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ARCO Madrid 2023: Italian Galleries and Institutional Acquisitions

festival-fair · 2026-04-27

The 42nd ARCO Madrid, overseen by Maribel López and hosted by IFEMA Madrid, drew more than 95,000 attendees, equaling figures from before the pandemic. The event showcased 211 galleries spanning 36 nations. Notable institutional acquisitions included pieces by Diego Bianchi, Nilbar Güreş, Eftihis Patsourakis, Solange Pessoa, Jenna Sutela, and Tadáskía for Fundación ARCO, while Museo Reina Sofia added 26 artworks for over €400,000. Museo Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo obtained works by Sahatsa Jauregi and Eva Fàbregas. Fundación Helga de Alvear acquired pieces by Georg Baselitz, Juan Muñoz, and Fernand Léger. Monitor received the Lexus Award for Best Stand, and Perrotin sold canvases by Cristina BanBan for $90,000 each. M77 made its debut, highlighting Maria Lai.

Key facts

  • 95,000+ visitors attended the 42nd ARCO Madrid.
  • 211 galleries from 36 countries participated.
  • Fundación ARCO acquired works by Diego Bianchi, Nilbar Güreş, Eftihis Patsourakis, Solange Pessoa, Jenna Sutela, and Tadáskía.
  • Museo Reina Sofia acquired 26 works for over €400,000.
  • Museo Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo acquired works by Sahatsa Jauregi and Eva Fàbregas.
  • Fundación Helga de Alvear purchased works by Georg Baselitz, Juan Muñoz, and Fernand Léger.
  • TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary acquired works by Jumana Manna, Nicole Miller, Daniel Otero Torres, and Sandra Vásquez de la Horra.
  • Monitor won the Lexus Award for Best Stand.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • IFEMA Madrid
  • Fundación ARCO
  • Museo Reina Sofia
  • Museo Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo
  • Fundación Helga de Alvear
  • TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary
  • Matadero
  • Monitor
  • Laveronica
  • Perrotin
  • Enrico Astuni
  • MAAB Gallery
  • Una di Piacenza
  • Gilda Lavia
  • Eastcontemporary
  • M77
  • Proyectos Ultravioleta
  • Madragoa
  • Galeria N24
  • Biennale di São Paulo
  • Spazio Leonardo
  • Museo de Arte Moderna de Buenos Aires
  • Jocelyn Wolff
  • Rodeo
  • Mendes Wood
  • Thaddaeus Ropac
  • David Zwirner
  • Guillermo de Osma
  • Artribune
  • NABA
  • Lexus
  • ARCOmadrid
  • Ifema
  • CAAC MALI (Museo d'arte di Lima)
  • Helga de Alvear Foundation
  • Audemars Piguet
  • Illy
  • ABRA gallery
  • Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
  • Arco Foundation
  • Leon Tovar Gallery
  • Galerie Lelong
  • Thadeus Ropac
  • Edward Tyler Nahem
  • Revolver gallery
  • Universidad Complutense
  • CA2M (Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo)
  • Museo Reina Sofía
  • Fundación Arco
  • CA2M
  • Barro
  • Slyzmud
  • Mor Charpentier
  • 3+1
  • Continua
  • P420
  • Drop City
  • Illy Caffè
  • Museo Thyssen
  • Macba
  • AD
  • Cervezas Alhambra
  • Solán de Cabras
  • NH
  • Catalina de Anglade
  • Aeca
  • Art Situacions

Locations

  • Madrid
  • Spain
  • Rome
  • Lisbon
  • Portugal
  • Pereto
  • Modica
  • Piacenza
  • Milan
  • Guatemala City
  • Quito
  • Ecuador
  • Buenos Aires
  • Argentina
  • Paris
  • France
  • Colombia
  • Georgia
  • New York
  • United States
  • Lima
  • Peru
  • Verona
  • Italy
  • Mexico City
  • Mexico
  • Caracas
  • Venezuela
  • Alto Orinoco
  • Amazonia
  • Turin
  • Móstoles
  • Cuba
  • Miami
  • Newcastle
  • Dusseldorf
  • Granada
  • Andalusia
  • Barcelona
  • Bologna
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • Jordan

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