March 5–9, 2025
ARCOmadrid celebrates its 44th edition from March 5–9, 2025. With an exceptional selection of national and international galleries, the fair promotes a broad dialogue between innovative proposals from the international scene, becoming an event that transcends the market to encourage discovery, reflection and artistic research.
The strength of the Spanish scene, as well as its richness and plurality, will be widely reflected in the General Programme with the participation of galleries such as Alarcón Criado, ATM, Elba Benítez, Elvira González, CarrerasMugica, Luis Adelantado Valencia, Nordés, Prats Nogueras Blanchard, ProjecteSD, Sabrina Amrani or T20, among the 71 projects from different parts of the country. These are joined by international galleries which have recently also opened spaces in Spain such as carlier / gebauer or Mai 36.
Among the international galleries participating in the General Programme, ARCO celebrates the incorporation of Massimo Minini and Francesca Minini, Casas Riegner depéndance, Gomide&Co, Plan B, Luciana Brito, Bernier/Eliades, Raquel Arnaud, Sylvia Kouvali or Waddington Custot. The fair will also welcome loyal galleries such as Thaddaeus Ropac, Jocelyn Wolff, Chantal Crousel, Ruth Benzacar, Peter Kilchmann, Lelong, Meyer Riegger, Perrotin, neugerriemschneider, Esther Schipper or Thomas Schulte. Other returning galleries include Capitain Petzel, Max Hetzler and Mendes Wood Dm, as well as Nicolai Wallner, Fortes d’Aloia & Gabriel and Kalfayan Galleries.
Along with the General Programme, ARCOmadrid will feature three curated sections. The Amazon will be a central project for 2025, with the programme Wametisé: ideas for an Amazofuturism, curated by Denilson Baniwa and Maria Wills, in collaboration with the Institute for Postnatural Studies. It will reflect on new ways of creation that represent hybrid existences between human, vegetal, physical and metaphysical bodies. 16 galleries will be participating in this section with 24 artists, such as Carlos Jacanamijoy with Almine Rech, which returns to the fair after its last participation in 1999; Naine Terena and Coletivo Mahku, with Carmo Johnson Projects; Dhiani Pa’saro, Duhigó and Paulo Desana, with Manaus Amazônia, galleries participating in ARCOmadrid for the first time. Other creators are joining, such as Claudia Andujar, with Vermelho; Carlos Motta, with Mor Charpentier; Chonon Bensho and Brus Rubio, with 80 m2 Livia Benavides; Mapa Teatro, with Rolf Art, and Juan Downey, with 1 Mira Madrid, galleries that will also be part of the General Programme.
Opening. New galleries will again be the section of ARCOmadrid dedicated to the discovery of innovative proposals. The selection by Cristina Anglada and Anissa Touati will represent the commitment of young national and international galleries with the participation of 18 galleries such as Artbeat, Blue Velvet, Fermay, Eins Gallery and Remota, all returning to the programme, and new ones such as Callirrhoë, El Chico, Brigitte Mulholland and Reservoir.
The section Profiles / Latin American art will continue to strengthen the historical link between ARCOmadrid and Latin American art. José Esparza Chong Cuy, curator of the section, conducts research focused on presenting a single artist per gallery. The section will consist of ten artists, including Bárbara Sánchez Kane, with Kurimanzutto; Dan Lie with Barbara Wien; Chaveli Sifre with Embajada; Mariela Scafati with Isla Flotante, or Jota Mombaça with Martins&Montero, as well as Ofelia Rodríguez, with Instituto de Visión, and Rember Yahuarcani with Crisis, galleries that will also participate in the section Wametisé: ideas for an Amazofuturism.
ARCO, along with the exhibitions and institutions of Madrid, will draw the attention of galleries, artists, collectors, curators and professionals from the sector, becoming once again an essential event in the international contemporary art calendar.
We look forward to seeing you from March 5–9! List of galleries here.
