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Espacio Medarde, located in Guadalajara’s Mercado de Abastos, opens the exhibition “Alma silenciada” on Tuesday, June 24. The project by local artist Alba López Santos explores the experience of eating disorders through the metaphor of the body’s physical and emotional oxidation. The installation is free to the public until July 31.

The City Council’s Culture Department supports the initiative, which seeks more than an aesthetic display and aims to provoke a direct response from visitors. Javier Toquero, first deputy mayor and head of the department, emphasized at the presentation that Guadalajara needs “places where truth has room,” highlighting the maturity of the project. The artist, visibly moved, said the work is the result of a long personal process of turning vulnerability into understanding. “It is not easy to turn into art what has broken you, but there is nothing more necessary,” she told reporters.

The exhibition is open Tuesday to Friday from 12:00 to 14:00 and from 18:00 to 20:00, and on Saturdays from 11:00 to 14:00. Guided visits with the artist are scheduled for Saturday, July 11 and Saturday, July 25 at 12:00. The project also functions as the first chapter of a series that will soon conclude at the Sala Antonio Pérez of the Provincial Council with a second part titled “Materia que resiste.”

The arrival of this work at Espacio Medarde reflects the development of cultural policies that Liberal de Castilla has documented over the past year in the city. The current department’s efforts to revitalize the Mercado de Abastos as a center for local talent find a clear example of consolidation in this exhibition. By linking a municipal venue with the forthcoming showing within the Provincial Council’s network, a continuous artistic circuit is strengthened, allowing Guadalajara creators to present large-scale, long-term works in their own city.

On Friday, June 26 at 9:30 p.m., the Plaza del Pueblo in Cabanillas del Campo will host “Noche Eléctrica,” a free double concert. The outdoor event serves as the electric finale to the sixth cycle of the “Noches Acústicas de Cabanillas,” which concluded last May. The bill brings together the well-established national band Corizonas and local artist Eva Ryjlen, who will perform at home accompanied by her band.

The lineup showcases two distinctive rock-oriented projects. Corizonas, formed in 2010 from the merger of Los Coronas and Arizona Baby, will deliver their signature blend of American rock and psychedelia, including material from their more recent Spanish-language phase. Local artist Eva Ryjlen will survey her established solo career, tracing her progression from the garage rock influences of Idealipsticks to the pop and electronic textures of her most recent record, “Venus en llamas” (2025).

This outdoor electric format represents a natural step in consolidating the town as a musical center in the province of Guadalajara. Over the past year, the Liberal de Castilla archive has recorded how the “Noches Acústicas” have built a loyal audience seeking quality live music outside the regional capital. Closing the season with amplified performances in the main square and spotlighting a homegrown artist who has reached audiences beyond the province illustrates the lasting impact of this ongoing cultural initiative.

The Francisco Sobrino Museum opened this Friday, June 19, with one of the most distinctive exhibitions in its recent program. New York–born artist Layla D’Angelo presents B Forever, a show that gathers a decade of research into kinetic sculpture, constructivism and op art, transforming the museum’s galleries into a space where movement, geometry and visitor participation take center stage.

The opening begins an exhibition that will remain on view until September 6. D’Angelo’s proposal fits naturally with the identity of the Francisco Sobrino Museum, dedicated to one of the leading international figures in optical and kinetic art, and offers an exceptional opportunity to encounter an artist who has developed her own voice within these artistic currents.

Born in the United States and based in Spain for decades, Layla D’Angelo has lived and worked in cities such as New York, London, Rome, Bogotá and Mexico City. Her most recent work stems from a technical discovery that is simple yet transformative: using magnets as both structural and mobile elements in sculpture. By assembling painted iron components with magnets, she creates geometric constructions that can change shape, composition and appearance, inviting visitors to continually reconsider their perception of the work.

The exhibition catalogue, written by curator and art critic Alan Rosenberg, describes these pieces as an “invitation to infinity.” They reference Russian constructivism, op art, kinetic sculpture and key figures of contemporary geometric abstraction. Yet, away from strict theory, D’Angelo’s works appeal to playfulness, chance and direct experience, turning the visitor from a passive observer into an active participant in the artistic process.

For the councilor of Culture, Javier Toquero, this exhibition exemplifies the direction the Francisco Sobrino Museum is pursuing: “We want Guadalajara to remain a national reference for contemporary art and, especially, for optical and kinetic art. Layla D’Angelo brings an international, innovative perspective that is deeply connected to Francisco Sobrino’s legacy. It’s an exhibition that surprises, invites participation and shows that our museums can offer top-tier programming.”

Toquero also emphasized that “B Forever turns the museum into a living experience. It is not an exhibition to be observed from a distance, but one to be carried along by movement, form and the ability of art to spark curiosity. We are confident it will be one of the major cultural events of the summer in Guadalajara.”

Layla D’Angelo explains that the series began with an accidental discovery that completely changed her way of working: “It all started with one word: magnets. I discovered they could hold pieces together while also allowing them to transform. From that moment I understood that a work didn’t have to be closed, but could be open to infinite possibilities.”

The artist says her aim has always been to create works that provide visual pleasure and interpretive freedom: “I’m interested in each person finding something different. There isn’t a single reading. Movement, change and participation are part of the work itself.”

With B Forever, the Francisco Sobrino Museum reaffirms its role as a reference space for trends linked to contemporary geometric, optical and kinetic art, bringing Guadalajara an international exhibition that directly engages with the artistic legacy that gives the museum its name.