Art Madrid'26 – CALLE urban art festival in Lavapies

 

 

Live art, street art, community art, art for neighborhood, art in the neighborhood and BY the neighborhood, the festival C.A.L.L.E. It is three years dressing with art comercial facades, windows and exterior spaces of dozens of commercial premises in the Madrid neighborhood of Lavapies, ephemeral works that can be enjoyed giving a good walk through its streets until 5 June.

 

 

 

 

The initiative came from the Merchants Association of Lavapies to promote artistic creation in the neighborhood of an open and participatory manner and to contribute to your enjoyment in a closer way.

 

 

In this third edition of C.A.L.L.E. you can enjoy 60 artistic proposals that include mural painting, illustration, photography ... installation Participating artists are: Akesi Martinez | Alba & Anabel | Alejandro Ontiveros | Alicia Diaz | Alva Moca | Angela Moreno | Angulo | Brochka | Cali | Seaweed in the Soup Collective | Collective FIC (Flipin in Colours) | Concrete Streetart | Cova Ríos | Cuadal Street | Diana Coca | Dr. Anchovy | Dr Homes | Elia Nuñez Barez | Eltono | Enllama | Fabiola Correas | Collective HO | James Jorgensen | Jau Beibe | Krafcala | The Guilda 13 | The inverted wheel | Laura Palmer | Llo | Lowy | Marcos5an7uan | mesh_mescalito | MissGrandson | Limited muses | negativefeeling | Nekros | Nicolas Amazarray Bey | Noelinho | Nsn997 | Palau | Pedro Sega | poetika | Please | I witness | Rafa Bertone | Ramón Amorós | RBN | Ruben Streets | sero | Solanas - Diaz | Sonia de Viana | Mr. Mu | sue975 | supernode | Weaving spider | Tricroico | Ubuntu | Virginia Calvo | Will Yakome | ze Carrión
 

 

 

 

Among the proposals, we highlight the Eltono in La Playa de Lavapies. The graffiti artist, who worked in Madrid for a decade and now lives in France, use public space as support, study and inspiration and has a deep knowledge of the rhythms, changes and the nature of the street.

 

 

 

 

 

Another interesting proposal is the Collective Algas en la Sopa for Taberna Alabanda. They have reinterpreted the meaning of Tibetan flags with cyanotype, which originally hung so that the wind purify the wishes illustrated in them. "Materializes in blue, the ocean, which unites the different continents, the sky, under which all coexist. On canvas, plants and objects that convey the essence of the neighborhood and as a talisman to bring good wishes to the people of the future of Lavapies " they explain in the web site of C.A.L.L.E.

 

 

 

 

We can also see BOXMAN, creation of collective HO for the Tobacconist of Lavapies. A cardboard creature born from the very seriality of mass and impersonal production systems and is designed to repetitively be constructed from an everyday such as cardboard boxes object. His spirit seeks to give a different point of this material and its meaning.


ART MADRID’ 26: 21 YEARS OF CONTEMPORARY ART


Discover all the information about the artists and galleries participating in the 21st edition of Art Madrid. The catalog features a curated selection of the works presented in this edition, along with the most relevant details of the event, making it an essential tool for engaging with the fair’s key figures and exploring the defining elements of today’s art scene.


In 2026, Art Madrid celebrates its 21st edition, further establishing itself as a leading event within Spain’s cultural sector. From March 4 to 8, the Galería de Cristal of the Palacio de Cibeles will once again become a meeting point for galleries, collectors, artists, and contemporary art enthusiasts.


Over the past twenty-one years, the fair has evolved into a dynamic and ever-expanding platform, fostering diversity in artistic languages, techniques, and discourses. In this edition, the Galleries Program brings together around 35 exhibitors from more than seven countries, offering a representative overview of the most recent developments in contemporary creation.


The Art Madrid ’26 catalog serves as a key publication for discovering the work of this edition’s galleries and artists —marked by experimentation and a plurality of perspectives— while also documenting the conceptual axes that shape the fair. As part of the Parallel Program, INHABITING THE EPHEMERAL: A Reflection on the “Species” of Spaces proposes a reflection on space, relationships, and shared experience, expanding the understanding of the fair beyond its commercial dimension and highlighting its cultural and experiential significance.


In addition, the catalog presents the initiatives that complete the program, such as the Open Booth dedicated to emerging creation, the Nebrija Space in collaboration with Nebrija University, the Performance Series “Open Infinite. What the Body Remembers,” the One Shot Collectors Program, and the Patronage Program, reaffirming the fair’s commitment to supporting, mediating, and accompanying contemporary art at every stage.

We invite you to discover more about Art Madrid ’26 through the catalog of its 21st edition — a publication that, beyond serving as documentary memory, becomes a cartography of the present artistic moment and an open door to new ways of inhabiting contemporary art.