At Hotel San Roque, contemporary art and 20th century design are part of the everyday life of the house. They are not presented as an isolated collection, nor do they follow an exhibition route. The works and furniture pieces are discovered gradually, integrated into the architecture and into the spaces the guest inhabits.
The pieces are distributed throughout the house. The Main Patio, where the sculpture by Miquel Navarro accompanies the passage. The Main Staircase, with the installation by Carmen Calvo and the sculpture by José Noguero. The Hoffmann Lounge, which brings together paintings by Gonzalo González and Ildefonso Aguilar alongside furniture by Josef Hoffmann and Mies van der Rohe. The Upper Gallery, with works by Emilia Martín Fierro and a chair by Gerrit Rietveld . And the rooms, where each space lives with its own pieces of art and design.
There is no marked itinerary. The pieces appear upon arrival, when crossing a patio, when going up a staircase or when entering the room.
The collection brings together contemporary works by artists from different backgrounds. Painting, sculpture, installation, textile work, photography and mixed media coexist with the historic architecture of the building. Below are the artists present in the house.
La Centinela · Main Patio, sculptor from Valencia. National Prize for Visual Arts 1986. Work in the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Pompidou Centre in Paris and the IVAM. Read more
La muerte de una estrella es un ojo · Main Staircase, conceptual artist from Valencia. National Prize for Visual Arts 2013. Represented Spain at the Venice Biennale in 1997. Read more
Screen prints · Rooms 108 and 112, painter born in Manila. Founder of the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art in Cuenca in 1966, the first public space for contemporary art in Spain. Read more
San Roque · Reception, multidisciplinary artist from Pollença, Mallorca. Work in the Reina Sofía Museum, IVAM and Es Baluard. Read more
Nocturno · Hoffmann Lounge and Room 109, painter from Tenerife. Oil on canvas. Read more
Untitled · Hoffmann Lounge, artist from Salamanca. Oil on canvas. Read more
Niño durmiente · Main Staircase, sculptor from Huesca. Plaster. Read more
Untitled · Upper Gallery and Room 115, artist from Tenerife. Acrylic with gold thread on nylon. Read more
Fragmentos digitales · Room 110, artist from Tenerife. Textile work with iron and paper. Read more
Familia / Desnudos · Rooms 104 and 114, artist from Catalonia. Painting and charcoal. Read more
Zenital · Passage to the Restaurant, Artist linked to Tenerife. Felted wool. Read more
Topologías 1995 series · Room 101, artist from Tenerife. Mixed media. Read more
Untitled · Room 102, artist from Tenerife. Read more
Amantes · Room 103 Read more
Ojo Mágico · Room 118, artist from Madrid. Oil on burlap.
Extended Minds · Room 120, art collective. Steel. Read more
Energía Silente · Room 115, artist from Tenerife. Mixed media. Read more
The pieces are not separated from the life of the house. They coexist with the architecture and with the everyday use of the spaces.
Contemporary works and 20th century furniture inhabit an 18th century building. Each piece establishes its own relationship with what came before.
There is no marked route. The pieces are found while moving through the house, as part of the atmosphere. Next to some works, a discreet QR code allows access to further information about the artist and the piece.
The hotel integrates furniture pieces linked to 20th century European modern design. Most are official reproductions by Alivar (Italy). Below are the designers present in the house.
Austrian architect and designer, key figure of the Vienna Secession. His work combines geometry and formal precision. Sofa, armchairs and bedside lamps · Hoffmann Lounge and rooms
German architect and one of the main representatives of modernism. Tables · Hoffmann Lounge and rooms
Designer and architect associated with the Bauhaus, known for the use of tubular steel. Floor lamps, shelving and tables · Hoffmann Lounge and rooms
Swiss-French architect and theorist, central figure of modernism. Armchairs, chaise longue and sofa · Rooms
Scottish architect and designer, a reference of British modernism. Chairs and armchairs · Rooms
Irish designer and architect, pioneer of modern design. Armchairs · Room 110
Japanese-American artist and designer, known for his work between sculpture and furniture. Tables · Rooms 112 and 119
Dutch designer associated with De Stijl. Chair · Upper Gallery
Finnish-American architect and designer. Table · Room 106
Italian-American designer and sculptor. Armchair · Room 106
German architect associated with the Deutscher Werkbund. Floor lamp · Room 116