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ARCOmadrid 2026 Announces Major Award Winners and Institutional Acquisitions; Luis Gordillo and June Crespo Honored
Monday, June 1, 2026 · 1 min read
ARCOmadrid has announced the recipients of its 2026 awards and acquisition prizes, highlighting a series of honors for contemporary artists and galleries. Key awards include the ENATE acquisition prize for Luis Gordillo, the Catapulta Acquisition Award for June Crespo, and the Pilar Forcada ART Situacions Award for Cristina Lucas. The fair also confirmed institutional support from the National Gallery of Canada and the Fundació Vila Casas to bolster the international visibility of Spanish and Catalan art.
- Artists: Luis Gordillo, Alioune Diouf, Fatim Soumaré, Mónica Mays, Esther Gatón, Juliana Padilla, Venuca Evanán, Lara Fluxà, Cristina Lucas, Lola Lasurt, Julia Scher, Jonas Englert, Dalila Gonçalves, June Crespo, Sofía Salazar Rosales, Sheida Soleimani, Kei Takemura
- People: Michelle Cotton, Laura Hakel, Rebecca Lamarche Vadel, Ibrahim Nehme, Bárbara Rodríguez Muñoz, Agustín Pérez Rubio, Andrea Torreblanca, Pilar Forcada, Antoni Vila Casas, Juana de Aizpuru, Anita Beckers, Catalina D’Anglade, Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza
- Galleries: Prats Nogueras Blanchard, Selebe Yoon Gallery, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Linse Gallery, Enhorabuena Espacio Gallery, Bombon Projects, Albarrán Bourdais, Galería Elvira González, Esther Schipper Gallery, Anita Beckers Gallery, Mais Silva Gallery, Ehrhardt Flórez Gallery, ChertLüdde Gallery, Harlan Levey Projects Gallery, Commonwealth and Council, Patron
- Museums: Centro Botín, Museo Tamayo, National Gallery of Canada, Museo Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, Kunsthalle Wien, Beirut Art Center
- Locations: Madrid, Barcelona, Ottawa, Vienna, Beirut, Mexico City
- Prices: €10,000, €15,000, €30,000, €5,000
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Originally via ARCO Madrid · Curated by The Cultural Signal
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