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On 20, 21 and 22 September Madrid will once again become the hub of
contemporary art. The city will be staging the APERTURA 2012 event both in
the daytime and at night, with almost fifty contemporary art galleries
simultaneously inaugurating their exhibitions. Furthermore, a comprehensive
programme of activities in museums and art centres will boost Spanish
plastic creation and the cultural industries on both a national and
international scale to complete the city's offering.
The third
edition of APERTURA, organised by the Association of Galleries
Arte_Madrid, will attract collectors, experts and curators from all
over the world. In Madrid they will find the greatest wellspring of artists
and exhibitions.
Shows on established figures such as Eduardo
Chillida, Donald Judd, José María Sicilia
or Zaha Hadid are combined with solo exhibitions by European artists
such as Günther Förg or Spanish ones like Alberto
García Alix, Miki Leal, Jonathan Hernández and Juan
Asensio. Art lovers will also be able to enjoy the creations of the
Latin American artists David Lamelas and José
Dávila, among others.
The general public will enjoy
long opening hours in the galleries and sign up to another of this
edition's novelties: the ARCO GALLERY Walks. A guided tour will
be taken each day around the districts in which the galleries congregate in
order to gain a detailed view of the spaces and exhibitions.
The
programme of activities will be completed with visits to the homes of
gallerists, a private viewing of the collection of the Museo Nacional
Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the collection of the Fundación
Banco Santander, social events, brunches at the galleries, talks and
screenings.
List of participating galleries:
Álvaro Alcázar / Arana Poveda / Arnés &
Röpke / Astarté / Bat - Alberto Cornejo / Benveniste
Contemporary / Bacelos / Blanca Berlín / Blanca Soto Arte / Casado
Santapau / Cayón / Distrito Cu4tro / Egam / Elba Benítez /
Elvira González / Espacio Valverde / Eva Ruiz / Evelyn Botella /
Fernández-Braso / Fernando Pradilla / Formato Cómodo /
Fúcares / Guillermo de Osma / Heinrich Ehrhardt / Helga de Alvear /
Inés Barrenechea / Ivorypress / Javier López / Joan Gaspar /
José Robles / Juana de Aizpuru / La Caja Negra / La Fábrica
Galería / Leandro Navarro / Marlborough / Max Estrella / Michel
Soskine / Moriarty / Nieves Fernández / Oliva Arauna / Parra &
Romero / Rafael Pérez Hernando / Raquel Ponce / Soledad Lorenzo /
Travesía Cuatro / Utopía Parkway
Program:
Thursday, September 20th
5–10pm
Joint opening of all galleries
*Admission free
6pm and 7pm
ARCO
GALLERYWalk (Alonso Martínez District)
Apertura
in partnership with ARCOmadrid offers two guided tours (leaving at 6pm and
at 7pm) around the gallery neighbourhoods.
Meeting Point:
Galería Elba Benítez
Calle San Lorenzo 11
10pm
APERTURA party
Calle de Hortaleza, 63
*By
special invitation. Confirmation required.
Friday, September
21st
10–2pm
Visits to private homes of gallery
owners
*Limited places, confirmation required
5pm
and 6pm
ARCO GALLERYWalk (Alonso Martínez
District)
Apertura in partnership with ARCOmadrid offers two guided
tours (leaving at 5pm and at 6pm) around the gallery
neighbourhoods.
Meeting Point: Galería Max
Estrella
Calle Santo Tomé, 6
7pm
Visit to Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina
Sofía, guided by museum Director Manuel Borja-Villel and
Rosario Peiró, director of collections.
Access Edificio
Sabatini
Calle Santa Isabel, 52
*Limited places, confirmation
required.
8:30–10:30pm
Film viewing of
Oneguin Tatiana, based upon the novel in verse
Eugenio Oneguin by A.S Pushkin. Adapted and produced by
Fernando Valero and Cristina Huarte. Direction: Fernando Valero
Espacio Valverde Gallery
Calle de Valverde 30
*Admission
free
Saturday, September 22nd
11–3pm
Brunch in all participating galleries
*Admission free
11am and 12pm
ARCO GALLERYWalk (Salamanca
District)
Apertura in partnership with ARCOmadrid offers two guided
tours (leaving at 11am and at 12pm) around the gallery
neighbourhoods.
Meeting Point: Galería Álvaro
Alcázar Calle Castelló, 41
5pm and 6pm
ARCO GALLERYWalk (Atocha District)
Apertura in
partnership with ARCOmadrid offers two guided tours (leaving at 5pm and at
6pm) around the gallery neighbourhoods.
Meeting Point:
Galería Formato Cómodo
Calle Lope de Vega, 5
8pm
Reception at City Hall's CentroCentro, for the
opening of the exhibition El artista en la ciudad (The Artist in
the City), curated by José María Parreño.
Featuring artists such as Guillermo Pérez Villalta, Carlos Franco,
Dis Berlín, Juan Ugalde or Jesús Mari Lazkano
Limited
places: Confirmation required
Sunday, September 23rd
11–2pm
Visit to the permanent collection of
Santander Foundation (includes cocktail offered by the
Foundation)
*Limited places, confirmation required
More Information: www.artemadrid.com
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