Puerta del Sol, Madrid 2011

The exhibition in Palacio Cristal started in May 2011 along side with the protests at The Puerto del Sol. Soon after the opening the title of the exhibition “To Be Continued” appeared as a slogan at the demonstrations.

From Wikipeadia (URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Spanish_protests)

The 2011–present Spanish protests, also referred to as the 15-M Movement (Spanish: Movimiento 15-M),^[2] the Indignants Movement,^[3] and Take the Square #spanishrevolution,^[4] are a series of ongoing^[5] demonstrations in Spain whose origin can be traced to social networks such as Real Democracy NOW (Spanish: Democracia Real YA) or Youth Without a Future (Spanish: Juventud Sin Futuro) among other civilian digital platforms and 200 other small associations.^[6] The protests started on May 15, 2011 with an initial call in 58 Spanish cities.^[7]

The series of protests demand a radical change in Spanish politics, as protesters do not consider themselves to be represented by any traditional party nor favoured by the measures approved by politicians.^[8] Spanish media has related the protests to the economic crisis, Stéphane Hessel‘s Time for Outrage!,^[8] the NEET troubled generation and current protests in the Middle East and North Africa,^[9] Iran, Greece,^[10] Portugal^[11] as well as the Icelandic protest and riots in 2009.^[12] The movement drew inspiration from 2011 revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt and uprisings in 1968 France, and Greece in 2008, as well as South Korea in 1980 and 1987. The protests were staged close to the local and regional elections, held on May 22.

Even though protesters form a heterogeneous and ambiguous group, they share a strong rejection for unemployment, welfare cuts, Spanish politicians, and the current two-party system in Spain between the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party and the People’s Party. This also includes the rejection of the current political system, capitalism, banks and political corruption.^[13] Many call for basic rights, which consist of home, work, culture, health and education rights.^[14]

According to statistics published by RTVE, the Spanish public broadcasting company, between 6.5 and 8 million Spaniards have participated in these protests.^[15]