Diana Larrea and Daniel Canogar: The Free Art Shows You Can Enjoy at Radisson RED Madrid

How many women have signed works displayed in the Prado Museum? Are there works attributed to men that were actually created by women? With these questions, Diana Larrea (Madrid, 1972) presents 'Inventarios Reales' ('Royal/Real Inventories'): nine canvas paintings, 100 x 70 cm, revising the old Royal Inventories of the Prado Museum and suggesting that, historically, some paintings today attributed to female artists were assigned to men.

These works, exhibited until March 31st at Radisson RED Madrid, challenge the validity of inventories and catalogs and their written record, aiming to reanalysis and contrast. Using the idea of infrared reflectography, a system used in art restoration workshops, Larrea redraws these paintings using black charcoal on canvas, drawing a parallel with the reflectograms obtained in this technique, which reveal opaque layers, previous designs, and hidden color layers in paintings. A way to highlight the importance of the original female authors, also 'hidden' beneath other layers.

This exhibition, in collaboration with Espacio Mínimo gallery, will allow you to get closer to the concept of this multifaceted Spanish visual artist, world-renowned for exploring various plastic languages, installations, video, photography, or drawing, but especially popular for her specific interventions in different public spaces, many of them focused on showing current or past symbolic conflicts, engaging with social tensions of our civilization.

In a world steeped in over-information, can we distinguish what's important, real, and contradictory? 'Chyron', 'Scrawl', and 'Wayward' are artworks by Madrid-born artist Daniel Canogar (1964) that are available in audiovisual format during this month at Radisson RED Madrid, in collaboration with Max Estrella Gallery. The first one is an installation that, in real-time, takes the chyrons from different news channels (that is, the information overlaid on the bottom part of the screen) and intertwines them. The result is a tangle that evokes that delicate and sometimes unstable balance of the information ecosystem. The second one, 'Scrawl', is a generative digital piece that reacts to Twitter trends in real-time. The artwork's software periodically collects the most mentioned topics in the Twitter community. Finally, 'Wayward' is inspired by post-war artists who began manipulating photographs taken from the press, including Andy Warhol, Martha Rosler, Wolf Vostell, and Robert Rauschenberg.

With a career straddling Spain and the United States, Daniel Canogar has spent years working with projected images and artistic installations, with hundreds of public art pieces located around the world, from the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid to the New York Natural History Museum. An essential figure to understand the new implications of digital art, which you can discover at Radisson RED Madrid for a limited time. Don't miss it out!

Nestled in Madrid’s Art Triangle, Radisson RED Madrid encapsulates Radisson RED Hotels' ethos: a commitment to surprise, inspiration, and talent. These principles are articulated through design and contemporary art, peaking with collaborations including diverse local creators and artists.

The walls and spaces of these hotels showcase a variety of paintings, sculptures, and signature creations emblematic of each city they inhabit; in Madrid, reinterpretations of the popular sculpture 'El Oso y el Madroño' coexist with visual works inspired by the Spanish Renaissance.

In conjunction with ARCO and Art Week, Radisson RED Madrid has doubled down on this celebration of creativity in the capital, hosting these exhibitions available for a limited time. Don’t hesitate to complement your visit with a delectable gastronomic experience at spaces like Eneko Basque, the Michelin Star Eneko Atxa’s concept in the hotel; or a drink at the inspiring Oso Rojo cocktail bar. And if you’re staying over, immerse yourself in art from the moment you wake up in one of their comfortable rooms. A unique location for the ultimate arty experience in Madrid!