Gonzalo Lebrija Installs Six-Meter Bronze Horse 'El rumor de la discordia' in Central Madrid
In Madrid's Plaza del Carmen, a bronze sculpture named El rumor de la discordia by Gonzalo Lebrija has been unveiled, towering over six meters atop a concrete base. This piece, temporarily loaned to the Ayuntamiento de Madrid, offers a fresh take on equestrian statue conventions. It features a thoroughbred horse equipped with a bridle but lacking reins, saddle, or rider, depicted off-center in a state of rest. Through this work, Lebrija delves into concepts of time and personal perception, highlighting the absence of a rider to present an independent figure in equilibrium. Born in Ciudad de México in 1972, his art consistently engages with themes of time, memory, and societal frameworks, echoing ideas from his earlier monumental pieces.
Key facts
- Gonzalo Lebrija's El rumor de la discordia is a bronze sculpture on a concrete pedestal standing more than six meters tall
- The work is installed in the Plaza del Carmen in central Madrid, in front of the Hotel Thompson
- The sculpture has been temporarily ceded to the Ayuntamiento de Madrid as part of the urban renewal of the area
- The piece shows a thoroughbred horse with bridle but no reins, saddle or rider, placed off-center and at rest
- It reworks the symbolism of the equestrian statue, in which horse position and rider linkage conveyed victory or defeat
- The work continues Lebrija's research into time, suspension and the subjective experience of events
- It follows earlier monumental works including Condición Suspendida and pieces from Breve historia del tiempo
- Lebrija was born in Ciudad de México in 1972 and works primarily in video, photography and sculpture
Entities
Artists
- Gonzalo Lebrija
Institutions
- Ayuntamiento de Madrid
- Hotel Thompson
- masdearte
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Plaza del Carmen
- Ciudad de México
- Mexico