Art
Lewis Carroll Series, by Isabel Muñoz.
As of Thursday 10, the capital will become a cultural fair with 48 galleries open while showing, in a unique tour, works by 75 artists
In September Madrid wastes more art than ever and for four days it becomes the great city of contemporary art at the hands of
Apertura Madrid Gallery Weekend 2020
, a walk through the most current art.
From Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 September, the 11th edition of this cultural festival is held, promoted by the Arte Madrid association,
in which 48 Madrid galleries
(from Albarrán Bourdais or Blanca Berlin to Xavier Fiol, passing through Juana de Aizpuru and Marlborough )
simultaneously inaugurate their exhibitions and present the work of 75 artists to the public for free
, as if it were a unique tour.
A physical and virtual journey that brings contemporary creation closer to the general public
, national and international, of artists such as the Catalan
Joan Hernández Pijuan
, who died in 2005 and one of the most recognized Spanish painters of the second half of the 20th century, whose work is conserves in the Reina Sofía National Art Center Museum, the MACBA in Barcelona, the Spanish Abstract Art Museum in Cuenca and the Guggenheim Museum in New York;
some of the less known or unpublished works of the photographer Isabel Muñoz
(National Photography Prize and two World Press Photo);
the Swiss
Helmut Federle,
one of the most respected European painters, or
the Portuguese Cabrita
(a multidisciplinary artist who has worked with photography, drawing and installation), with works at the Reina Sofía or the IVAM ...
Landscapes 2020, by the Portuguese author Cabrita.
This delivery comes with important news, such as
long hours
(Thursday, from 12 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and consult Sundays) to leisurely tour the exhibitions or follow itineraries devised for the occasion;
dance shows (
Dance is
born
in the galleries
; thus, on the afternoons of Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th, the venues will host eight young dance companies resident in the Canal Choreographic Center) and
virtual visits of all the exhibitions
.
As a consequence of the pandemic and to maintain security protocols, in this edition some social gatherings have been postponed or canceled
In addition, from September 14 to 24,
Apertura
has a varied program of free activities for the general public (prior online registration): guided tours of the city's galleries, art centers and museums;
walks through streets, squares and buildings to get to know some of the artistic gems that the city offers to the curious passerby ...
According to the criteria of
Know more