Art Madrid'24 – New edition Cartoons for a City in CentroCentro Cibeles

Mauro Entrialgo, Santiago Valenzuela, Carmen and Laura Pacheco, FIST, María Herreros ... the fourth floor of CentroCentro Cibeles serves as a platform to expose, every two months, the portrait that each of these artist-illustrators does to the city of Madrid, its streets, its buildings and the people who inhabit them.

The cycle "Cartoons for a City" is 3 years old and this year, from September 25, 2014 to September 1, 2015, curated by PUÑO they participate: María Herreros from Valencia, the self-publisher of comics Davin, Galician Cristobal Fortúnez, the illustrator from Barcelona Cristina Daura and the artist from Leon Javier Arce.
 
María Herreros September 26 to November 16, 2014
 
Davin November 20, 2014 - January 24, 2015
 
Christopher Fortúnez January 28 to March 22, 2015
 
Javier Arce March 25 to May 24, 2015
 
Cristina Daura September 6 to September 25 2015
 

The exhibition allows visitors to enjoy unpublished materials and large size formats, hard to find in other comic shows. Since its first edition, curated by Mauro Entrialgo, the intention is to make a story of Madrid and write a multifaceted history of the city, with art, from the perspective of multiple artists.

 

The exhibition shows unpublished works made specifically for the space, turning this project into a kind of "mural publication" in which the city is counted by sketches and you can enjoyed the walls of the space left as a record of the passage of each artist ... Among the most prominent figures, was the manga artist Yuichi Yokoyama, as guest artist by the Japan Foundation.

 
On the CentroCentros's website you can check the inscriptions for the next workshops with the artists of "Cartoons for a City".
 
June 14 (11 to 13h): Davin
Davin has his workshop "Big cities". A drawing workshop about cities, buildings and horizons of concrete and steel with fine tip markers. It includes development of a collective fanzine with the drawings.
 
June 20 (11 to 13h): Cristobal Fortúnez
From the hand of Cristobal Fortúnez we explore the question of the characters. It will address the creation and characterization of them: election of the elements that comprise it, significance and expression thereof.
 
June 27 (11 to 13h): María Herreros
María Herreros proposes researching the subject of arguments. In particular the workshop invites to rummage in the biographies of each, use personal experiences and mix with fiction to narrate comic.
 
June 28 (11 to 13h): Javier Arce.
Javier Arce will discuss the creative restrictions and boundaries of the comic format. Will investigate what makes a comic be a comic, we analyze the bases and the classic rules that define and then we blow up.
 
In September, the workshops continue with Cristina Daura and the curator of the cycle, PUÑO.
 

 

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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