Archive for July, 2010

The “Quinquis” of the 80´s: From the street to the silver screen

“Quinquis of the 80´s Film, Media and Street” is a must see exhibit for popculture junkies and exposes the curious world of post-Franco era cinema verite. ”Quinqui” in Spanish is a term which applies to juvenile delinquents, small-time gangsters and addicts, and the social reality that they lived in the eighties was perhaps most ironically [...]

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Pleasures that leave no trace

Let’s face it, some of us like to bite: during foreplay and before and after as well … Bites and scratches are a common sexual practice which are very exciting for some people. Biting, scratching, and applying pressure with your hands can all be very erotic, gestures and depending on the person, the pleasure increases [...]

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Surrealism in photography and film and the “Subversion” of the images.

Visitors to Madrid in upcoming months have a visual treat waiting for them at the Mapfre Foundation, which from June 18 welcomes an exhibit entitled “The subversion of Images”. It will explore surrealism in photography and cinema in works by Man Ray, Raoul Ubac, Maurice Tobard, Robert Bresson, Hans Richter and others. The curators of [...]

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Tango in Madrid

Tango is the rythym of the night in Madrid Madrid is a city that marches to the beats of its residents. The tango, a heady, sensual, almost sexual rhythm, is delicate but sharp and has made its place in the city. The molls and rogues of today trace this elegant dance across the floor, even [...]

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Beatles breakup: 40 Years later

It’s been now 40 years since loved famous group in the world stopped performing as a band. After John Lennon(rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), Ringo Starr (drums, vocals) and George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals), four talented English guys started a band they called The Beatles back in 1960 in Liverpool, England, [...]

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Think Before you Ink

Tattooing is a way to beautify the body, and also offers a permanent way to mark or emphasize certain traits of your personality, history or psychology. Tattoos can be decorations or signs rich in symbolism, and indeed even the first tattoos (which were found on Otzi, the ice man) reportedly had some talismanic value. Today, [...]

Monday, July 5th, 2010

Martin Parr Photography Exhibition Madrid

Matin Parr’s work is characterized by its criticism and analysis of different social classes and social values. This British artist uses irony and humor characteristic when to represent the harsh reality of the working class. In the 80′s, during the height of the Thatcher years, turned his eye and camera to the English [...]

Friday, July 2nd, 2010