Madrid Art Week 2019: Peru Takes Center Stage at ARCO with Museum Shows Across the City
At ARCOmadrid 2019, Peru takes center stage as the guest of honor, presenting a diverse array of art, including pre-Columbian, Spanish viceregal baroque, avant-garde, and contemporary pieces. Notable highlights feature an anonymous oil painting from 1718 at Museo del Prado, available until April 28, and Russian avant-garde artworks showcased at Fundación Mapfre. Additionally, H.C. Westermann's inaugural European retrospective is on display at Reina Sofía. The Thyssen-Bornemisza hosts performances addressing patriarchy, while Casa de América features "Estratti di un paesaggio" until March 27. The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando contrasts contemporary South American art with Old Masters, and Espacio Fundación Telefónica displays Nazca culture artifacts until May 19. Matadero presents "Amazonias," curated by Museo de Arte de Lima and Peru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Key facts
- Peru is guest of honor at ARCOmadrid 2019
- Museo del Prado exhibits anonymous 1718 painting from Lima's Museo Pedro de Osma until April 28
- Fundación Mapfre shows Russian avant-garde including Malevich's 'Sportsmen'
- Reina Sofía hosts first European retrospective of H.C. Westermann
- Reina Sofía also presents 'Poetica della democrazia' and 'Reti di avanguardia'
- Thyssen-Bornemisza features performances by Cristina Lucas and Eulalia Valdosera, and installations by Amar Kanwar
- Casa de América shows 'Estratti di un paesaggio' from Jan Mulder collection until March 27
- Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando presents 'In ordine di apparizione'
- CIFO's 'Sincrónicas' at Fundación El Instante features 29 Peruvian artists
- Sala Alcalá 31 hosts 'Latino-America nelle collezioni spagnole' curated by Manuel Segade
- Espacio Fundación Telefónica exhibits Nazca culture with 200 objects until May 19
- Matadero hosts 'Amazonias' organized by Museo de Arte de Lima and Peru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Casa Encendida features Maya Watanabe's 'Liminal' on Peru's disappeared
- CentroCentro presents 'El calor derrite los estilos' by Gilda Mantilla and Raimond Chaves
Entities
Artists
- Kazimir Malevich
- H.C. Westermann
- Cristina Lucas
- Eulalia Valdosera
- Amar Kanwar
- Maya Watanabe
- Gilda Mantilla
- Raimond Chaves
- Jesús Soto
- Leonor Fini
- Damian Ortega
- Carlos Garaicoa
- Jorge Macchi
- Éder Oliveira
- Jorge Satorre
- Patricia Esquivia
- Fernanda Laguna
- Hans Stoll
- Jan Mulder
- Chus Martínez
- Manuel Segade
- Federica Lonati
Institutions
- ARCOmadrid
- Museo del Prado
- Museo Pedro de Osma
- Fundación Pedro y Angélica de Osma Gildemeister
- Fundación Mapfre
- Museo Estatal Ruso
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Biennale di Venezia
- Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
- Marian Goodman Gallery
- Casa de América
- Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
- CIFO
- Fundación El Instante
- CA2M
- Fundación Arco
- Sala Alcalá 31
- Comunidad de Madrid
- Espacio Fundación Telefónica
- Matadero Madrid
- Museo de Arte de Lima
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú
- Casa Encendida
- CentroCentro
- ProjecteSD
- 80m2 Livia Benavides
- Artribune
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Peru
- Lima
- Cuzco
- St. Petersburg
- Russia
- Chicago
- United States
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Barcelona
- Granada
- South America
- Amazon Rainforest