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ARCO Madrid 2020: 10 Must-See Exhibitions in the Spanish Capital

festival-fair · 2026-04-27

During ARCO Madrid 2020, the city offers a rich program of exhibitions across museums and private institutions. Highlights include Bill Viola's retrospective at Espacio Fundación Telefónica, Joan Jonas's ocean-themed project at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, and a Rembrandt portrait show at the same museum. Ian Cheng's first solo show in Spain opens the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Madrid's activities. The Chilean Colección Engel is showcased at Sala Alcalá 31. Casa Encendida presents Jiri Georg Dokoupil's retrospective, Álvaro Urbano's installation, and works by young Spanish artists. Fundación Mapfre hosts a Rodin-Giacometti dialogue, while Fundación Canal shows Rodin's drawings. Museo Reina Sofía features Ceija Stojka's first Spanish monographic exhibition on the Roma genocide. Tabacalera presents a group show of nine Spanish female photographers. The Engel collection, hosted by the Comunidad de Madrid, includes 89 works by 37 Chilean artists. Earling Kagge's collection is displayed at Banco Santander in Boadilla del Monte. Joan Jonas will perform at Museo del Prado on February 26. The Rembrandt exhibition includes loans from the Rijksmuseum, MET, National Gallery of Art, and National Gallery London. Ian Cheng's trilogy 'Emissaries' uses AI simulations. Rodin-Giacometti is curated by Catherine Chevillot and Catherine Grenier. Ceija Stojka, a Romani survivor of three concentration camps, documented her experience through writing and painting.

Key facts

  • Bill Viola retrospective at Espacio Fundación Telefónica until May 17, 2020
  • Joan Jonas exhibition 'Moving Off the Land II' at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza until May 18, 2020
  • Rembrandt portrait exhibition at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza until May 24, 2020
  • Ian Cheng's first solo show in Spain at Fundación Fernando de Castro until March 21, 2020
  • Colección Engel exhibition 'Gran Sur' at Sala Alcalá 31 until April 26, 2020
  • Jiri Georg Dokoupil retrospective at Casa Encendida until April 12, 2020
  • Rodin-Giacometti exhibition at Fundación Mapfre until May 10, 2020
  • Ceija Stojka monographic at Museo Reina Sofía until March 23, 2020
  • Group show 'Mujeres fotógrafas' at Tabacalera until April 12, 2020
  • Joan Jonas performance at Museo del Prado on February 26, 2020

Entities

Artists

  • Bill Viola
  • Joan Jonas
  • Rembrandt van Rijn
  • Ian Cheng
  • Claudio Engel
  • Jiri Georg Dokoupil
  • Álvaro Urbano
  • Auguste Rodin
  • Alberto Giacometti
  • Ceija Stojka
  • Esther Ferrer
  • Eva Lootz
  • Carmen Calvo
  • Isabel Muñoz
  • Ouka Leele
  • Vicky Méndiz
  • Carla Andrade
  • Bego Andrón
  • Lua Ribera
  • Pilar Quinteros
  • Fernando Prats
  • Patrick Hamilton
  • Paz Errázuriz
  • Alfredo Jaar
  • Juan Downey
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist
  • Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
  • Francesca Thyssen
  • Catherine Chevillot
  • Catherine Grenier
  • Christian Viveros-Fauné
  • Earling Kagge
  • Federica Lonati

Institutions

  • Espacio Fundación Telefónica
  • Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
  • Fundación Fernando de Castro
  • Sala Alcalá 31
  • Casa Encendida
  • Fundación Mapfre
  • Fundación Canal
  • Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
  • Tabacalera
  • Comunidad de Madrid
  • Banco Santander
  • Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Madrid
  • Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Torino
  • Museo del Prado
  • Rijksmuseum
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • National Gallery of Art
  • National Gallery London
  • Museo Rodin
  • Fondation Giacometti
  • TBA21 Academy
  • Ocean Space
  • Biennale di Venezia
  • MoMA
  • Tate Modern
  • Serpentine Gallery
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Madrid
  • Spain
  • Boadilla del Monte
  • New York
  • Los Angeles
  • Berlin
  • Vienna
  • Venice
  • London
  • Amsterdam
  • Washington
  • Paris
  • Barcelona
  • Chile
  • Norway
  • Jamaica
  • Switzerland
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Austria
  • Borgonovo di Stampa
  • Coira
  • Meudon
  • Aix en Provence
  • Milano
  • Varese

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