Goya, Titian and Velázquez at home: Joana Vasconcelos makes an impression flamo in the Liria Palace of Madrid – art newspaper

After opening the Liria Palace in 2019, in 2019, the Alba Foundation’s Etxea launched a temporary exhibition program, 50 years ago, Joana Vasconcelos artist Carte Blanche To assume the palace, the art of the Duke of Alba’s art of the famous art collection. It’s not the first time the Portuguese artist is known. For spectacular interventions taken at Gallerie Gallerie Degli in Gallerence, or the Palácio Nacionia of Lisbon has presented his bright and imposing work.

In the 16th century, the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) was built again, after the end of the world’s second war, 80 years ago, the Liria Palace Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19th. Each room is filled with photos and masterpieces in the European art of art of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, XVI. Began in the 16th century. “Because the family lives here, the collection is more than any other museums. It is bold to open contemporary art,” says Vasconcelos, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Titian, Jean Auguste Dominique and Francisco Goya.

Hangs on the ground floor library Record. This iron chandelier covered with multi-colored earrings – Tribute to dancers in Seville – in the first time in Galeria in Elba Benitenz, Vasconcelos began the love story in Spain. “Then I started with Spanish commissioners, María del Corral and Rosa Martinez in 2005 at the Venice Biennale.

The opposite window screen is a letter about Montijo countess, which indicates the intention of RecordNovella in 1845 was also inspired by Georges Bizet to compose 1875 opera of the same name.

RecordWith the recording of the famous opera singer in Maria Callas, it is not the only installation that shows music. A huge heart of Viana, it’s wonderful for Portuguese brides, slowly rotates in a room full of portraits painted by Diego Velázquez, Murillo and Zurbarán. This piece, plastic spoons, lends his title, Independent heartfrom which A strange life formA song from Fado Diva Amália Rodrigues, playing in the background: “The independent heart / heart is promised / you will lose / blood bleeding. Since its inception in 2006, this work has always been presented with the same soundtrack.

Asking about the challenges of the project, Vasconcelos responded to access the palace that has also changed its work. “Actually, it’s the opposite,” said Julio Lavado Cantos-figuerola, Coordinator of the Liria Palacio de Liria exhibition. “We had to break a window and rebuilt,” he says, “so Wig [Perruque] (2012) could be found next to the portrait of Goya Maria Gabriela. “By reference to the celebration White duchess The portrait of 1795, becomes a star collection in the star collection. Horses pasted from the wooden sculpture of Vasconcelos struck the boldness of the Alba duchess, he chose to put his hair for the Spanish master.

But Goya (2024) and Velásquez (2025), two wolves covered with green and pink pastry, especially Vasconcelos, was part of the lyria palace exhibition, although it was part of both a continuous series. The cannins are on a room with a room decorated with portraits of members of the Alba.

The installation of Vasconcelos usually extends to some private spaces, which will now be open to the public until July 31. The “heart and tentacle of the tentacle” on the ceiling, its heads and tentacles, chapel, is an intimate room in the palace, which is commonly involved in private prayers and filling versions of the song Hallelujah in Leonard Cohen.

Giant teapot in wrought iron – Teapot (2025) – is made in temporary available gardens. This work on homage The daughter of King John Iv of John IV of Braganza, King John IV of Portugal, married King Charles II and helped us popularize tea in England. It seems that most of Vasconcelos facilities are like lyria palace, as if they had always been.

• Joana Vasconcelos, Flamboyant. Joana Vasconcelos Liria at the Palace. Liria Palace, Madrid, July 31