Galería José de la Mano Opens New Madrid Space with 'HISTORIA(s) RECUPERADA(s)'
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Madrid's Galería José de la Mano is set to launch a new location at Calle Alameda 3 in the Barrio de las Letras for Apertura 2026. The opening exhibition, titled HISTORIA(s) RECUPERADA(s). Dos décadas reconstruyendo otra historia del arte, will take place from 10 September to 17 October 2026. This exhibition features artists pivotal to the gallery's exploration of underrepresented figures in Spanish and Latin American art, including Agustín Ibarrola, Manuel Calvo, and Aurèlia Muñoz. Additionally, the gallery emphasizes the Centro de Cálculo de la Universidad de Madrid and the portrayal of non-normative sexualities during the Transition, contributing to an alternative perspective on 20th-century art.
Key facts
- Galería José de la Mano opens a new space at Calle Alameda 3 in Madrid's Barrio de las Letras
- The opening coincides with Apertura 2026 and the gallery's 20th anniversary
- Inaugural exhibition HISTORIA(s) RECUPERADA(s). Dos décadas reconstruyendo otra historia del arte runs 10 September to 17 October 2026
- The show revisits artists and narratives marginalized in Spanish and Latin American art history
- Research areas include 1950s-60s Spanish geometric abstraction, women artists of the late Franco period and Transition, and non-normative sexualities during the Transition
- Artists featured include Agustín Ibarrola, Manuel Calvo, Ángel Duarte, Manolo Gil, José María de Labra, José Luis Gómez Perales, Tomás García Asensio, Pedro García-Ramos and Lugán
- The gallery has championed the Centro de Cálculo de la Universidad de Madrid as a key site of late-Franco artistic experimentation
- Women artists recovered include Aurèlia Muñoz, Lola Bosshard, Maribel Nazco and Inés Medina; Rodrigo, Roberto González and Julujama feature in the sexuality strand
Entities
Artists
- José de la Mano
- Agustín Ibarrola
- Manuel Calvo
- Ángel Duarte
- Manolo Gil
- José María de Labra
- José Luis Gómez Perales
- Tomás García Asensio
- Pedro García-Ramos
- Lugán
- Aurèlia Muñoz
- Lola Bosshard
- Maribel Nazco
- Inés Medina
- Rodrigo
- Roberto González
- Julujama
- Ester Chacón Ávila
- Victoria Arribas Roldán
- Sara Torres Sifón
- José Luis Martínez Meseguer
- Beatriz García Montalvo
- Wiktor V/R
Institutions
- Galería José de la Mano
- Centro de Cálculo de la Universidad de Madrid
- Universidad de Madrid
- Equipo Realidad
- creAtIva | AI Art Book
- Plataforma de Arte Contemporáneo
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Barrio de las Letras
- Calle Alameda
- Santiago de Chile
- Chile