beer portraits

Artist Kim Alsbrook collects the beer cans she finds in the street. There’s nothing original about that. Loads of people do that. But Alsbrook paints beautiful, coherent portraits on those cans.

• http://kimalsbrooks.com

leioa humour fair

The streets of Leioa will be full of theatre from the 15th to the 18th of May. Playing in front of people who want to see outdoors theatre is probably the most effective way of promoting the theatre there is. One of this year’s unmissable events.

• http://umoreazoka.org

aitziber alonso

We’ve published her work in the balde more than
once. We had the chance to enjoy her wonder fully
detailed and original work. Now everybody can see this Donostia illustrator’s original drawings and other work pieces at an exhibition at Aiete Culture Centre. Until 15th June.

• http://aitziberalonsoilustracion.blogspot.com

crockery operation

Beccy Ridsdel dissects the ceramic objects which we use on a daily basis. She shows us what is beneath each layer of clay as if she were a surgeon. Her work is certainly suggestive and original.

• http://beccyrids del.co.uk

blablabla bible

Roberto Equisoain’s bla bla bla bible must be one
of the best publishing artefact objet d’arts in re cent years. It’s a bible with all the trimmings: the title and edges of the pages are golden and inside, well, inside it’s all bla bla bla.

• http://bellezainfin i ta.org

motor kitsch revival

Los Arcos Circuit, in Nafarroa, reminds us the
airport of Castellon. To promote it, they’ve organised motor sports and a music festival. Led off by David Hasselhoff, Vengaboys, Rick Astley, Samantha Fox, Sabrina and man y others will be playing. From 2nd to 4th May.

gaztezulo

Gaztezulo’s reached its 150th number and it’s stronger than ever. Reaching 150 issues is quite
an achievement nowadays. With a renewed new
look, we hope it’ll carry on stimulating reactions
over its next 150 numbers.

• http://gaztezulo.c om

pansy project

Artist Paul Harfleet goes to places where there have been homophobic attacks and plants a pansy there. He takes photos of these guerrilla gardening actions and uses the insults used during each attack as a title. It’s a symbol of resistance. Thoughts that don’t often appear in the media.

• http://thep ansyp ro j ect.co m

pop pilula 2

After selling all the copies of it s first issue, this fanzine’s second number wants to be just as
successful. The different coloured and effect provoking pills include free cinema, women hidden
in history and the whole panorama of activities around.

colliding waves

Different people from Donostia’s cultural, sports and social environments are going to take to the streets with their creativity. This project brings more and more people together every year and everybody’s contribution, small as it may be, makes different associations’ and popular projects more visible. This year the initiative will last from 2 3rd May to 1st June.

• http://olat utalka.eu

travel by reading

Based on Iruñea’s villabesa (bus) guide, the balde and Katakrak have brought out a reading guide. It’s a beautiful guide which will help you to read on public transport or on your sofa. At Katakrak there are also recommendations in a special shelve.

markus lüpertz

This artist, who was born in Czechoslovakia and brought up and worked in Germany, died last year.
A member of the Neue Wilden (new savages) movement, he was one of the symbols of new German expressionism. Our favourite museum in Bilbao, the Fine Arts Museum, offers a fine chance to see this
great artist’s paintings and sculptures

• http://muse obilbao.com