Art Madrid'26 – 4th edition of MULAFEST Urban Culture festival in Ifema

There is only one place where skaters, tattoo artists, graffiti and underground art lovers meet each other, a site with delicious Street Food and concerts of electronic music, rap, breakdance sessions ... That place is the MULAFEST, hot spot of urban culture and that its last edition gathered more than 30,000 people in the space of the IFEMA Trade Fair.
 
MULAFEST opens this Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 will delight lovers of street culture, street art, alternative music, engine and ink and also with novelties.
 
This year the Festival opens GALLERY MULAFEST, a new space for underground galleries of Madrid, six specialists in urban art, urban installation and illustration as Swinton & Grant, Espositivo, Gunter Gallery, La Fiambrera, Combustión Espontánea and creative hubs as Espacio Oculto and El Keller that will display the work of several artists such as E1000, Boamistura, Sabez, Ivan Solves and DosJotas. In addition, it will be presented the collective mural made by Ricardo Cavolo with more than 100 people last year.
Cavolo is also one of the illustrators who, during the exhibition "Zurbarán: a new look" at the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum, will revisit one of the masterpieces of the Baroque, the "Santa Casilda" (1630 1635), with different styles and contemporary readings. There will be plenty of graffiti battles: 2 artists, 6 colors and six minutes; or the urban art workshops for children.
In the musical section will be concerts by Jon Hopkins, Hudson Mohawke, 2ManyDJs or the British pop band Is Tropical. And if among tattoo, parkour, skate and dance you do not find place to keep the money, do not worry, they have thought about it and have the smart bracelet "Cashless", a system that will facilitate entry and which also you can pay all your and beverage purchases. Happy MULA!

 


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.