The King and Queen of Spain inaugurate ARCOmadrid 2024
The King and Queen of Spain presided the inagurationof ARCOmadrid 2024 this afternoon at IFEMA MADRID. From 6 to 10 March, the International Contemporary Art Fair will once again take centre stage with the participation of 205 galleries from 36 countries. The proposals and content presented make Madrid the international capital of contemporary art, with the Caribbean as the central theme of analysis. Organised by IFEMA MADRID, this 43rd edition will open its doors to the general public on Friday 8 March, from 15.00h, after its first days dedicated exclusively to professionals.
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The proposals and content presented make Madrid the international capital of contemporary art, with the Caribbean as the central theme of analysis. Organised by IFEMA MADRID, this 43rd edition will open its doors to the general public on Friday 8 March, from 15.00h, after its first days dedicated exclusively to professionals.
Official inaguration
Date and time: 6 March 2024, 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm.
Venue: Halls 7 and 9 of IFEMA MADRID.
Presiding over the event:
Their Majesties the King and Queen
They were welcomed by:
Maribel López, director of ARCOmadrid
Greeting to Authorities:
Minister of Culture of Spain, Ernest Urtasun Doménech
President of the Assembly of Madrid, Enrique Ossorio Crespo
Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida
Secretary of State for Culture, Jordi Martí
President of Acción Cultural, José Andrés Torres Mora
Regional Minister for Culture of the Community of Madrid, Mariano de Paco
Delegate of the Culture, Tourism and Sport Area of Madrid City Council, Marta Rivera de la Cruz
President of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce, Ángel Asensio
President of the Montemadrid Foundation, Jesús Núñez Velázquez
General Manager of IFEMA MADRID, Juan Arrizabalaga
Business Director of IFEMA MADRID, Arancha Priede
Tour HALL 9
- RTVE
Receiving: Elena Sánchez Caballero, president; Verónica Ollé, director of Cabinet Presidency, María Eizaguirre, director of Communication and Citizen Participation, Valero Rioja, artist and Pedro Joao, artist.
- ABC
This year, ABC's space is dedicated to the artist Javier Garcerá.
Receiving: Ignacio Ybarra Aznar, President of Vocento; Julián Quirós Mónago, Director of ABC; Jesús García Calero, Director of ABC Cultural; Javier Garcerá Ruis, artist
- EL MUNDO
El Mundo's space this year is dedicated to the artist Guillermo Fornes.
Receiving: Marco Pompignoli, president; Laura Múgica Codina, general director and board member; Joaquín Manso, director El Mundo; Guillermo Fornes, artist.
- OPENING- REMOTE (argentinian gallery)
This section is made up of a total of 15 national and international galleries with a maximum of 7 years of experience, whose aim is to bring new artists and scenes to the Fair. The programme is made up of galleries selected by Cristina Anglada and Yina Jiménez Suriel.
They receive: Cristina Anglada and Yina Jiménez Suriel, curators of the section. And Luis Gonzalo Elias,
Guido Yannitto, directors of the Remota gallery, and Débora Roxan Ramos Navarro, artist.
Greetings: Leonardo Cifelli, Secretary of Culture of Argentina and Lara Jenzesian, Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of Argentina in Spain.
- ESPACIO MINIMO
Gallery of Madrid that participates with artists such as Manu Arregui, Nono Bandera, Bene Bergado, Anne Berning, Elena Blasco, Donna Conlon, Martí Cormand, Miguel Ángel Gaüeca, Juana González, Diana Larrea, Antonio Montalvo, Juan Luis Moraza, Manu Muniategiandikoetxea, Liliana Porter, Ana Tiscornia, Ana Vidigal.
Receiving: Luis Antonio Valverde Espejo, Director of the Gallery, and Óscar López Fernández, Gallery Coordinator.
- CHANTAL CROUSEL
From Paris, the gallery participates with artists such as Allora & Calzadilla, Tarek Atoui, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Roberto Cuoghi, David Douard Calzadilla, Tarek Atoui, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Roberto Cuoghi, David Douard, Mimosa Echard, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Wade Guyton, Fabrice Gygi, Mona Hatoum, Thomas Hirschhorn, Pierre Huyghe, Hassan Khan, Yuki Kimura, Michael Krebber, Glenn Ligon, Nick Mauss, Jean-Luc Moulène, Moshe Ninio, Melik Ohanian, Gabriel Orozco, Seth Price, Reena Spaulings, Clément Rodzielski, Willem de Rooij, Anri Sala, José María Sicilia, Sean Snyder, Wolfgang Tillmans, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Oscar Tuazon, Danh Vo, Wang Bing, Haegue Yang, Heimo Zobernig.
Receiving: Niklas Svennung, President of the Gallery, Chantal Crousel, Founder of the Gallery, Philippe Manzone, Partner of the Gallery
- T20 - SONIA NAVARRO
The Murcian gallery represents artists such as Sonia Navarro, Diego Balazs, María Carbonell, Arturo Comas, Paloma de la Cruz, Joan Fontcuberta, Fod, Miguel Fructuoso, Daniel García Andújar, Gala Knörr, Inma Liñana, José Maldonado, Sonia Navarro, Julia Santa Olalla, Francesç Torres.
