Catalunya will be present in the new edition of Arco with a total of 16 art galleries. The event, which will be held from March 5 to 9 at Ifema, will also feature Catalan contemporary art professionals to participate in forums and meetings.
The fair's program will include galleries such as Mayoral, Senda, ADN Galeria, Àngels Barcelona, Bombon Projects, Prats Nogueras Blanchard, and Chiquita Room. In total, a total of 214 galleries from 36 countries will participate in the international event.
The fair will present more than 30 artist projects, among which there will be seven Catalans, such as Aldo Urbano, from Bombon Projects; Hessie, from the Marc Domènech gallery; Alicia Vogel, from Mayoral; Ana Mendieta, from Prats Nogueras Blanchard; Javier Inés, from Rocío Santacruz, and Xavi Bou, from Senda.
Catalan participation in the fair will not end here. Within Arco, the International Fair of Artist Books and Contemporary Edition ArtsLibris will include the Catalan presence of Amagats, AQC Editors, Alejandra Morales, Amen & Co, Arcadia, Espe Pons & Jordi Jové, Fabra i Coats, Fundació Vila Casas, Galeria Senda, ICUB, La Capella, La Virreina, Macba, and Xavier Manrique.
In addition, the fair will feature the participation of the Miró Foundation and the Vila Casas Foundation, and their debate spaces and professional meetings will include Catalan experts such as the director of conservation of Macba, María Berrios; the director of the Antoni Tàpies Foundation, Imma Prieto; the director of the Joan Miró Foundation, Marko Daniel, artists Ignasi Aballí and David Bestué; the head of Collection of Macba, Claudia Segura, and art historian Gloria Moure.