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Joan Bennàssar’s Utopia at Castillo San Carlos

Joan Bennassàr's Utopia

Are they longing for something beyond the shimmering horizon, or are they keeping watch? The figures facing the bay of Palma might be guardians of an ancient coastline, or islanders drawn to the great unknown. The gentle tension between the poetic sculptures and the defensive layout of Castillo de San Carlos sets the tone for Joan Bennàssar’s Utopia. His distinctive works can be found in various locations across Mallorca. However, the scope of this exhibition, combined with its extraordinary…

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Paysage Miró: When Art Steps Into the Open

Paysage Miró

Paysage Miró invites both seasoned art lovers and curious newcomers into a landscape of shapes, shadows and color, as if Palma itself had become a vast canvas. The pull is immediate. A young boy stretches towards the curve of a bronze form. A couple exchanges whispers before a soaring abstract bird. For a limited time, many of Joan Miró’s sculptural and pictorial works can be seen at four venues across the city, two of them even free of charge. The exhibition turns Palma into a living…