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Opening of the exhibition: 'The Manila Shawl'
Art as a Collective Object
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Torreón de Lozoya (entrada por la Plaza San Martín)
The Manila Shawl, and the creation of a collective art object or exhibition, can provide an in-depth look at this fashion accessory, a component of regional costumes, and a muse for Hispanic art and craftsmanship. The Manila shawl has an Asian form, Hispanic-American color and exuberance, and a Spanish soul; a transition from one culture to another, until it becomes a collective object of undeniable beauty. The exhibition consists mainly of Verónica Durán Castello’s collection of Manila shawls, who has spent 25 years gathering pieces that are unique in their design, embroidery, and state of preservation. It will also feature shawls belonging to well-known figures (such as Imperio Argentina, Lolita Flores, Olga Ramos, and Infanta Elena de Borbón) as well as objects like the boxes that hold the Manila shawls—exceptional pieces due to their beauty and artistic and symbolic content.
The first shawls arrived starting in 1565, when Miguel López de Legazpi, commanding the Nao San Pedro, discovered the maritime route that crossed the Pacific Ocean from east to west, known as the Manila Galleon Route. It departed from Manila loaded with porcelain, jade, screens, lacquerware, silk, and Manila shawls, and after passing through Mexico, set course for Seville or Cadiz.
The exhibition will be on view from September 8 to 30
Event in Spanish
Free event
Co-organised with La Real Fábrica de Tapices, Kaizen Hotels and SilkRut
Viktor & Rolf in conversation with Benedetta Poletti and Inés Quezada
Provoking beauty
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IE University. Centro Creativo – Palacio de Mansilla
For over three decades, Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren have challenged the boundaries between fashion and art, establishing Viktor & Rolf as one of the most innovative and influential names in contemporary fashion. Internationally renowned for their conceptual haute couture, their creations combine glamour, irony and experimentation to challenge the conventions of beauty, identity and luxury.
In this conversation, the brand’s founders will trace the evolution of Viktor & Rolf, from their beginnings after graduating from the Arnhem Academy of Art and Design to their establishment as global icons of contemporary creativity. Together with Benedetta Poletti, Editorial Director of Hearst Spain and Editor-in-Chief of ELLE Spain, and Inés Quezada, designer and Academic Director of the Bachelor in Fashion at IE University, they will reflect on the milestones that have marked their career, the relationship between fashion, art and the media, and the role of creativity in a constantly changing cultural context.
Event in English
Price: €9.00 (EUR)
In collaboration with the Embassy of the Netherlands, IE School of Architecture & Design and IE Foundation
Javier Echeverría Sola and Nerea Pallares in conversation with Enrique de Santiago
The World of Cristóbal Balenciaga
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IE University. Refectorio
The entire body of Cristóbal Balenciaga’s work was an explosion of elegance, excellence, beauty and innovation, and a celebration of exclusive craftsmanship. He epitomises, like few others, modernity rooted in tradition, achieved through meticulous craftsmanship. The result can be none other than an artistic creation. This event will explore this form of craftsmanship capable of standing time still, as seen last year in the exhibition Cristóbal Balenciaga | Shoes from Spain Tribute; its curator, Javier Echeverría Sola, will speak with Nerea Pallares, whose novels and short stories are rooted in a poetic exploration of delicacy, manual dexterity and forms of creation linked to the intimate and the artisanal. Her latest book, Punto de araña, she brought the lace-makers of Camariñas to the centre of the story. las palilleiras de Camariñas.Her writing champions an idea of beauty tied to attention, slowness and the careful work of the hands. The event will be moderated by Enrique de Santiago, senior project manager at Loewe.
After the event, the author will be signing copies of her books
