Ouka Leele & Co. Brings Greek Myths to Madrid's Movida

Sala Alcalá 31 in Madrid opens 'Mitologías modernas: Ouka Leele & Co.', curated by Julio Pérez Manzanares, running from July 2 to October 18, 2026. The exhibition centers on Ouka Leele (Bárbara Allende) and her 1987 work 'Rapelle toi, Barbara!', which recreated the myth of Hippomenes and Atalanta at Cibeles. It features a pink tholos with interviews from Paloma Chamorro's TV show 'La edad de oro'. The show includes artists Ceesepe, El Hortelano, Carlos Franco, Sigfrido Martín Begué, Pérez Villalta, Costus, Ana García Pan, Julio Yuste, Miluca Sanz, Carlos Alcolea, Alfonso Albacete, Pablo Sicet, Patricia Gadea, and Dis Berlín, exploring classical mythology through painting, photography, and performance. The upper floor addresses underrepresented mythologies from the 1980s, including homoeroticism and female artists.