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CA2M organizes encounter with the some of the artists of the exhibition Telling everything, not knowing how.

On the occasion of the furniture creation workshop at CA2M, Peter Marigold will hold a open presentation of his work.

Peter Marigold is today a renowned furniture designer with a solid background as a sculptor and designer applied to means economy, in a search for new relationship between objects from a formal and conceptual setting and enabling designs to generate tiny modifications between the user´s behavior. His work has been displayed in diverse spaces as in MoMA or at London Design Museum. Peter Marigold was granted with the  'the designers of the future award` at Design Miami/ Basel.

The multi-displinary work of Martín Azúa embraces both art and design. Through experimentation, his works are an answer to a quest for a committed and justified design. On the occasion of the creative workshop which is to be held on 22-26 February, Azúa will make a public presentation of his work.

On the occasion of the exhibition Punto Muerto, Gregor Schneider will introduce his work to the public, presenting both the installation displayed at CA2M and his overall work.

 This encounter is in conjuction with the Creative Workshop conducted by Gregor Schneider between Oct. 18 and 26.

On the occasion of the exhibition "Tied Up to the Table Leg", and the workshop “Tying and Untying", Wilfredo Prieto will make a public presentation of the works on display at the CA2M and other works never before exhibited in our country.

Coinciding with the Fold Along the Line exhibition, Guy Ben-Ner will offer a public presentation on his work at which he will talk about the pieces featured in the exhibition and others that have never been shown in Spain.

Free admission. The encounter will be in English.

This program is aimed at photographers working on editorial projects, with the objective of analysing and advise about edition, design and general concept for the projects.

PHotoEspaña and CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo of the Regional Govenment of Madrid organizes a pedagogic and profesional program to advise  30 photographers about editing, design and concept of their photography book projects. For the first time, CA2M takes part of  PHotoespaña with a programming with workshops, theorical seminars and a photomecanic and printing tour from Thursday 23 April to Saturday 25 April 

The attendees with have the chance to work side by side with Michael Mack, Chema Conesa and Fernando Gutiérrez as well as with the British photographer Martin Parr who will conduct a lecture Friday at 16.30 h.

Within the framework of Tejo Remy workshop, the Dutch designer will introduce some of his latest Works. Tejo Remy has become one of the greatest Dutch contemporary art designer. His principal interest is to create new relation between objects and their surroundings with the purpose of grant them with new meaning. Through reusability and the appropriation, he creates objects fraught by irony and sense of humor.

Free entry.

Colloquium over the exhibition Light Years. Three experts in visual studies and gender investigation take as starting point the proposals developed by Lucas´ work to debate about the current relations between power and gender.

Lead by CRISTINA LUCAS, INTI GUERRERO, ESTRELLA DE DIEGO AND FERRAN BARENBLIT.

Free entry.

MAPEAR Madrid is a work team, leaded by CA2M and Javier Duero, which will periodically meet at CA2M aiming to track and identify collectives and groups related to visual arts which nowadays are working in the Region of Madrid.

It is a documentary project on art as well as contemporary creation from the Region of Madrid. On the first Tuesday of each month, it will be conducted a group session opened to general public. During these sessions, an artist or collective from the cultural sector is invited to debate about creation tools and to open a critical analysis of the same and Madrid cultural reality net.

The goal is to encourage interaction between artistic communities, strengthening professional ties to help the sector operate more effectively and efficiently; to democratise access to and use of information on the art and creative sector, and achieve greater transparency in its professional practices; and to promote dialogue between contemporary creation and civil society.

Register now at www.mapearmadrid.net