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Spain's Cultural Opening Centered on Madrid, Says Future IVAM Director

opinion-review · 2026-04-24

In a 1987 interview with Art Press, the future director of the Institut Valencien d'Art Moderne (IVAM) questions why Spain's major cultural opening, supported by the Ministry, has been concentrated almost exclusively around Madrid.

Key facts

  • Interview published in Art Press in September 1987
  • Subject is the future director of IVAM
  • Cultural opening in Spain was supported by the Ministry
  • Opening occurred almost exclusively around Madrid

Entities

Institutions

  • Institut Valencien d'Art Moderne (IVAM)
  • Art Press
  • Ministry of Culture (Spain)

Locations

  • Spain
  • Madrid
  • Valencia

Sources