Madrid comes alive for ARCOmadrid 2025, with a special focus on Amazonian culture and emerging Latin American artists. To guide you through the city's vibrant art scene, we’ve curated a must-see agenda of exhibitions, digital showcases, and contemporary art events happening alongside the fair.

DIGITAL ART EXHIBITIONS

Efren Mur at matadero Madrid

TUE-SUN 5-9PM | [PLAZA DE LEGAZPI, 8]

“It from bit” explores the synergistic possibilities of the impact between the individual and the collective of the human being within the field of New Media Art. Combining light, sound, and movement, the exhibition by the Spanish artist brings five individual artworks to life. 

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Wametise: Ideas for an Amazofuturism

5-9 MAR | [​​ARCOmadrid - IFEMA MADRID – Recinto Ferial, Av. Partenón 5]

Wametisé explores Amazonian futurism through AI, immersive digital installations, and speculative storytelling. Curated by Denilson Baniwa and María Wills, it merges indigenous cosmologies with cutting-edge tech, reimagining creation, ecology, and digital existence.

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CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITIONS

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“When the Lambs Rise Up Against the Bird of Prey” by Precious Okoyomon

MON-SUN 12PM - 8PM | [Montaña de los gatos (Parque del Retiro)]

The exhibition by the British artist is curated by star-curator Hans Ulrich Obrist , and will happen at Fundación Sandretto Re Rebaudengo at the Montaña de los Gatos in Madrid’s Retiro Park, a newly renovated space which is itself considered a total work of art. Okoyomon has created a forest impregnated with scents and sounds.more info

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“Deja Vecu” by Asunción Molinos Gordo 

TUE-SUN 11AM - 9PM | [Avda. de la Constitución, 23]

The solo exhibition by the Chilean artist reunites site-specific installations like rural settings and made with ceramics, fabric or wood, but also bacteria and human faeces. Like in alchemy, the show at CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo transforms mundane materials into precious ones. 

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Taker Atoui, “At-Tariq” at Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum

TUE-FRI + SUN 10AM - 7PM, SAT 10AM - 11PM | [Paseo del Prado, 8]

The private collection of Thyssen is a must in Madrid! The museum also hosts the TBA21, a leading contemporary art program. This time, Tarek Atoui presents his long-term investigation into rural music forms of the Arab World. On March 3rd, the artist himself will gather with other musicians for a concert as part of ARCOmadrid’s program.

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Grada Kilomba at Museu Nacional de Arte Reina Sofia 

MON 10AM-9PM, WED-SAT 10AM-9PM, SUN 10AM-2.30PM | [Calle Santa Isabel, 52]

Opera to a Black Venus”, is a solo show by the Berlin-based Portuguese artist Grada Kilomba, one of the most highlighted artists worldwide. Kilomba is best known for her unique practice of storytelling, in which she gives body, voice, form and movement to address questions of memory, trauma, gender and postcolonialism.

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Joana Vasconcelos at Palacio de Liria
(Photo: © Juan Rayos, Courtesy Palacio de Liria/joanavasconcelos.com)

Joana Vasconcelos at Palacio de Liria

MON 10AM-3PM, TUE-SUN 10AM-8PM |[CALLE DE LA PRINCESA, 20]

The Portuguese artist intervenes in the salons and gardens of the Liria Palace, blending with one of the most important private historical-artistic collections in the world, which includes works by artists such as Velázquez, Goya, Rubens, Titian, and Murillo.

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"Oh, si os pudiera escuchar / Oh, If Only I Could Listen"by Pol Taburet 

MAR 5-APR 20 | [PABELLÓN DE LOS HEXÁGONOS, CASA DE CAMPO, MADRID]

This is the first exhibition in Spain by French artist Pol Taburet is opening its doors at the Hexagon Pavilion, organized by Fundación Sandretto Madrid. Come and discover our new commitment to emerging contemporary art, once again curated by Hans Ulrich.

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Models by Lee Gamble & Candela Capitán at Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Condeduque

MAR 5-APR 20 | [C. DEL CONDE DUQUE, 11, CENTRO, MADRID]

Lee Gamble teams up with choreographer Candela Capitán to stage Models, blending AI-generated voices with physical performance. Exploring imitation and simulation, disembodied voices gain temporary embodiment through movement. Capitán’s choreography examines technology’s impact on the body, using live-streamed close-ups to contrast real and digital experience. Co-produced by Unsound & Sónar Festival.

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ART FAIRS

ARCOmadrid 2025 Art Fair

5-9 MAR | [​​IFEMA MADRID – Recinto Ferial, Av. Partenón 5]

ARCOmadrid 2025 boasts to feature 214 galleries from 36 countries, showcasing a diverse range of contemporary art. This year’s edition promises a strong focus on the Amazonian culture, and will no doubt feature a wealth of incredible emerging and Latin American artists.more info

Urvanity Art Fair 2024 at Matadero Madrid

Urvanity Art Fair at Matadero

MAR 6 -9 | THU 4PM - 10PM (BY INVITATION ONLY), FRI 12AM-9PM, SAT 11AM-9PM, SUN 11AM-7PM | [Pl. de Legazpi, 8]

From March 6th to 9th, 2025, the 9th edition of the art fair unties emerging and mid-career artists from the national and international contemporary scene

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Hybrid Art Fair

MAR 6 -9 | THU 11AM-9PM, FRI 11AM-8PM, SAT 11AM-9.30PM, SUN 11AM-8.30PM | [Hotel Petit Palace Santa Bárbara. Plaza de Santa Bárbara 10]

A peculiar contemporary art event focused on presenting experimental proposals and site-specific in the rooms of the Petit Palace Santa Bárbara hotel

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JustMad Art Fair 2025  

MAR 6 -9 | [Palacio Neptuno, C/Cervantes 42]

The fair presents its 16th edition at the Palacio de Neptuno in Madrid. 40 galleries from 11 different countries will participate.

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