The Catalan Center at New York University, Spring 2010

This semester The Catalan Center at New York University invites you to celebrate the ongoing presence in New York City of a thriving Catalan artistic community.

Catalan art and design have been present in NY since Rafael Guastavino executed the foundations of Grand Central Station or Salvador Dalí held court at the St. Regis. This semester we will explore Dalí’s influence on dance and art in a symposium at Queens College and NYU.

The current community of CatalaNYC artists includes every artistic discipline. This semester we will focus on two filmmakers who developed their work in the city. Xavi Marrades received his MFA at the School of Visual Arts, and Xavi Menós, at New School University. The Center also hopes to contribute in a—literally—small way to NY film by inviting Alberto Tognazzi and Mar Cordobés, Barcelona-based experts in new technologies, to offer a workshop on cell phones in art and activism. + more...