https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Infamous and wanted British artist Banksy has been 'Banksied' in the Spanish capital, where a show of the world's most famous street artist opened on Thursday, albeit without the artist's approval. https://www.thelocal.es/20181207/banksy-show-opens-in-madrid-without-artists-consent Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:55:43 +0100 banksy-show-opens-in-madrid-without-artists-consent Spray-painted in murals, wielded on anti-war banners, and even once hung as a tapestry at the United Nations, Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" might be the world's most famous political artwork. https://www.thelocal.es/20171118/online-exhibit-shows-hidden-depths-of-picassos-guernica Sat, 18 Nov 2017 10:53:14 +0100 online-exhibit-shows-hidden-depths-of-picassos-guernica A Spanish artist has riled residents with his massive politically powerful mural daubed across an apartment building in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.es/20160622/spanish-artist-shocks-berlin-with-bloody-refugee-mural Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:05:16 +0200 spanish-artist-shocks-berlin-with-bloody-refugee-mural An oil painting sold at a Spanish antique shop over two decades ago for around €150 ($200) has been certified as Salvador Dali's first Surrealist work which he painted as a teenager, art experts said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140523/oil-painting-certified-as-early-work-by-dali Fri, 23 May 2014 11:26:00 +0200 oil-painting-certified-as-early-work-by-dali Taped conversations have revealed that Francis Bacon gave $4 million (€3 million) as a gift to Madrid-based banker Jose Capelo, 40 years his junior, who appeared in two of the artist's paintings, after falling in love with him. https://www.thelocal.es/20140203/secret-tapes-reveal-bacons-4m-spanish-muse Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:22:00 +0100 secret-tapes-reveal-bacons-4m-spanish-muse 'Cameras', described as '150 fake security cameras on a wall with the intention of not watching over anything' is the latest work by the anonymous artist SpY, dubbed the 'Spanish Banksy' by the international press. https://www.thelocal.es/20140130/urban-artist-spy-turns-lens-on-madrid Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:30:00 +0100 urban-artist-spy-turns-lens-on-madrid A Spanish sculptor who was unsuccessfully prosecuted by a foundation dedicated to Francisco Franco has responded with a stinging jab by creating a punch ball shaped like the former Spanish dictator’s head. https://www.thelocal.es/20131227/artist-hits-back-with-franco-faced-punch-ball Fri, 27 Dec 2013 14:50:00 +0100 artist-hits-back-with-franco-faced-punch-ball