ART FOR ART´S SAKE
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| Malaga city, an art-lover´s paradise. |
Malaga´s astonishing reinvention of itself, from stopping-off point for beachgoers to artistic mecca of southern Spain, has been triggered by the Picasso museum (see Fact 1) and followed up by the new Centro de Arte Contemporaneo (CAC) de Malaga, Malaga´s Tate Modern. This has temporary exhibitions by cutting-edge international artists, such as Louise Bourgeois and Robert Mapplethorpe, as well as showing both up-and-coming and established Spanish artists (Chema Cobo), and a permanent collection.
Due to open in late 2010 is another major cultural project, which will cement the city´s place on the international art tourism map. The 38-million-euro Museo Carmen Thyssen Bornemisza, a smaller version of Madrid´s, will house 200 Spanish paintings, including works by 18th and 19th-century artists such as Zuloaga, Goya and Sorolla, as well as modern works by Juan Gris and Saura.
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