las ecomeninas

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As part of the campaign to promote glass recycling in AndalucĂ­a, Las Ecomeninas have arrived in Sevilla. A collaboration between the Andalusian regional government and Ecovidro, a non-profit organization responsible for the recycling of glass packaging waste in Spain, the Ecomeninas AndalucĂ­a Gallery exhibition will travel to all the Andalusian capitals from June to November 2019. Dates in Sevilla are June 5 – 19th.

The exhibition consists of 20 “blank canvas” sculptures that were created by artist Antonio Azzato, based on the famous painting Las Meninas by Diego VelĂĄzquez. These were then decorated by such well-known personalities as designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, soccer player JoaquĂ­n, clothing designers Vicky MartĂ­n Berrocal and Victorio & Lucchino, dancer Rafael Amargo, chef Ángel LeĂłn and singers Nuria FergĂł and Rosa LĂłpez, among others.

On the Ecomeninas website you’ll find an interactive version of this map, to help you locate all of the sculptures. The website also offers an audioguide telling you the story behind each of the scuptures, and if you visit the website gallery (where I got the images above) you can hover over each ecomenina so see both front and back.

I love stuff like this – remember THE RATS? – so I guess that’s my Sunday walk sorted! 🙂