Cultura Inquieta returns to ArtMadrid with the intention of revolutionizing the restless spirits. In addition to being an official media partner of the fair, in their space we can paint a lot and enjoy the joy of the art creation.

Festival Cultura Inquieta

Cultura Inquieta was born eight years ago as a music and visual arts festival and has become one of the great prescribers of culture, art and lifestyle in Spain and, by extension, the Spanish-speaking world. Cultura Inquieta is an integral cultural entity, modern and global, with the permanent desire to celebrate the good things that life offers (music, art, culture, community), when everything (economically and politically) seems to reign chaos.

Its webzine collects every day around 200,000 readings. Thousands of people go daily on its website eager to find interesting information in which the visual component has a major importance. Cultura Inquieta is already, in itself, a great influence, with important brands and cultural assets showing their support for the commitment of the team. Its social networks are also encouraged by millions of readers.

Pintando el Sur

The editorial style of Cultura Inquieta is enthusiastic and demanding, but calculatedly informal and simple and its editors, a young team up to date with everything that happens in the world of culture, can boast of not writing about anything they do not believe in. If the values are not good, they do not cover them. In their own words: "Our particular objective is to lower the art of its pedestal and use it to make us think, to fondle it, to laugh, to be moved and, mainly, to make us feel".

We invite you, dear restless ones, to criticize, to browse, to save, to edit, to detest, to enjoy, to spit, to smile, to feel repulsion or sexual excitement with the approach of Cultura Inquieta. And we also invite you to see them revolutionize live all those who want to have a good time making art a fun experience in Art Madrid.

At the most recent edition of Art Madrid, artist Luis Olaso (Bilbao, 1986), represented by Kur Art Gallery (San Sebastián), received the Residency Prize of the Art Madrid Patronage Program. This award, the result of a collaboration between Art Madrid, DOM Art Residence, and the Italian association ExtrArtis, enabled him to undertake an artistic residency in Sorrento (Italy) in August 2025.

Through initiatives like this, the fair reaffirms its support for contemporary creation—a commitment aimed at increasing artists’ visibility and strengthening art collecting through concrete actions such as acquisition prizes, recognition of emerging talents, and international residencies.

Artists in Residence. DOM & ExtrArtis. Image courtesy of Agata D’Esposito.

The DOM & ExtrArtis 2025 Residency Program took place in Sorrento from August 1 to 31, 2025. The artists lived together at Relais La Rupe, a 16th-century villa surrounded by cliffs and centuries-old gardens, which became an ideal setting for experimentation and exchange.

In this edition, residents worked around the theme “Reimagining Genius Loci”, an invitation to reflect on how the movement of people and traditions transforms the “spirit of place.” During the residency, DOM organized two public group exhibitions: the first to present the artists’ previous work, and the second to showcase the projects developed in Sorrento.

Work by Luis Olaso. DOM & ExtrArtis. Image courtesy of Agata D’Esposito.

Luis Olaso’s work moves between expressionist figuration and abstraction, always employing a pictorial language charged with strength and emotion. Initially self-taught, he later graduated in Fine Arts and has developed a solid international career, with exhibitions at venues including JD Malat (London) and Makasiini Contemporary (Turku, Finland), and participation in fairs such as Untitled Miami, Estampa, and Art Madrid itself.

His work is part of prestigious collections, including the Tokyo Contemporary Art Foundation, Fundación SIMCO, and the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, and has been recognized in competitions such as the Reina Sofía Prize for Painting and Sculpture and the Ibercaja Young Painting Prize.

In Sorrento, Olaso found a unique context to expand his pictorial research, engaging in dialogue with the Mediterranean landscape and the region’s historical heritage. The residency provided him with time, resources, and a framework for exchange with other international artists, fostering the production of new works that were later presented in the group exhibitions organized by DOM.

Luis Olaso working on his project. DOM & ExtrArtis. Image courtesy of DOM.

Luis Olaso’s experience at DOM Art Residence concluded with a public showcase of the works produced, reinforcing his presence on the international circuit and consolidating his position as one of the most prominent Basque artists on the contemporary scene.

Through initiatives such as this, Art Madrid demonstrates its active role as a platform for direct support of contemporary creation, creating opportunities for research, production, and intercultural dialogue that extend beyond the fair itself and accompany artists in their professional development.