Ibiza: art, gatherings and avant-garde streams
In the early 30s, Ibiza became a safe haven for European artists who fled from Nazism, such as Walter Benjamin, Erwin Broner and Raoul Haussmann. Other intellectuals and creators were fascinated by the beauty and ethnographic and architectonic wealth of the island, starting a creative flow of avant-garde streams that acquired its own character in the following decades. The collection exhibited by the Contemporary Art Museum of Ibiza is good proof of this, with avant-garde works created in Ibiza in the 60s and 70s, an intensive creative moment that coincided with the inflow of hippies to the island.
Along the lines of last summer, when we began our exhibitions, Hotel Ánfora wants to pay tribute to those years of exchanges with a cycle of four painting exhibitions that will be open to the public for you to enjoy during your stay at our hotel or your visit to Es Canar.
Art exhibitions at Hotel Ánfora Ibiza 2022
From 25th April until 4th September, four national and international artists will exhibit their work on the walls of our 4-start hotel in Es Canar. The first artist to open these exhibitions is Josefina Torres, who will be displaying a selection of her last works in May.
May: Josefina Torres
The first exhibition on our art calendar at Hotel Ánfora will be available until 27th May and will gather a selection of 3D works from the two most successful series created by this Ibiza-born painter around the concept of cracks and breaks. Josefina Torres, who is also a poet, has a long career in art that stands out for its creative world of extreme refinement and lyrical intentions.
Josefina Torres with Julio Ortega, Marketing Manager of Hotel Anfora, during the opening of her exhibition.
June: Sarah Main
Born in Sidney, Sarah Main is a versatile artist who has divided her creativity between painting and electronic music. Living in Ibiza for the past 20 years, her work reflects the two decades she worked as a DJ for Pacha, with colourful and vibrant creations that aim to help the public reconnect with art and music. Her abstract works will be displayed in Hotel Ánfora from 1st to 30th June, so if you’re in Ibiza at the time, don’t miss it!
© Sarah Main
July: Patricia Boned
This Ibiza-born artist who trained at Escola Massana in Barcelona fills her figurative works with femininity. Free of idealised beauty and painted in bright colours, Boned’s women appear imperfect, monobrowed (synophris) or with sagging breasts, happy, tired, dreamers or poetically linked to the island through hairdos in the shape of prickly pears. When can you come and see it at Hotel Ánfora? From 10th July till 3rd August.
Patricia Boned with some of her paintings.
August: Philip Stanton
Illustrator, designer, university lecturer and plastic artists, this versatile American who lives in Barcelona is known for his colourful works influenced by Picasso and Matisse, two of the artists Stanton most admires. If you’re in Ibiza between 12th August and 4th September, don’t miss this exhibition displayed in the common areas of Hotel Ánfora. Philip Stanton is a well-known artist and some of his most remarkable works are the spectacular art installations in the Barcelona Aquarium and the decoration of the Sagrada Familia tube station, also in Barcelona.
Philip Stanton poses next to one of his murals. Picture via Philip Stanton Facebooks's profile
If you’re interested in art, visit Ibiza’s galleries and museums
Summer or winter, you’ll be able to admire old and modern art in the permanent exhibitions displayed at the many museums in Ibiza, such as the Contemporary Art Museum, the Puget Museum, the Sala Barrau, the Diocesan Museum and the Museum-Necropolis of Pus des Molins. Also, the island has a wide range of art galleries, including Parra & Romero, with a new space in Santa Gertrudis; Espacio Micus, Marta Torres Gallery and Can Daifa.
Other summer activities at Hotel Ánfora
Book today your stay at our modern 4-star hotel in Es Canar and enjoy a relaxing and creative holiday. Besides our exhibitions, this summer we will also offer our guests different daytime and evening activities:
- Yoga sessions (Mondays and Thursdays) and Pilates (Tuesdays and Fridays): organised outdoors in our garden and given in several languages. We provide the mats and material needed for the activity.
- Workshops on painting, sculpture and reusing plastic (Mondays).
- Outdoor cinema (July and August).
- Ánfora Daypass: if you’re not staying with us but would still like to spend a relaxing day by the pool, book a Daypass from €30 per person. This pass includes access to the pools and gym, a sun lounger or Balinese bed, the same amount of credit per person for food or drinks from our snack and cocktail menu, and access to the showers. You can order this service (subject to availability) by emailing info@anforaibiza or by phoning us.
We look forward to seeing you!
