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Tuesday, July 21, 2026 · No. 201
Europe

Art News from Madrid

4 stories across Contemporary, Madrid, Art Fair, and Lisbon. Latest: IFEMA Madrid Retains ARCO Team Under Gonzalo Cabrera, Maribel López for New Phase.

IFEMA Madrid Retains ARCO Team Under Gonzalo Cabrera, Maribel López for New Phase

IFEMA Madrid Retains ARCO Team Under Gonzalo Cabrera, Maribel López for New Phase

On July 17, 2026, IFEMA MADRID announced that the ARCOmadrid and ARCOlisboa teams will continue under the leadership of Gonzalo Cabrera, Director of Culture and Education, and fair director Maribel López.

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ARCO Madrid Opens Call for Guest Lounge Design, Offers €1,500 Grants

ARCO Madrid Opens Call for Guest Lounge Design, Offers €1,500 Grants

On July 2, 2026, ARCO Madrid announced a new call for architects, designers, and creative professionals to design the GUEST Lounge for the 2027 edition of the fair, which will take place from March 3–7, 2027, at IFEMA MADRID.

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Almine Rech Announces Alejandro Cardenas Work Joins Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection

Almine Rech Announces Alejandro Cardenas Work Joins Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection

Almine Rech has announced that Alejandro Cardenas's 2024 painting 'Elements of Chance' has entered the Blanca and Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. The work, executed in oil on linen measuring 127 x 101.6 cm, will be placed on loan to the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, Spain.

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Martha Jungwirth on Retrospective at Guggenheim Bilbao and Palazzo Cini Exhibition

Martha Jungwirth on Retrospective at Guggenheim Bilbao and Palazzo Cini Exhibition

Martha Jungwirth, the 84-year-old Austrian artist now represented by Thaddaeus Ropac, has major exhibitions at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Palazzo Cini Gallery in Venice.

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