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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod Ardehali

Inside the aristocratic palace turned art playground: Joana Vasconcelos shakes up the House of Alba

Joana Vasconcelos in Liria Palace - (Juan Rayos)

The grand salons of the Liria Palace in Madrid, home to one of Spain’s most illustrious aristocratic dynasties, have been dramatically reimagined.

Crystal chandeliers now cast their light over Joana Vasconcelos’s monumental stilettos, assembled from gleaming stainless steel pots. A pair of stone lions, draped in delicate crochet, stand sentinel at the entrance, while a vast, pulsing heart installation glows in the palace’s once-private chapel.

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