Art Madrid'24 – Art Paris Contemporary Art Fair 2016

 

 

 

The numbers are staggering: 56 thousand visitors, 143 galleries from 22 countries and more than 2,000 artists represented have filled the 6,500 m2 of the Paris Grand Palais. The art fair Art Paris is taken spring very seriously and celebrates the concept coined by themselves, "cosmopolitan regionalism", a concept that encompasses the best of French art with the best proposals of major European cities and territories more distant as Azerbaijan, Colombia, Iran and, of course, Korea, this year's guest country at the Paris fair.

 

 

 

 

Open to all forms of artistic expression, including the design, Art Paris offers a complete picture of art from the postwar period to contemporary art without forgetting the sections dedicated to new discoveries.

 

 

 

The "Promises" section offered the chance to discover emerging talent in solo-show format and galleries with less than 5 years and have never participated before in the show. This year have participated in this Section 12 galleries of Azerbaijan, Brussels, Marseille, London, Paris and Zurich. Digital art has figured prominently at the fair with monumental night projections on the facade of the Grand Palais place.

 

 

 

 

Art Paris, more open to all audiences and new collectors than the elite of the FIAC event, has had the VIP program "Spring in Paris" for collectors and professionals that has included a selection of the best shows and culture events nowadays. The fair has not forgotten the general public and it has developed the BUS EXPO, a traveling exhibition developed in collaboration with Air France to show some of the emerging proposals for the show to wider range of stakeholders and fans art possible. His goal: to make contemporary art accessible to all audiences.

 

This year at Art Paris has only participated a Spanish gallery, Miquel Alzueta, from  Barcelona.

 

 

 

South Korea, as guest of honour, has offered a sample of galleries from Seoul, as well as works of individual artists -80 in all - working with galleries around the world. As has assured the commissioner Chung Sang-A "this selection reveals the richness of Korean art scene with works from 1960 to the current boom in contemporary creativity."
 

If you are a contemporary art gallery and would like to be part of Art Madrid'25, you can now apply to participate!

The 20th edition of Art Madrid will take place from 5 to 9 March 2025 in the Galería de Cristal del Palacio de Cibeles. This privileged location, good communications and the quality of the project have always been guarantees of success for an event that reaches 20,000 visitors in each edition.

Art Madrid has been held during the capital's Art Week for the last twenty years, consolidating itself as an interdisciplinary fair of new artistic trends, in which nearly 40 national and international galleries participate, working with painting, sculpture, graphics, photography, installation and digital art of recent production.

Partial view of Art Madrid'24. Contemporary Art Fair. 19th edition, 2024

Art Madrid carries out a series of programs designed by curators, consultants and cultural experts with the fundamental objective of encouraging collecting, promoting cultural dialogue and making the most recent trends in art accessible to the general public. These initiatives are always focused on the constant improvement of the visitor's experience at our event, always seeking to enrich their interaction with contemporary art.

Partial view of Art Madrid'24. Contemporary Art Fair. 19th edition, 2024

PROGRAMS

Gallery Program

Art Madrid's Gallery Program is the heart of the fair. In each edition of Art Madrid, the program consists of around 40 national and international exhibitors.

Parallel Activities Program

The Parallel Program of Art Madrid'25 will have as its main axis the concept of the Territory City. The public space, the city and the territory will serve as a link to the artistic practices that take place in the "imagined spaces" and revitalize the cultural geography of Madrid.

Collecting Program

Art Madrid offers a specialized consulting service for galleries and the public interested in acquiring works of art.

Support Program for New Entries

Through a specific communication package, new entries to the fair will be presented and given special visibility.

Activities

The program will include a series of activities that will take place throughout the month of February and during Madrid Art Week at the Galería de Cristal del Palacio de Cibeles. Likewise, the parallel program will maintain the 2nd edition of the Open Booth, the Performance Cycle, Lecturas: Curated Walktrhoughs by Art Madrid, and the Interviews Section curated by Art Madrid.

Partial view of Art Madrid'24. Contemporary Art Fair. 19th edition, 2024

AWARDS

Best Booth Award

Award that will be articulated around the gallery with the best booth set up at the fair.

New Entry Award

Award will be given to the newly incorporated gallery with the best booth setup and exhibition proposal at the fair.

Emerging Artist Award

Our sponsors, as part of their line of action to promote contemporary art, will offer a prize to one of the revelation artists participating in the fair.

Partial view of Art Madrid'24. Contemporary Art Fair. 19th edition, 2024

Our support for art and culture extends throughout the year and responds to a global vision in which constancy and commitment to the galleries are essential to achieve our objectives of disseminating contemporary art within and beyond our borders; to create new audiences and interest in art and culture in all sectors of society; to strengthen and promote artists, especially young talent; to value art and culture as essential elements of social development; and to create spaces for cultural visibility and communication that are accessible, open and dynamic.



Relevant information

Applications for the 20th edition of Art Madrid'25 can be sent to the following e-mail address: info@art-madrid.com until October 7, 2024