Receiving: Carolina Parra Pérez, director of the Gallery, Juan Ignacio Ruiz López, director of the Gallery and Sonia Navarro Peralta, artist.
- SABRINA AMRANI
Madrid gallery that participates with artists such as Carlos Aires, Joël Andrianomearisoa, Gabriela Bettini, Josep Grau-Garriga, Timothy Hyunsoo Lee, Waqas Khan, Mónica de Miranda, Edison Peñafiel, Anastasia Samoylova, Wardha Shabbir, The Estate of Josep Grau-Garriga.
Recipients: Sabrina Amrani, founder of the Gallery, Jaldun Hamad, founder of the Gallery, Horst Pedro Gohlke López, director of the Gallery.
- NUNCA LO MISMO. INSTITUTO DE VISION of Colombia
A selection of 12 galleries that allows us to continue exploring the collaboration between artists and galleries from Latin America. Curated by: José Esparza Chong Cuy and Manuela Moscoso.
Host: Omayra Lucía Alvarado Mora, Executive Director of the Galería Instituto de Visión in Bogotá.
Tour HALL 7
10. HELGA DE ALVEAR
Madrid gallery that participates with artists such as José Pedro Croft, Ángela De la Cruz, Candida Höfer, Axel Hütte, Prudencio Irazabal, Isaac Julien, Jürgen Klauke, Thomas Locher, M+M, Santiago Sierra.
Receiving: Helga Müller Schätzel, gallerist, Alberto Gallardo González de Castejón, Director of the Gallery
11. FORTES D'ALOIA & GABRIEL
The Brazilian gallery attends with artists such as Anderson Borba, Leda Catunda, João Maria Gusmão, Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe, Ernesto Neto, Rivane Neuenschwander, Marina Rheingantz, Valeska Soares, Tadáskía, Antonio Tarsis, Janaina Tschäpe, Erika Verzutti, Frank Walter
Receiving: Marcia Fortes, Managing Partner of the Gallery, and Maria Ana Pimienta, International Director of the Gallery.
12. FILOMENA SOARES - Portugal
The Lisbon gallery participates with artists such as Herbert Brandl, Helena Almeida, Günther Förg, Fernanda Fragateiro, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Imi Knoebel, Edgar Martins, Christine Streuli, Fredrik Vaerslev, Günther Förg and Kia Henda.
Salutation to: João Mira-Gomes, Ambassador of Portugal in Spain
Receiving: Filomena Soares de Carvalho, Director of the Gallery, and Manuel Silva Santos, Director of the Gallery.
13. GREETINGS FROM THE ADVISORY BOARD, AWARD WINNERS AND GOVERNING BODIES OF IFEMA MADRID
Greetings to the members of the ARCO Advisory Board:
Patrizia Sandretto Locanin
Francisco Cantos Baquedano
Carlos Urroz Arancibia
Ainhoa Grandes Massa
Ana María Pilar Vallés Blasco
Irene Rodríguez García
Susana Lloret Segura
María Consolación Fuentes RodrIguez
Juan Manuel Elizalde Sánchez
Diego Del Alcázar Silvela
Borja Baselga Canthal
Sofia Mariscal Herrera
Javier Quilis García
Manuel Segade Lodeiro
Diego Otero Star
Greetings to the prize-winners of the ARCO Foundation:
Mario Cader Acuña, "A" Award for Philanthropy and Central American Art Collecting
Irene Rodriguez, "A" Prize National Private Collection
Vasa Perovic, "A" Prize International Private Collection
Greeting to the Governing Bodies of IFEMA MADRID
Carlos Daniel Martínez Rodríguez - Deputy Regional Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport
Daniel Rodríguez Asensio - Deputy Regional Minister for Economy and Employment
María Inmaculada Sánchez-Cervera Valdés - General Coordinator of the Mayor's Office
Juan Antonio Peña Ochoa - Councillor President of the district of Barajas
Miguel Garrido de la Cierva - President of CEIM
Gabriel García Alonso - President of the Spanish Association of Hotels of Madrid
14. THE CARIBBEAN
The shore, the tide, the current: an oceanic Caribbean: with the presence of 19 galleries from 10 countries, this programme proposes, through a careful selection of artists and galleries, a possible reading of the complex and fertile intersection between land and sea that arises from and towards the shore.
They receive: Carla Acevedo Yates and Sara Hermann Morera, commissioners of the section.
15. EL PAIS
This year's edition of EL PAÍS is dedicated to Jean Marie del Moral and Miquel Barcelo.
Receiving: Joseph Oughourlian, president Prisa, Pilar Gil, vice-president Prisa, Carlos Núñez, executive president Prisa Media, María José Bueno, director El País, Jean Marie del Moral, artist.
16. GREETING TO JUANA DE AIZPURU in the GUEST LOUNGE (restricted access)
Presentation of the honorary book with photo dedicated to the gallery owner by Their Majesties Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain. The King and Queen of Spain.
