Tag: SOMA

Art

Museu Marítim de Mallorca: Life by the Sea

Museu Marítim de Mallorca

Recently, the Maritime Museum of Mallorca has been expanded, renovated and illustrated with contemporary murals. So if you are interested in life by the sea beyond beaches the Museu Marítim de Mallorca is a great place to connect with the history of the Mediterranean. While the sea has triggered longings at all times, for islanders it used to be supplier of food and transport route rather than a place for recreation. Today, the setting of the museum alone is unique. It is located in the…

Art

Con-temporary art: SOMA

Con-temporary art: SOMA

It shapes streets and squares and has long been more than a subversive part of culture. In a city like Palma street art gives character to entire neighborhoods. One of the early and prominent protagonists here is Marc Peris, aka SOMA. Even the artist’s name is a reference to Jean-Michel Basquiat and his tag SAMO in the New York of the late 70s and early 80s. But street art is not only an expression of its time, it is often also temporary in that the works disappear through the demolition or…