The ARCOmadrid Fair will be holding its 45th edition from 4 to 8 March 2026 at IFEMA MADRID (Halls 7 and 9). For yet another year, it is an event that will bring together a selection of big names from international galleries.
In this latest edition, ARCOmadrid will include all of the usual programmes from previous editions. The fair’s artistic contents will be rounded off with the main backbone of the Fair, the General Programme, made up of galleries selected by the Organising Committee, in addition to the curated sections.
The curated sections from previous editions are also maintained: Opening, offering new contents and delving into ARCO’s discovery concept. ArtsLibris will host art publications as a zone focusing on an introduction to collecting, in addition to other initiatives that the ARCO Foundation introduces to foster collecting.
The General Programme of the 45th edition will be made up of 170 stands, in addition to the contents from the curated sections: ARCO2045; Opening. New Galleries and Profiles. Latin American Art, offering a journey that brings together proposals from 31 countries. The robustness and diversity of the Spanish scene will be showcased through the participation of galleries, such as 1 Mira Madrid / 2 Mira Archiv, Alarcón Criado, ATM, Elba Benítez, Elvira González, Leandro Navarro, Nordés, Prats Nogueras Blanchard, ProjecteSD, T20 or Travesía Cuatro, among the projects from different corners of the country. Alongside these, Río & Meñaka and Memoria will be making their debut in this edition, as well as Blue Velvet and Fermay, which will be incorporated in the programme after appearing in the Opening. New Galleries section.
Among the international galleries, the incorporation of Carlos/Ishikawa, Green Art, Lia Rumma, Loevenbruck or Zander can be highlighted, as well as others that are returning to the fair, such as Casa Triângulo, Gregor Podnar or Luisa Strina. Bernier/Eliades, Casas Riegner, Dépendance, Massimo Minini and Francesca Minini, Plan B, Luciana Brito and Raquel Arnaud will also be returning. Others that are coming back include Fortes D'aloia & Gabriel and Vistamare, as well as regular galleries at the fair, such as Esther Schipper, Jocelyn Wolff, Lelong, Meyer Riegger, neugerriemschneider, Ruth Benzacar, Peter Kilchmann, Thaddaeus Ropac or Thomas Schulte.
It is worth pointing out that Opening. New Galleries will once more be a space to discover innovative proposals at ARCOmadrid. The selection of Rafa Barber and Anissa Touati will represent the commitment of young national and international galleries with 18 stands, including Callirrhoë, Og Gallery, Reservoir, Selebe Yoon and Villa Magdalena, which are coming back to the programme, alongside new incorporations, such as 4710 Gallery, Ada Projects, Gratin, Linse, Method and Windows Project.
The Profiles | Latin American Art section will highlight the historic relationship of ARCOmadrid with the Latin American scene. Curated by José Esparza Chong Cuy, it focuses on presenting a single artist in each proposal and will bring together 11 creators, including Gabriel Branco with Galatea, Harold Mendez with Patron Gallery and Commonwealth and Council, Paloma Contreras with Pequod Co. and Julia Gallo with Yehudi-Hollander Pappi. These galleries participating in ARCO for the first time will be joined by regulars, such as A Gentil Carioca with Kelton Campos, Embajada with Las Nietas de Nonó, Isla Flotante with Roberto Jacoby and N.A.S.A.L. with Miguel Cintra Robles.
Alongside the exhibitions hosted by diverse institutions around Madrid, the fair will once more capture the attention of galleries, artists, collectors, curators and professionals from the sector, maintaining its position as an essential event on the international contemporary art scene.
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