Tourexpi
The exhibition is authored by two of the most relevant
figures in the world of contemporary art, Diana Larrea and Daniel Canogar, winner
of the XIX edition of the ARCO/BEEP Award for Electronic Art. Open to the public
until March 31, Radisson RED Madrid’s inaugural contemporary art exhibition includes
a selection of 23 works by both artists that are on display throughout the hotel's
lobby and rooftop.
In collaboration with the gallery Espacio Mínimo, Diana
Larrea’s art pieces include four of her nine-painting series that use infrared reflectography.
Inspired by the world of art restoration, these artworks use infrared light to reveal
hidden information under the opaque layers of pigments. Larrea has redrawn paintings
with black charcoal on canvas, in order to point to the reflectograms obtained by
using this unique technique. On another wall in the hotel’s entrance, guests will
find seven photographs also by Larrea entitled “Such a Day Like Today”. These photographs
are hybrid works of feminist activism and historical research, including details
published on social media networks, as well as biographies and works of forgotten
or unknown women artists of the past. In tribute to them, Larrea has selected self-portraits
of great women painters and has digitally modified them to present them to the viewer
as if they were records of a phantasmagoria.
The second exhibition includes three projects by one
of Spain's most significant digital artists, Daniel Canogar, an acclaimed digital
artist who recently earned recognition as the winner of the XIX edition of the ARCO/BEEP
Award for Electronic Art. This prestigious award celebrates Canogar's pioneering
contributions to contemporary art, particularly in the realm of electronic art.
In collaboration with the Max Estrella gallery, three videos are created on a rotating
basis. The most innovative is Scrawl, a digital piece that reacts to Twitter trends
in real time. The denunciatory work is constantly changing and attempts to capture
the multiple forces and tensions that cohabit social media spaces such as Twitter.
These tweets are translated in real time into pieces of graffiti that, unlike professional
graffiti, are done quickly and anonymously to highlight the content’s harshness,
sincerity, or at times, simple phrases of self-expression. The artwork represents
the dual desires for both self-expression and the societal urge to "clean"
the chaotic graffiti world as a work of social protest.
The second work by Canogar, entitled, Wayward, is inspired
by postwar artists who began to use photographs from the press, such as Andy Warhol,
Martha Rosler, Robert Rauschenberg and Wolf Vostellhs. In the sixties, social protests
encouraged many artists to manipulate press photos of wars, political demonstrations,
and other social upheavals. Fifty years later, Wayward reprocesses photojournalistic
images, but this time filtered by digital tools. Pictures from the daily news are
digitally processed with visual effects that evoke analog and photochemical techniques
of the past. This endless stream of information becomes fodder for these generative
artworks that are process-based and never ending.
Canogar's third and last work at Radisson RED Madrid,
Chyron, is rendered with the use of chyrons of news channels, which is the information
superimposed over the lower part of a screen. The tickers intertwine like a large,
frayed fabric, a tangle that evokes the fragile and at times unstable balance of
an information ecosystem created from disparate and even conflicting sources. Updated
in real time, this algorithmic artwork features chyrons of major international news
channels, including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC News, Bloomberg, BBC News, Reuters, CNBC,
Al Jazeera, and Le Monde.
As part of Radisson RED’s commitment to art territory
and in celebration of ARCOMadrid, Radisson RED Madrid has created five distinctive
art tours starting at Radisson RED Madrid and following a curated itinerary visiting
a selection of art galleries and museums in the hotel’s surrounding Golden Triangle
of Art. Radisson RED Madrid has also created two new bespoke art tours to continue
enjoying the art of the capital throughout the fair. The first route highlights
the role of women in museums and the art world, with a focus on the Prado Museum.
Among all European museums, the Prado is the one in which women have played the
most decisive role with regard to its configuration, either as collectors and promoters
or through their key contribution to its foundation and existence. The second tour
has been designed by Eva Ruiz, founder of the artistic movement of Doctor Fourquet
Street, where the tour takes place. The tour includes visits to different galleries
participating in ARCOMadrid, including Maisterravalbuena, The Goma, Helga de Alvear,
1 Mira, Espacio Mínimo, Juan Silió, Moises, Rosa Santos, F2 and The Ryder.
Located on Calle de Atocha, one of the main bustling
avenues in Madrid and in the heart of the Golden Triangle of Art, Radisson RED Madrid
is steps away from some of the world’s most renowned art museums, galleries, and
UNESCO heritage sites. The hotel is a culinary destination in its own right, featuring
three offerings from 3-star Michelin chef Eneko Atxa, one of which is situated on
the rooftop that provides unrivaled city views. The hotel features 260 modern rooms,
10 of which are suites. Each of the rooms and suites embody Radisson RED’s signature
design-focused bold, cutting-edge design and creative artwork, as well as floor-to-ceiling
windows, and balconies with city views. Artwork seen throughout the property is
inspired by the Renaissance and Baroque eras, as well as by works seen at the nearby
Prado Museum. The Radisson RED art collection aims to be flexible, connected with
the guests’ global mindset. The hotel interiors welcome guests to the lobby with
cozy, comfortable seating, and warm lighting. Local touches are seen in the elevators,
where panels are upholstered using the typical fabrics of Madrid.
Image
Credit: © Radisson RED
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