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The Guardian
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- The Guardian
Photoespaña 2025: colonial legacies, transitional landscapes and chance encounters
PhotoEspaña, Spain's premier festival of photography, has opened in Madrid and other locations across the country including Barcelona, Santander and Zaragoza. The capital is hosting more than 80 contemporary and historical exhibitions in a range of venues that include the grounds of the Royal Palace, the Prado, a former water tower and an old sawmill. Top left: Adelita: She Was Not Only Brave She Was Beautiful, 2023. Top right: Adelita: I Would Follow Her by Ground and Sea, 2023. Above: Toward a History of African American Women on New Spain's Far Northern Frontier, 2023. Photographs: Ayana V Jackson/Mariane Ibrahim. Nosce te Ipsum (Know Thyself) at the National Museum of Anthropology showcases the work of the African American photographer and film-maker Ayana V Jackson, whose practice involves the creative use of archival documents and items for her artistic production. In this, her first exhibition in Europe, the ironic referencing or quoting of existing imagery, for example her re-stagings of portraits of 19th-century Black horsewomen in the series You Forgot to See Me Coming, enable her to imaginatively address the representational legacies of colonialism and the Black diaspora. Her portraits of Adelitas – the name derives from that of Adela Velarde, the famed nurse of the Mexican revolution – engage with the often overlooked activities of African-descendant women during the uprising. Journalists Gathered in Search of Information During a Closed-Door Meeting of the UCD Political Council. Madrid, 1982. Photograph: Marisa Flórez. Five decades of pictures by the Spanish photojournalist Marisa Flórez are celebrated in the austere confines of Sala Canal de Isabel II. A veteran of the Informaciones and El País newspapers, her work comprises a fascinating chronicle, spanning politics, showbusiness, art and culture, of the initially male-dominated spaces of the post-Franco years. Flórez was on hand to cover the implementation of the country's new constitution; she saw the motorcade return to Spain of Pablo Picasso's exiled Guernica; she covered the terrorist attacks of the Eta years; and she documented the growth in newly permissible street demonstrations. She even photographed Margaret Thatcher opening a Marks & Spencer store. More broadly, Flórez's pictures, and indeed her own presence in the newsroom, testified to a cultural shift within the nation. 'What happened during this period of time: we had the incorporation of women in every sphere – because women before that were limited to the home,' she said. 'There was a mother, a daughter, a wife, and nothing more. Finally, we had not only women in the army, but everywhere else.' Women in Yeserías Prison, Madrid 1981. Photograph: Marisa Flórez. A survey of landscape photography by the Granada-born artist José Guerrero at Fundación Mapfre reveals his nuanced and studied investigation of the sociopolitical or, more recently, formal possibilities of the genre. In many of his early series he appears interested in landscapes that might display evidence of change and transition. Elsewhere, he is drawn to iconic territories or spaces, 'places that we recognise through other references, pictorial, also photographic, or cinematographic'. He said: 'So I've worked in the American US with some references to western movies. I've worked in La Mancha, I've worked on the River Thames.' House and Pool, Jaén, 2007, from the series Andalucía. Photograph: José Guerrero/VEGAP. During visits to Mexico in 2017-18, Guerrero took pictures inspired by the architecture of Luis Barragán. In the subsequent BRG series he undertook to recreate aspects of those pictures by photographing his own specially constructed, naturally lit models, thereby introducing to his practice questions of veracity, scale and trompe l'œil. Left: Barragán 01, 2018. Right: BRG-067, 2022. Photographs: José Guerrero/VegaP. In 1966, the American photographer Joel Meyerowitz embarked on a year-long European road trip, visiting 10 countries, travelling 1,900 miles (30,000km) and taking about 25,000 pictures. An expansive exhibition at Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa presents the results, with particular reference to the time spent in Spain, especially the six months he stayed in Málaga. Top: Málaga, Spain, 1967. Above, clockwise from top left: Málaga, Spain, 1967; E87, near Trikala, Greece, 1967; Paris, 1967; Wales, 1966. Photographs: Joel Meyerowitz. Though he was already familiar with the photography of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank, and the street pictures of Tony Ray-Jones and Garry Winogrand, Meyerowitz was to credit his European trip as vital to his understanding of the medium and his ability to respond to its demands. 'I saw photography as a chance medium, in which you never know what's going to happen next, and what's going to interest you,' he said. 'When something totally unexpected reveals itself in front of you, it happens precisely because you are there, ready to recognise it. I think my year in Europe offered me the opportunity to realise how important it is, in photography, to be present.' Top: Friend of El Friki and Pink Wall. Photograph: Felipe Romero Beltrán. Middle: One Mile of Crosses on the Pavement, 1979. Art action opposite La Moneda Palace, Santiago de Chile, 1979. Photograph: Lotty Rosenfeld Foundation. Above left: Las Horas del Sol by Bleda y Rosa at the Campo del Moro Gardens. Above right: Work by Bernd and Hilla Becher on display at Serrería Belga. There is much else besides. Bravo, Felipe Romero Beltrán's study of life, and waiting, at the border between Mexico and the US, employs a compellingly poetic form of documentary. By Pass celebrates the interventions and political activism of Lotty Rosenfeld, a central figure in Chilean video art of the 1980s. Las Horas del Sol (The Hours of the Sun), a project by the duo Bleda y Rosa, is installed with aplomb in the Royal Collections Gallery and Campo del Moro gardens. And a potted overview of German documentary practice, including work by Bernd and Hilla Becher, Thomas Struth, Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky and Axel Hütte is displayed in the suitably utilitarian Serrería Belga. Magritte at His Easel, 1965. Photograph: Duane Michals/Admira Milano. Not least, a retrospective of Duane Michals' photography attempts to do justice to his commitment to picture the invisible. The titles of his pictures, or more often sequences, give a flavour of his aims: Grandpa Goes to Heaven; The Spirit Leaves the Body; The Young Girl's Dream; The Bogeyman. Given his ambitions, it is not altogether surprising that his astute portraits of altogether more visible sitters – Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol and René Magritte among them – threaten to steal the show. Guy Lane travelled as a guest of PhotoEspaña.
