Few people are aware of the cultural diversity of modern Spain; fewer still are aware of the implications of this diversity for contemporary Spanish art. Political and societal expatiation in Spain in the past decade has lessened fear of Northern European and, more generally, Western influences; the young especially feel free of the frequently devastating effects of acculturation. Not only have some avant-garde artists of the ’70s switched to new approaches more in accordance with the times, but a new generation of artists born in the ’50s has suddenly jumped to the forefront of the Spanish art