Overview
- The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza opened Variaciones on June 23, 2026, and the show will remain on view through September 27, 2026.
- Curator Paula Luengo assembled 77 oils, charcoal drawings and sculptures to present a thematic, rather than strictly chronological, reading of Laffón’s work.
- The exhibition foregrounds Laffón’s serial method, showing the continuity from intimate still lifes to her later large-format series devoted to lime, salt and vineyards.
- Recurring domestic motifs—such as the doll Marcelina, cradles, sewing machines and armarios—and views of Doñana and Sanlúcar are presented as sites of sustained formal and emotional inquiry.
- As the first major monograph since Laffón’s death in 2021, the show spotlights her prolific output (more than 1,300 works) and may drive renewed scholarship and public interest in her place within modern Spanish painting.