Art Madrid'24 – Ingres at Prado Museum

 

 

Among the romantic academicism and THE artistic revolutions of the late nineteenth century, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (Montauban, 1780-Paris, 1867), follower of Raphael and Poussin, represents an essential link in the history of art as a precursor to some of the major changes in European pictorial tradition.

 

 

 

 


His particular style as a portraitist made him the favorite of European bourgeois women. Behind the apparent tradition of their expertise and their scenes, appeared a reborn pleasure, kind of sensuality, far away of the academic expression of the genre. The look of "Grande Odalisque" and the bold and natural poses of his mademoiselles denote the fight against conventions the painter had in his studio, and at the same time, outside, in society at the time. In the mass of bodies of "The Turkish Bath", for example, appears the search for three-dimensionality of Picasso and his anatomical distortions, while shows how Ingres thought that true beauty was irrepresentable, reason for which the figures appear almost hiding from the eye of the beholder.

 

 

 

 

 

This exhibition, developed in collaboration with the Louvre Museum, will be in rooms A and B in Jeronimos Building between November 24, 2015 and March 27, 2016 and chronologically presents a precise chronological development of the work of French painter who inspired the renovation of the European schools, especially the Spanish one. 

 

 

 

 

This is the first exhibition in Spain of the French painter. The painting "Grand Odalisque" from the Louvre Museum, is the first of the works of Ingres to be installed at El Prado in a ceremony to be held on Wednesday November 11.

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