Art Madrid'25 – ONE SHOT RECOLETOS04 Oficial Hotel Art Madrid\'16

 

 

 

 

La feria de arte contemporáneo Art Madrid’16 tiene al hotel ONE SHOT RECOLETOS 04 como Hotel Oficial de la feria, un alojamiento exclusivo a pocos metros de la Galería de Cristal reservado para sus clientes, galerías y coleccionistas.

 

 

La cadena ONE SHOT HOTELS cumple ya 5 años y se mantiene fiel a sus orígenes como hotel del arte en los mejores emplazamientos de la ciudad. Actualmente están en Madrid, Sevilla y Valencia.

 

 

 

 

Su leit motif: “un hotel espontáneo, irrepetible y único que impulsa el arte” sigue siendo el motor de su actividad y siempre buscan  edificios especiales, palacetes, fincas con historia con convertir en alojamientos acogedores, auténticos hoteles-boutique con mucho encanto. En el caso de Art Madrid’16, y gracias a un acuerdo de precios especiales, nuestros galeristas, clientes VIP y coleccionistas podrán alojarse en el HOTEL RECOLETOS 04, el segundo establecimiento de esta cadena en Madrid, situado en el Barrio de Salamanca, en el eje formado por Recoletos-Prado, el  Triángulo del Arte, la Calle de Serrano y el Parque del Retiro… y a escasos metros de la Galería de Cristal de CentroCentro Cibeles donde celebramos nuestra feria.

 

 

RECOLETOS 04 se ubica en un edificio reformado del año 1897, con materiales nobles en los que destaca la madera de las escalinatas y un mobiliario elegido con gusto, elegante y lleno de color y luz.

 

 

 

 

ONE SHOT HOTELS tiene además una vocación de impulso al arte y a los artistas, convoca concursos anuales de fotografía y alimenta una colección privada con numerosos artistas emergentes. En la pasada edición de la feria, este hotel fué el escenario elegido para la exposición LIMEN, comisariada por Nicola Mariani, una muestra de fotografía con obra de Karina Beltrán, David Catá, Victoria Diehl e Irene Cruz que inauguró el programa de actividades paralelas de Art Madrid.

 

 

Este año, a nuestras galerías les ofrecemos de nuevo la posibilidad de descansar con todo confort rodeadas de arte y cultura.

 

 

From July 7 to 9, 2025, the Balsera Palace will host the First Course on Collecting and Contemporary Art, an intensive 15-hour program that will explore the complex and fundamental question of taste in contemporary art. Organized by the Nebrija Institute of Arts and Humanities at Nebrija University and the Avilés City Council, in collaboration with 9915 — Association of Private Collectors of Contemporary Art and the Institute of Contemporary Art, the course offers a unique opportunity for analysis and debate on the dynamics that shape aesthetic and symbolic value in today’s art scene.


First Course on Collecting and Contemporary Art. Avilés, Asturias


The notion of taste, intrinsically tied to aesthetic judgments and power relations, has played a decisive role in the historical prominence of artists and artworks. However, contemporary art—marked by its breaking of conventions, diversity of media and techniques, and critical stance toward traditional canons—raises fundamental questions about the continued relevance of this concept.

This course will explore how the decisions made by key players in the art system—institutions, private collections, galleries, curators, and artists—continually redefine a field of taste shaped by aesthetic, symbolic, cultural, social, and political logics.


"¿But does it exist, and what is the prevailing taste of our time—so seemingly confused, fragmented, indecipherable?" - Omar Calabrese, The Neo-Baroque Era.


The academic program, directed by José Luis Guijarro Alonso, Director of the Master’s in Art Market and Related Business Management at Nebrija University, and Pablo Álvarez de Toledo, Head of the Department of Arts at Nebrija University and the Nebrija Institute of Arts and Humanities, will bring together a distinguished group of national experts—including collectors, critics, curators, gallery owners, and artists—whose contributions will address key issues in shaping aesthetic, symbolic, and market value in today’s art world.


PROGRAM

MONDAY, JULY 7

9:30 AM Registration.

10:00 AM Course Opening Nebrija University Avilés City Council Presented by Rosario López Meras – President of the Association of Contemporary Art Collectors, 9915, and Adrián Piera – President of the ICA, Institute of Contemporary Art.

10:30 AM Course Presentation By José Luis Guijarro Alonso – Art Historian and Anthropologist, Researcher, and Director of the Master’s in Art Market and Related Business Management at Nebrija University.

11:00 AM Coffee Break.

11:30 AM Panel Discussion The Taste of Private Collecting as a Prelude to History. Speakers: Candela Álvarez Soldevilla – Entrepreneur and Collector; Javier Quilis – INELCOM Collection; José Miguel Vegas Valle – Collector. Moderator: Luis Feás – Critic and Curator.

1:00 PM Lunch Break.

3:30 PM Individual Lecture On Good Taste in Contemporary Art. Speaker: Marisol Salanova – Curator and Art Critic, Director of Arteinformado.

4:45 PM Panel Discussion The Influence of Galleries in Shaping Contemporary Taste. Speakers: Elba Benítez – Gallerist; Ricardo Pernas – Gallerist (Arniches 26); Aurora Vigil-Escalera – Gallerist. Moderator: Rafael Martín – Coleccion@casamer.

6:00 PM End of Day.

6:30 PM Activity and Cocktail Visit to the Exhibition Asturian Artists in the Pérez Simón Collection – Avilés.

TUESDAY, JULY 8

10:00 AM Individual Lecture Contemporary (Bad) Taste: Kitsch, Camp, and Tacky. Speaker: Julio Pérez Manzanares – Autonomous University of Madrid.

11:00 AM Coffee Break.

11:30 AM Panel Discussion Institutions and the Formation of Contemporary Taste. Speakers: Virginia López – Artist, Founder of PACA_Proyectos Artísticos Casa Antonino; Julieta de Haro – Artistic Director of CentroCentro; Carlos Urroz – Director of Institutional Relations, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Moderator: Laura Gutiérrez – Director, School of Art of Oviedo.

1:00 PM Lunch Break.

3:30 PM Panel Discussion Beyond the Eye: The Taste for Ethical, Ecological, Social, or Political Concerns in Contemporary Art. Speakers: Semíramis González – Independent Curator; Eugenio Ampudia – Artist; Claudia Rodríguez-Ponga – Independent Curator. Moderator: Bárbara Mur Borrás – PhD in Fine Arts.

5:00 PM End of Day.

5:30 PM Activity Visit to the Studiolo Exhibition – Candela Álvarez Soldevilla Collection.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9

9:30 AM Meeting with Asturian Artists Speakers: María Castellanos – Artist; Avelino Sala – Artist; Consuelo Vallina – Artist. Moderator: Pablo Álvarez de Toledo – Nebrija University.

11:00 AM Activity Visit to the Niemeyer Center – Avilés.

Course Closing Ceremony.





This course is designed for art professionals, collectors, researchers, and students seeking an in-depth analysis of the dynamics that shape taste and collecting practices in contemporary art. Adopting a critical and multidisciplinary perspective, it provides a unique opportunity to rigorously examine the aesthetic, symbolic, and structural factors that underpin the legitimization of contemporary art.