ARCOmadrid 2017 Focuses on Argentine Art with Government Support
The 36th edition of the Spanish contemporary art fair, ARCOmadrid 2017, highlights Argentina as the guest nation. Curated by Inés Katzenstein, the Plataforma Argentina section showcases 23 Argentine artists represented by twelve galleries from Buenos Aires. The event, supported by Argentina's Ministry of Culture under Pablo Avelluto, will be officially opened by President Mauricio Macri on February 23 at Ifema's Pavilion 7. Established figures such as Alberto Greco and Mirtha Dermisache will be featured alongside rising stars like Diego Bianchi. The Diálogos section includes twelve international galleries. With a budget of €4.5 million, ARCOmadrid will host 200 galleries, 65% of which are foreign, and anticipates 250 collectors. Noteworthy participants include Lisson Gallery and Hauser & Wirth. Additionally, the Illy Sustainart Prize grants €15,000 to Latin American artists from coffee-producing nations.
Key facts
- ARCOmadrid 2017 focuses on Argentina as guest country.
- Twelve Buenos Aires galleries represent 23 Argentine artists.
- Plataforma Argentina curated by Inés Katzenstein.
- President Mauricio Macri to inaugurate fair on February 23.
- Fair budget is €4.5 million with 200 galleries.
- 65% of galleries are foreign.
- Illy Sustainart Prize awards €15,000.
- Satellite fairs include ArtMadrid, Just Mad, Drawing Room, Urvanity.
Entities
Artists
- Alberto Greco
- Eduardo Stupia
- Mirtha Dermisache
- Diego Bianchi
- Pablo Accannelli
- Sol Pipkin
- Jorge Macchi
- Eduardo Navarro
- Luis Garay
- Leandro Katz
- Guillermo Navone
- Ana Gallardo
- Mariela Scafati
- Matias Duville
- Adriana Minoliti
- Carlos Huffmann
- Guillermo Kuitca
- Bernadí Roig
- David Hockney
- Los Carpinteros
- Andrea Zucchini
- Ai Weiwei
- Anish Kapoor
- Louise Bourgeois
- Jenny Holzer
- Maria Thereza Alves
- Jordi Colomer
- Pietro Zucchi
- Carlos Garaicoa
- Banksy
- Jef Aerosol
- JonOne
- D*Face
- Bruno Cerasi
- Ericalcane
- Laurina Peperina
- Marta Roberti
- Enrico Tealdi
- Nicola Toffolini
- Anna Taurina
- Danilo Buccella
- Anna Turina
- Gilberto Giovangioli
- Gastón Pérsico
- Inés Katzenstein
- Tomás Saraceno
- Julio Le Parc
- Diego Bianco
- Marcelo Pombo
- Albert Pla
- Mondongo
- Leandro Erlich
- María de Corral
- Victoria Noorthoorn
Institutions
- ARCOmadrid
- Ifema
- Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
- ArteBA
- Ministry of Culture (Argentina)
- Lisson Gallery
- Hauser & Wirth
- Michel Rein
- Giorgio Persano
- Studio Trisorio
- Enrico Ostuni
- Ida Pisani
- Galleria Continua
- P420
- Max Estrella
- Peter Kilchmann
- F2
- Illy Caffè
- ArtMadrid
- Just Mad
- Drawing Room
- Urvanity
- Centro Centro
- Palacio de Cibeles
- Coam
- White Noise
- Cano Estudio Art Gallery
- The Don Gallery
- D 406 fedeli alla linea
- Martina's Gallery
- Doppelgaenger
- Bi-Box Art Space
- SetUp Bologna
- Mia Photo Fair Milano
- Artribune
- Ministry of Culture of Argentina
- Argentine Embassy in Spain
- artBA
- Clusellas
- Rowinski
- Cosmocosa
- Isla Flotante
- Mite
- Vasari
- Barro
- Del Infinito
- Henrique Faria Buenos Aires
- Ignacio Liprandi
- Jorge Mara La Ruche
- Nora Fisch
- Ruth Benzacar
- Slyzmud
- Espacio Fundación Telefónica
- Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo
- JustMad
- MAMBA Buenos Aires
- Reina Sofía
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- Ifema
- Pavilion 7
- Pavilion 9
- Palacio de Neptuno
- Calle Velazquez
- Salamanca
- Torino
- Naples
- Bologna
- Milan
- San Gimignano
- Catania
- Rome
- Seregno
- Bari
- Cuneo
- Paris
- London
- Switzerland
- Brazil
- Cuba
- Italy
- Versailles
- Calle de Fuencarral, 3, Madrid
- Av. de la Constitucion, 23, Móstoles, Madrid
- Calle Hortaleza 63, Madrid