Guernica
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- Guernica (town), Spanish Basque town, historical capital of Biscay
- Bombing of GuernicaBombing of GuernicaThe bombing of Guernica was an aerial attack on the Basque town of Guernica, Spain, causing widespread destruction and civilian deaths, during the Spanish Civil War...
, an attack on April 26, 1937, during the Spanish Civil War - Guernica (painting)Guernica (painting)Guernica is a painting by Pablo Picasso. It was created in response to the bombing of Guernica, Basque Country, by German and Italian warplanes at the behest of the Spanish Nationalist forces, on 26 April 1937, during the Spanish Civil War...
, a 1937 painting by Pablo Picasso - Guernica (sculpture)Guernica (sculpture)Guernica is a 1937 statue made by French sculptor René Iché.-History:It is one of Iché's most personal and violent works. He created this sculpture immediately after the bombing of Guernica on 26 April 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. Shocked by the horror of the civilians' massacre, Iché worked...
, a work of French sculptor René IchéRené IchéFor the town in Morocco see Iche, MoroccoRené Iché was a 20th century French sculptor.-Life and work:...
, sculpted on the day of the announcement of the tragedy, April 27, 1937 - Guernica (novel), a novel by Dave Boling
- Guernica (1950 film)Guernica (1950 film)Guernica is a thirteen minute film directed by Alain Resnais and Robert Hessens in 1950. After a brief voiceover by Jacques Pruvost highlighting the Guernica atrocity of April, 1937, María Casares recites a poem by Paul Eluard on the subject, latterly over shots of the painting Guernica by Pablo...
, a short film directed by Alain ResnaisAlain ResnaisAlain Resnais is a French film director whose career has extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included Nuit et Brouillard , an influential documentary about the Nazi concentration camps.He began... - Guernica (1978 film), a short film directed by Emir KusturicaEmir KusturicaEmir Nemanja Kusturica , is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician, recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films...
- Guernica, Buenos AiresGuernica, Buenos AiresGuernica is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Presidente Perón Partido. Guernico is situated on the outskirts of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation around 30km from the autonomous city of Buenos Aires....
, district capital of Presidente Perón Partido in Argentina - Guernica MagazineGuernica MagazineGuernica / A Magazine of Art and Politics is a biweekly online site that publishes art and photography, fiction, and poetry, from around the world, along with nonfiction such as letters from abroad, investigative pieces and opinion pieces on international affairs and U.S. domestic policy...
, a magazine of art and politics - Guernica (band)Guernica (band)Presumably named after the famous painting Guernica by Pablo Picasso, this Japanese trio from the 1980s specializes in avant-garde music in a retro 1920's and 30's cabaret style...
, a Japanese avant-garde musical trio of the 1980s - Guernica, a British record label, created as a subsidiary to 4AD4AD4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...
. - "Guernica", a 1990s American post-punk / gothic rock band, predecessors to 2000s-2010s group Doll FactoryDoll FactoryDoll Factory is an Electronic rock / Post-punk revival / Electronic music band from Seattle, WA . Founded in 1998 by musicians Garrick Antikajian and Chris Roy, the band primarily works as a studio-based duo with Antikajian and Roy handling all writing, performance, and...
- "Guernica", a song from the 2003 album Deja EntenduDeja EntenduDeja Entendu is the second album from Long Island based rock band Brand New, released in 2003. It was widely praised for showing the band's maturation from Your Favorite Weapon. The album's title is French for "already heard" and is a commentary on modern rock...
by Brand New - "Guernica", a song from the 2000 album Zamiana Pieniędzy na RebelięZamiana Pieniedzy na RebelieZamiana Pieniędzy na Rebelię is the seventh album of Polish punk rock band Włochaty. The album includes material from Włochaty album, Jarocin Festival performance and two songs recorded for Rocknroller label.- Track listing :#Intro...
by Włochaty - "Guernica", a B-side to the single Made of StoneMade Of Stone"Made of Stone" is a single from The Stone Roses' eponymous début album. Jackson Pollock is referenced in the B-side "Going Down" in the line "Yeah, she looks like a painting, Jackson Pollock's No...
by The Stone RosesThe Stone RosesThe Stone Roses are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s... - "Guernica", a song from the 2001 album DumasDumasDumas is a Southern French topographic surname, with fused preposition and definite article du, for someone who lived in an isolated dwelling in the country rather than in a village, from Occitan mas 'farmstead' .- People :...
by DumasDumasDumas is a Southern French topographic surname, with fused preposition and definite article du, for someone who lived in an isolated dwelling in the country rather than in a village, from Occitan mas 'farmstead' .- People :...
Guernica may also be:
- UrdaibaiUrdaibaiThe Urdaibai estuary is a natural region and a Biosphere Reserve of Biscay, Basque Country. It is also referred as Mundaka or Gernika estuary....
, a biosphere reserve also known as Gernika estuary