September 20–22, 2012
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
