Urban Utopias
Plaza Mitjana, intervention by Ernst Kraft
Urban Utopias
A fascinating exhibition has been opened last Thursday in the MOPAM (Municipal Heritage Museum Malaga) in Malaga. Imaginary urban interventions has been carried out on various spots in the city. Some famous topics were intervened, like the lighthouse (la Farola) by Charo Carrera, Los Baños del Carmen by Rafael Alvarado, or the harbour by Chema Lumbreras and almost hidden treasures, like the Plaza Mitjana, where Dutch artist Ernst Kraft transformed a small central square, hardly known by foreigners, into an enchanting maze.
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The concept of this project and the photography has been entirely on behalf of Antonio Lafuente, who invited well known artists from Malaga and proposed most of the sites.
Both the Mayor Francisco de la Torre, who opened the show, and the counsellor of Culture Damian Caneda, agreed that some of the proposals would be worth considering their realization. Clearly not all proposals fit this purpose; it is not likely that any Malagueño would like to see the lighthouse painted, yet a temporary projection would be a great show, other proposals, are perfectly suitable: in fact, the present abandoned state of the central Mitjana square could be easily transformed into a tourist attraction with Krafts labyrinthine pavement.
Ernst Kraft
Participating artists: Paco Aguilar, Rafael Alvarado, Andrew Birch, Charo Carrera, Pedro Casermeyro, José María Córdoba, Fernando de la Rosa, Madeleine Edberg, Juanjo Fuentes, Mari García, Isabel Garnelo, Robert Harding, Margaret Harris, Juan Carlos Hernando, Ernst Kraft, Antonio Lafuente del Pozo, Encarni Lozano Francés, Chema Lumbreras, Mati Moreno, Daniel Muriel, Sebastián Navas, Perry Oliver, José Seguiri y Antonio Yesa.
Charo carrera
The exhibition will be on till 22nd of June, daily, except Mondays, from 10 to 14 h. and 17 till 20 h. MOPAM in front of the Bullring in Malaga. A full colour catalogue is available at the entrance.
Ernst Kraft
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