After his suspension last year, the weekend of October 27 to 29 the city of Madrid joins again the cultural tradition of other European cities with the celebration of a light festival.
Light Madrid 2022 It was going to be the second edition in the capital of the International Light Festival, but it was canceled by the context of energy crisis that was lived a year ago.
Since the 90s these shows have been very popular in European cities such as Lyon, Brussels, Lisbon, Turin or Frankfurt,
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What are the art and light shows like?
During its celebration, on the facades of the main city center monuments a light show in which art and creativity take center stage.
In the first edition of Light Madrid Held in 2021, more than twenty renowned Spanish artists participated, as well as from France, Canada, Australia and Finland.
They were designers, video artists, masters of light and creators who have seen some of their spectacular creations awarded, and who have already participated in other international events.
Where to see the Madrid Light Festival 2023
In this year's edition, during the nights of October 27, 28 and 29, you can see 20 facilities distributed in four large areas of Madrid.
The first large area includes El Retiro, with places such as the pond and monument to Alfonso XII, the Crystal Palace lake and the Planteles area.
Also the Cuesta de Claudio Moyano and the façade of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in the area of Atocha, as well as the façade of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and the vertical garden of CaixaForum.
The second area covers the Plaza de España, with the church of Santa Teresa and San José and the façade of the Senate building, as well as the façade of the Royal Palace and the Arab Wall on the Cuesta de la Vega.
Zone 3 takes us to Matadero Madrid, the Arganzuela greenhouse and the Prague Bridge.
And finally, zone 4 where you can see Luz Madrid has places such as the Toledo Bridge, the Fernando Lázaro Carreter Cultural Center
Artists participating in Luz Madrid 2023
At Light Festival Madrid Various artists participate, such as the illuminator Juan Gómez-Cornejo (National Theater Award), fusing music and light in an installation specially designed for Luz Madrid in the pond and monument to Alfonso XII.
En the lake of the Crystal Palace, the Finnish artist Niko Tiainen proposes translucent, a holographic projection on a curtain of water.
At the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the prestigious artist Daniel Canogar presents a digital piece that reacts to the trends of X (former Twitter) in real time, transforming them into graffiti.
In the Plaza de España, the French artist Nicolas Paolozzi poses Kontakt Extended, an interactive project that combines sound, light and movement, and in which the public is swept away by the different moods of the installation.
For its part, the façade of the Royal Palace will be intervened by Eugenio Ampudia, one of the most renowned Spanish artists with the installation Hurricane (An atmospheric phenomenon), in which the image of a hurricane confronts the viewer with the endless creative and destructive power of nature.
Here you can consult in detail What are the installations presented at Luz Madrid 2023? and the places where you can see them.
Map, dates, times of the Madrid Light Festival 2023
As we have mentioned, the dates of the Luz Madrid Festival 2023 They are from October 28 to 30.
The schedules to see the light show of the Madrid Light Festival They are between 20 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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