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Caitlin Clark's former WNBA tormentor makes inappropriate move on fan in Mexico
Chennedy Carter has put herself in the spotlight once again after making an inappropriate move on a fan in Mexico. Carter, who drew huge scrutiny last year for body-checking Caitlin Clark to the floor, is now playing in Mexico for Adelitas de Chihuahua. And following a recent game, she made a questionable decision when several fans asked her for autographs and pictures. After posing for a couple of routine selfies, Carter was asked by a female fan to sign her chest. The former Chicago Sky obliged - before quickly kissing the top of the woman's chest. In a video of the incident, the fan could be seen letting out a smile immediately afterwards, while others around laughed. Carter also looked shocked yet elated at what she had done. While Carter is an accomplished WNBA player and led the Sky in scoring last year with 17.5 points per game, she failed to latch onto a team this past offseason after Chicago decided not to bring her back. Her viral interaction with Clark is far from the only time she has supposedly ruffled the feathers of another player, as the Chicago Sun-Times reported she was let go from the Sky after upsetting the team's locker room dynamic. While a member of the Dream in 2021, Carter was also suspended for 'conduct detrimental to the team.' The move came after she challenged a teammate to a fight in the locker room, according to The Next. After Carter shoved Clark to the floor last season, Chicago Sky head coach Teresa Weatherspoon publicly criticized the play, insisting it was 'not appropriate'. 'She and I have discussed what happened and that it was not appropriate, nor is it what we do or who we are,' Weatherspoon said. But Carter insisted: 'There's no line. I'm competing. I'm going to compete... if you're going to throw punches first, I'm going to compete. It's all love. It's basketball. 'This happens in the NBA. Actually, I'm focused on New York (Liberty) now, I'm not really focused on that play anymore. It happened... it's over with.' While Clark was often targeted with hard fouls during her rookie season, she actually found herself on the other side of things over the weekend. During the opener between the Fever and Sky, Clark slapped Angel Reese across the arm after she grabbed an offensive rebound, sending her tumbling to the floor midway through the third quarter. Reese was left incensed by the push, leaping back to her feet and making a beeline for the Fever star before her teammates quickly intervened. Clark was assessed a flagrant one foul for the play, but insisted that there was 'nothing malicious' about the play, which she deemed a 'good take foul.'
CBS News
24-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Denver soccer stadium plan clears committee, heads to full council
As cars move steadily down South Broadway in Denver, business owners in the area are hoping a proposed National Women's Soccer League stadium could bring the economic boost they've been waiting for. The Denver City Council on Wednesday approved advancing a proposal out of committee that would bring the city's first professional women's sports team to South Broadway. The measure, which now heads to a full council vote on May 12, includes a city commitment of up to $70 million to purchase land and build public infrastructure. The funding would support a new city park, roads and other amenities tied to the proposed development. Officials said Wednesday's vote marks a significant milestone in the effort to bring professional women's sports to Denver, as well as to boost economic activity in the area. Dave Moore, owner of Divino Wine & Spirits, has worked in the neighborhood for more than 20 years. He says the potential stadium could bring a much-needed influx of customers. "I think the pros outweigh the cons of a stadium coming here," Moore said. Nearby restaurants like Adelitas are still recovering from the pandemic. Victor Ayala, general manager at Adelitas, said the road to recovery has been slow, but this brings hope. "It took a long time for people not to wear a mask, let alone sit with another party," said Victor Ayala, manager at Adelitas. City economists estimate the stadium and surrounding development could generate $2.2 billion in revenue over the next 30 years -- money that could mean more stability for local businesses. "For all businesses, it's beneficial," Moore added. "More foot traffic in the area." During a South Platte River committee meeting Wednesday, councilmembers reviewed several aspects of the proposal including updates to infrastructure funding. Notably, the city would no longer be responsible for funding the North Pedestrian Bridge. Councilmember Flor Alvidrez, who represents District 7, said the bridge remains an important priority for the community. "The bridge is really important. I think the community would reiterate that," Alvidrez said. "The soccer stadium was thinking we don't need another bridge... but where that bridge would be is a lot closer to the stadium than where the city bridge is." Under the current agreement, the city would invest $70 million -- with $50 million for land acquisition and $20 million for public infrastructure, including parks and roads. Funding would come from the city's Capital Improvement Program, supported by interest earnings from the 2017 Elevate Denver bond. "This can be a catalytic project for additional housing... that's really powerful as well," said Alvidrez. If the full council approves the proposal in May, the city will launch a community engagement process over the summer. That feedback will help shape a rezoning plan for the site, which is expected to come before the council for a final vote in November.
