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Lyon and Turin, connected by light
Description
A tale of two cities situated on either side of the Alps who share the same love of light art.
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Lyon’s transalpine friends boast their own festival of lights. The capital of Piedmont will be hosting the 28th Festival of Lights Luci d'artista until 11 January 2026. Their festival has been in existence slightly longer than Lyon’s which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2024. Every year, Turin becomes an open-air laboratory for light installations created by famous Italian and international artists. Antonio Grulli, the curator of Luci d’artista, refers to Milan and Lyon as Turin’s two “light sisters” in an interview on a regional TV channel France3 Auvergne Rhône-Alpes website.
On this occasion, the Lyon Contemporary Arts Museum macLYON is once again displaying Maurizio Nannucci’s artwork on its façade in agreement with the curators of the Festival. Blue Klein/Rosa Fontana will be on view from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. until 11 January 2026. Two artists’ names, two flashing colours like an illuminated billboard advertising monochrome. The blue is a tribute to Yves Klein whose paintings embrace the infinity of blue. The pink resonates with the etchings of Lucio Fontana and his exploration of space. Nannucci uses these coloured neon tubes, which leave an image on our retinas, to pay homage to the electrifying talent of these two spatialist artists.
Useful fact:
Elsewhere on the planet...
From Quito to Dubai, from Saint-Gervais to Hong Kong - cities are taking inspiration from Lyon’s Festival of Lights! Lyon artists are exporting their talent and some cities have even decided to organise their own light event.