The mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, and the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, presented the new edition of International Contemporary Art Explum.
The Committee has selected 14 works from over 500 entries received.
The eighth edition of the International Art Contest 'Explum' will open on April 14 at the Cultural Center of the Elves House, while the musical event will be held in the esplanade of the Castle and the Houses Nogalte Cave, on Saturday 16 April and entry is free.
April 5, 2011.
The town of Puerto Lumbreras host from next Thursday 14 April to 4 May a new edition of Contemporary Art Competition 'Explum' to bring together a large number of artists of national and international scene.
The Mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, presented the 2011 edition of the event along with the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz.
According to Sanchez, "Puerto Lumbreras a year will become a cultural reference area which will the latest trends in art and music of today."
Thus, "the festival of Art and Music Current Explum has been set year after year as one of the unmissable events and musical art scene."
The traditional event, which began in 2004, will feature national and international artists of great prestige, and Spanish Javier Fresno with his work on digital drawing, Argentina Tamara Kuselman will offer a video work or installation of the Cuban Levi Orta.
Beside them, also highlights the participation of Spanish Estéfani Bouza, Juan Gil Segovia, Oscar Carrasco, Lola Guerrera, or Elvira Poxon.
In addition, other works selected are those of the Mexican Anibal Catalan, Swiss collective Momu & Not, Leslie Deere American, German Sebastian Utzini or Allan Hughes of the United Kingdom.
In addition, the event will feature individual projects parallel to the exhibition of selected to be located the House Elves.
Specifically, the artists will Llorenç Ugas Dubreuil, with a video projection and digital prints of photographs and Nuria Fuster, with his work 'indiscretions' that will offer sculpture and photographs.
In this sense, the mayor of the municipality, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, explained that "each year more artists and the public that comes to Explum. In this issue, painting, sculpture, music and visual expression will cause the event will be enshrined as one of the essential dates for art and culture within and outside the region. "
Music Explum
On the other hand, focus Explum current musical trends of contemporary with the most representative of each of them.
This year, the event will begin with the live broadcast of the match Real Madrid-FC Barcelona on giant screens in the festival and concerts will begin after completion of the latest trends with more than 5 hours of music.
Among the musical groups that bring together the Festival, highlights the Swing Asesiono, ranging from rock to punk, but always with a personal style, mixing electronics and synthesizers.
In addition, the concert will feature the fusion of black music and electronics, with touches of flamenco Fuel Fandango or The Glimmers, a duo of DJ's from Belgium, which have evolved hand in hand with electronic music without being stuck on techno and 90's house.
His entertaining blend of electro, hip hop, pop and acid house make Europe's favorite.
The concert will feature electro and hard techno David Carretta, as well as Cora Novoa, producer and DJ based in Berlin Galician which many consider as one of the great Spanish electronic music.
On the other hand, 2011 Explum DJs offer performances on traditional representations of the municipality Casas Cueva, recently rehabiltadas and offer a cultural and tourist route from Easter.
"Music Explum focus the interpretation of art, with modern rhythms. It was important we had the opportunity to watch the most innovative bands of the moment and musical artists have the greatest impact," concluded Sánchez.
Explum has been jointly organized by the Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism through the Directorate General for Cultural Promotion and is sponsored by the newspaper La Verdad y Punto Radio and the collaboration of the company lumbrerense Ribiera Blumen.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras