Vuelve ARCO cases as an imperative -as a place you must come to-; for more duty than celebration. More often there are mentions of the high costs that should be mounted on the stand, and of the obligatory holiday book (a new one is now being born: Art Palma Contemporani) that many of our gallerists can buy to try to restore in the next one what went wrong in the previous one.
The cultural VAT, which continues to reflect the heights of our old Europeans, is kept in limbo as it passes through the Ministry of Culture and the Hacienda. Seeing the Spanish galleries during the holidays is a way to become a child prodigy and in a way he is on the way to extinction.
on average Setting up a stand costs around 50,000 euros even if the figures are not published, it is difficult to obtain this amount for the average Spanish gallery. For this reason, we celebrate our efforts to follow the careers of our artists.
Quiz now that IFEMA and ARCO have launched a competition for artists to be represented by the ARCO gallery in Madrid 2026 designed the official Formula 1 Tag Heuer Gran Premio de España 2026 trophy.
Before that happens, we need to prevent them from going on vacation, if they drive, they will assume it’s a good ride because the most wanted apartments are out of order. The infrastructure and architecture of the future F1 circuit will make it less accessible and easier to visit.
On the sidelines of that – which is no surprise to anyone in Madrid’s work – let’s go to turrón. Also at the recién pintado stand and even some of the fitters marveled at the completion of the last brush-cuts, the artists having placed their pieces so as to have the best beards, and so adopted by some discerning collector.
ARCO 2026 at the latest same dog with a different collar, or the same inertial dynamics we believe in every year, and amazing déjà vu we travel like we’ve been here before. With stands frankenstein where the great successes of the gallery are exhibited, as part of commissioned projects or declaration monographic artists.
José Manaus: ‘Hildegart en su lecho de muerte’, 1933. Galería José de la Mano. Photo: Mm
The digits are rotated and carved into the international participation with 139 (66% of the total) foreign prisons before 72 nationals (34%). 175 galleries in the general program, with two new ones: Memoria y Río & Meñaka, next to Blue Velvet and Fermay, which are incorporated into the program in the next step by opening.
The first you will see is one of Jesus R. Soto’s geometric and fragmented pieces in intense amaryllis and inside the stand, Eliasson composes with crystals of subtle colors and organic geometries.
Nooshin Askari: ‘The signatures 3’, 2025 (Galería Cibrián). Photo: MM
I recommend packing the D box, the first one from the right and you will meet the Rosa Santos gallery with amazing paintings by Andrea Canep, pastel colored sculptures by Elena Aitzcoa and short films and videos by María Ruido. Also Marina G. Guerreiro’s solo project, No Pain and No Glory.
Next to Cibrián with a surprising piece by transgender Iranian artist Nooshin Askari by whom the story that the stone is marked with his image and seed, in an anthropomorphic way. Chiquita Room, F2, with images above the barricaded cases of Jorge Diezma and Alarcón Criado, with a series wonderful paintings by Pedro G. Romeroamong others also pillan por ahí.
Fernando Sánchez Castillo: ‘Duende de la felicidad’, 2026. Photo: Fernando Sánchez Castillo (Galería Albarrán Bourdais)
Follow this step to the right and you will reach the first island of the program ARCO245: The Future Now. Created by José Luis Blondet and Magali Arriola, it features works from 19 galleries. Some interesting, others refer to futuristic themes such as neon lights or dim lighting. The spaces dedicated to the future are accompanied by sinuous white translucent canvases that bring warmth and intimidation to the space. Admittedly, they are very slow to assemble…
Let’s look at the next floor, floor C, where it can be seen some important extranjeras galleries like the Englishmen Carlos / Ishikawa, Poggi, Nicolai Wallner. Here we come to Franco-Spanish Albarrán Bourdais, who presents the songs of Cristina Lucas and the new work of Fernando Sánchez Castillo, which is sure to start a great individual title strange pearl, commissioned by Ferran Barenblit, June 24 at the Palacio de Velázquez.
Enfrente is Sabrina Amrani with a single project of a rare, poetic and natural painting by Gabriela Bettini and, as always, the legacy of Josep Grau Garriga’s textile tapestries. There used to be 1 Mira Madrid / 2 Mira Archive with photographic description and pieces on paper, emphasizes exuberant self-representation by Esther Ferrer. Much more Prats Nogueras Blanchard presents the solo project of Lucía C. Pino, which we can also enjoy from her individual CA2M and the amazing photographs of Helena Almeida.
Continuing the winding trajectory, we again turn to Olafur Eliasson and turn to pasillo B. Here is a rich explanation of our Spanish galleys. Travesía Cuatro with the story of Ángela de la Cruz, Erhardt Flórez, who thus every year on this occasion met with Meyer Riegger with a project that works in great harmony between June Crespo and Miriam Cahn. Maisterravalbuena with a single sample of Nadia Barkiate, accepted by the gallery with an ominous but beautiful discussion.
Jesús R. Soto at the booth of Elvira González and Neugerriemschneider. Photo: MM
French Lelong with fireproof Jaume Plensa and we follow with Polígrafa Obra Gráfica. Minimal space with the project Ukrainian Sergey Bratkow, who got help from his cute cat, the bomber used in his house. Esther Schipper with one of Ugo Rondinone we joined The Goma and followed the always political and polemical ADN, compositions by Marina Vargas, Alan Carrasco, Eugenio Merino, Avelina Sala and Ana María Acha Kuchner.
Haciendo esquina Max Estrella – this is in issue ¡27! coming to the feria – with songs by Daniel Canogara, Glenda León and on the famous plum harp Eugenio Ampudia, where we come from one of the tastiest parts of the holiday. The youngest Spanish gallery with less than eight years of life in Opening. With the participation of Rafa Barbera and Anissa Touatti, we meet El Chico, Villa Magdalena, Enhorabuena Espacio or Spiritvessel with Víctor Jaenada destacan in the national team.
Now you have to read the whole story to the end and before you go to Art Libris you will find yourself at the El Cultural stand where you can sign up. By the fireplace of La Caja Negra, with some rare waters by Nico Munuer and a beautiful piece of clouds by Ignasi Aballi, Argentinian art Rolf Art always quality with a look to the past and Freijo gallery bringing the best pieces of our non-flammable Concha Jerez.
This new feature presents some essential figures for understanding the development of contemporary artistic language. Historical works and contemporary plans dialogue in the same space and configure a discourse that includes different times, perspectives and sensibilities. Our selection includes piezas de German Cueto, Mar Solis, Agueda de la Pisa, Juan Cuenca, Concha Jerezová,Pilar Lara, Rocio Garriga y Ramón Mateos.
Ouka Leela in RocioSantaCruz (solo project)
Let’s follow the story by taking to table A. Here a northern Galician with Miguel Marino and his agile and gestural paintings, Rosendo Cid, Blanca Gracia with its divine watersThe Ryder with Ana Laura Aláez or the always surprising Proyectos Ultravioleta. Let’s move to floor 7. On the next page, Mariela Scafati with Travesía Cuatro and Isla Flotante represent Cibrian, Livia Benavides, Mayoral and Jorge López, who join Moisés Pérez de Albéniz with his Gemy Polanco project.
Spin and suffering for ball B Leandro Navarro who pulls one the curious stories of Barjola in his more Picasso-esque age. Marc Domenech, Casa Triángulo y Guillermo de Osma full story of stories From Berlin, we moved to Almodóvar’s greatest colorist. Subiendo por la bilbaín Carreras Múgica we meet Aguirregoikoa and Casado Santapau asta Elba Benítez, with conversations with Dora García who enters the access door of table 7.
Francis Picabia and Richard Saltoun. Photo: MM
Finally, we turn to page A, where we end with one of the pieces that revolutionized the holidays, two deathbed portraits of the little girl Hildegar by José Manaut Viglietti and textiles by Aurelia Muñoz and Esther Chacón, José de la mano, an amazing stand that auesta for female artists and work odd.
And to conclude, an ARCO walk can result in a visitor with many names and pictures, the last parade: RocioSantaCruz, who represents Ouky Leele’s delicious solo project with hand-painted white and black pieces and photographic pieces by Lua Ribeiro, Marina Núñez or Lluise Hortalá.
Enjoy and you can, including. Inviertan en galerismo español.
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