, 2011 by Poppy Beale-Collins in Books
ButiClub
As true aficionados of Catalan cuisine might tell you, the butifarra is more than a sausage; it is a work of art in its own right. (Sep 29)
Catalan Literature Series
Unbeknownst to many outside Spain – and sadly to far too many inside Spain too – Catalunya has an ample literary canon.
Jun 29, 2011 by Sophie Cameron in Books
Harto de Todo
If you were asked to name the capital cities of punk, Barcelona probably wouldn't be the first to come to mind.
May 31, 2011 by Sophie Cameron in Books
All Angles 1: Big Magic
If you need a belated St. Jordi present to offer your loved one or simply a good read, Arola Editors have just the thing.
May 3, 2011 by Sophie Cameron in Books
Tri Lengua
In a city where the choice of one language over another is occasionally the cause of friction between citizens, this literary event aims to encourage creativity, communication and collaboration. (Apr 22, May 8 & Jun 10)
Poetry Nights
A cowboy bursts through the wooden doors, all fired up, saloon-style – reciting poetry. (Apr 6)
Mutt
In the era of Internet and the midst of an economic crisis, starting up a bookshop or an art gallery is a risky and daunting task, so hats off to the founders of Mutt.
Mar 1, 2011 by Sophie Cameron in Books
ReVox III
ReVox Festival celebrates "sound poetry" with two sessions combining local and global talents. (Dec 14–15)
