ARCOmadrid 2018: Curated Programs and Forum & Professional Meetings

Dialogues  

Dialogues, curated by María de Corral, Lorena Martínez de Corral and Catalina Lozano, will consist of a selection of 14 galleries, each of which includes just one or two artists who will present a new work created especially for the fair.  

For more information about the the curated program, please visit the official ARCOmadrid page here.

Forum & Professional Meetings  

FORUM  

ARCOmadrid provides a space for debate on contemporary creation and the art market. This is a meeting point for the international art community, in which eminent professionals can exchange ideas and projects, while meeting the participating galleries, thus extending their network of contacts.  

COLLECTING FORM  Contemporary art collecting is once again given a space for debate and reflection in the sessions open to the public, in which collectors and eminent international professionals will put forward their perspectives.  

Estrella de Diego. Essayist and Professor (U.C.M.), Madrid. Sponsored by Banco Santander Foundation.  

Judith Benhamou-Huet. Journalist specialised in the art world, Paris. Sponsored by El Corte Inglés.  

MUSEUMS FORUM  Exchange of ideas and projects in an interesting programme of talks and conferences that will bring together representatives of the world’s museums.  

Ferrán Barenblit. Director, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Barcelona MACBA, Barcelona.  

Julieta González. Artistic Director, Museo Jumex, Mexico City.  

Mari Carmen Ramírez. Directora, International Center for the Arts of the Americas, MFAH, Houston.  

SEMINAR #futuro  

Chus Martínez. Director, Institute of Art at the FHNW Academy of Art and Design, Basel.  

Elise Lammer. Curator, Kunstverein SALTS, Basel.  

Rosa Lleó. Director and Curator, The Green Parrot, Barcelona.  

#futuro with the collaboration of CNP Partners.  

PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS  

The Professional Meetings are consolidated as a point of exchange for curators and art experts from around the world. For professionals only and by invitation, these platforms offer the opportunity to share thoughts, exchange experiences and project new proposals.  

DIRECTORS:  

Ferrán Barenblit. Director, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Barcelona MACBA, Barcelona.  

Ilaria Gianni. Co-founder and curator of GRANPALAZZO, Rome.  

Julieta González. Artistic Director, Museo Jumex, Mexico City.  

Stefanie Hessler. Curator and writer, Stockholm.  

Rosa Lleó. Director and curator, The Green Parrot, Barcelona.  

Catalina Lozano. Associate Curator, Museo Jumex, and independent researcher, Mexico City.  

Mouna Mekouar. Art critic and curator, Paris.  

For more information about the Forums & Professional Meetings, please visit the official ARCOmadrid page here.