Thomas Houseago's 'Esculturas' at Jardín Banca March, Madrid

Thomas Houseago's exhibition 'Esculturas' transforms the Jardín Banca March in Madrid into a charged sculptural garden, running from March 1 to October 30, 2026. Curated by Anne Pontegnie, the show features works that blend dream and nightmare, order and intimacy. Houseago, an English artist based in California, draws on traumatic memory and instinctual optimism, with influences ranging from Pablo Picasso to Angela Carter. His sculptures—made from plaster, steel rebar, bronze, and aluminium—retain a raw, self-taught freedom. The garden, part of the oldest family-owned Spanish bank, becomes a psychogeographic space evoking literary and artistic ghosts like Miguel de Cervantes and Luis Buñuel. Houseago's work resonates with Picasso's Cubism and African fetish forms, reflecting a broader cultural dialogue. The exhibition includes pieces like 'Giant – Aluminium Construction No. 1' and 'Rock Head III', all described as 'all killer, no filler'.