Barcelona's First Art Documentary Festival Dart Opens at Cinemes Girona
The inaugural Dart Festival, a documentary event celebrating contemporary art, is taking place in Barcelona at Cinemes Girona until December 3. This festival highlights visual arts, photography, design, and architecture, featuring films about notable artists and key figures. According to director Enrichetta Cardinale Ciccotti, the festival was conceived during a discussion among friends to address a void in Spain. The lineup includes documentaries about Maurizio Cattelan, Robert Mapplethorpe, Tania Bruguera, and Julian Schnabel, directed by Pappi Corsicato, Lynn Hershman Leeson, and Maura Axelrod. Out of ten documentaries presented, eight are making their Spanish debuts, focusing on contemporary art and artistic activism. Ciccotti specifically recommends films on Eva Hesse, Leonora Carrington, and Mapplethorpe to help alleviate the lack of such content.
Key facts
- Dart Festival is the first documentary festival in Spain dedicated to contemporary art.
- The festival runs until December 3 at Cinemes Girona in Barcelona.
- It covers visual arts, photography, design, and architecture.
- Director Enrichetta Cardinale Ciccotti is Italian and a former collaborator of Artribune.
- Featured artists include Maurizio Cattelan, Robert Mapplethorpe, George Zimbel, Tania Bruguera, Alfredo Jaar, and Julian Schnabel.
- Filmmakers include Pappi Corsicato, Lynn Hershman Leeson, and Maura Axelrod.
- Eight of the ten documentaries are premiering in Spain.
- Ciccotti recommends documentaries on Eva Hesse, Leonora Carrington, and Mapplethorpe.
Entities
Artists
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- George Zimbel
- Tania Bruguera
- Alfredo Jaar
- Nicolas Jaar
- Julian Schnabel
- Eva Hesse
- Leonora Carrington
- Harald Szeemann
- Enrichetta Cardinale Ciccotti
Institutions
- Artribune
- Cinemes Girona
- Dart Festival
- Movistar Artsy
- Ulule
Locations
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Carrer de Girona, 175, 08037 – Barcelona