Last Friday saw the opening of the exhibition Sorolla through light at the Palacio Real in Madrid (Calle de Bailén, accessed through the Arco de Santiago), which can be visited until 30 June.
Organised by Light Art Exhibitions in co-production with Patrimonio Nacional, the Museo Sorolla and the Fundación Museo Sorolla, the exhibition is curated by Blanca Pons-Sorolla, the painter’s great-granddaughter and an expert on his work, and Consuelo Luca de Tena, former director of the Museo Sorolla.
It is one of the most innovative exhibition proposals to be seen in 2023, the year in which the centenary of the death of Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923) will be commemorated. The exhibition addresses one of the main features of Sorolla’s painting: his genius for reproducing light. The exhibition is based on the analysis of light, combining rooms of original works with other sensorial and virtual reality rooms. This format, unprecedented to date, will immerse the viewer in an experience of sound and images that amplify and intensify the sensory effect of the painting. The original work rooms bring together 24 pieces, many of which have never been seen before because they come from private collections.
