13 galleries not to be missed at ARCO Lisbon

The contemporary art fair ARCO will open its sixth Portuguese edition at the Cordoaria Nacional in Lisbon. Lisbon on May 25. In this 2023 edition, more than 86 national and international galleries will participate, whose artistic proposals will showcase the artistic creations of more than 470 artists.

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From RedCollectors we recommend 13 galleries that you can not miss at the fair:

3 + 1 Arte Contemporânea

Location: Largo Hintze Ribeiro 2E F, 1250-122 Lisbon.

3 + 1 Arte Contemporâneaopened in February 2007, promotes the work of emerging and established Portuguese and international artists, whose works illustrate the diversity of contemporary artistic practice. The gallery has been committed since its inception to the evolution and development of its artists, focusing on the internationalization of its programming and participation in art fairs.

Alarcón Criado

Location: C. Velarde, 9, 41001 Seville

The gallery gives priority to curatorial projects and artistic proposals of an innovative and experimental nature, promoting mainly contemporary artists from Europe and Latin America. The proposals of the Gallery Alarcón Criado Gallery Gallery proposals cover a wide spectrum of production techniques (sculpture, painting, photography, video, site-specific installations, performance, collective actions) and seek to promote artistic exploration through the interaction of different disciplines, such as flamenco.

Fernando Pradilla

Location: Calle de Claudio Coello, 20, 28001 Madrid

Inaugurated at the end of 2001, the Fernando Pradilla Gallery aims to be a bridge for the promotion and diffusion of contemporary art developed in Latin America and Spain. Since its inception, the strategy is based on the identification of artists, both emerging and mid-career and historical, and the programming of solo and group exhibitions in Madrid and other Latin American cities.

Juana de Aizpuru

Location: C. del Barquillo, 44, 1º dcha, 28004 Madrid.

A driving force and promoter of Spanish contemporary art since its founding, first in Seville in 1970 and then in Madrid in 1983, the Juana de Aizpuru Gallery is dedicated to the new international trends of contemporary art. The gallery has always stood out in the Spanish art scene as a reference of quality in the artistic sector.

Leyendecker

Location: Rbla. de Sta. Cruz, 86, 38004 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

The Leyendecker Gallery was founded on February 28, 1979 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife by Angel Luis de la Cruz and Lele H. Colomer, with a program based on the representation and exhibition of significant international artists in the cultural scene of international avant-garde contemporary art.

Madragoa

Location: R. Navegantes 53A, 1200-730 Lisbon, Portugal

The gallery is based in the historic Madragoa neighborhood of the Portuguese capital, which gives its name to the space itself. The gallery's project seeks to establish a deep conversation with the city and its extraordinary potential, not only representing Portuguese artists, but also dialoguing with artists from abroad. Madragoa opened on April 28, 2016 and since then supported ambitious productions by its artists.

Mayoral

Location: C. del Consell de Cent, 286, 08007 Barcelona / 36 Av. Matignon, 75008 Paris, France

Mayoral is an art gallery founded in 1989 with offices in Barcelona and Paris. It articulates an exhibition program ranging from post-war art to contemporary art with key artists of the twentieth century. La Gallery Mayoral stands out for its rigorously curated projects, the result of an exhaustive research process.

Miguel Nabinho

Location: R. Ten. Ferreira Durão 18 B, 1350-315 Lisbon, Portugal

The Miguel Nabinho Gallery began in 2000 as a pioneering project: its exhibitions were held in spaces chosen by the artists themselves, so the gallery space (which was not fixed) would be the most suitable place for the works exhibited. Today, Galeria Miguel Nabinho has established itself as one of the most prominent contemporary art galleries in Portugal, representing some of the most important, influential and valuable Portuguese artists of the last 40 years.

Moisés Pérez de Albéniz

Location: Calle del Dr. Fourquet, 20, 28012 Madrid

Founded in 1996 by Moisés Pérez de Albéniz, the MPA Gallery has fostered the careers of a diverse group of nationally and internationally renowned artists, both emerging and established, working in multiple disciplines and across diverse media. Galería MPA represents artists from the United States, Europe and South America in Madrid through a dynamic global program.

Rafael Pérez Hernando

Location: C. de Orellana, 18, 28004 Madrid

The Rafael Pérez Hernando Gallery opened its doors in 2004, after a beginning of activity that dates back to 1986. Currently, the eclecticism of the gallery and a rigorous selection articulate the sense of the exhibitions. The interest in young creators coexists with the enhancement of the trajectory of painters with greater international recognition.

RocioSantaCruz

Location: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 627, 08015 Barcelona

The RocioSantaCruz Gallerylocated in the center of the city of Barcelona, is a dynamic space for creation and contemporary thought in all its manifestations. Faithful to its trajectory since 1994 in Paris, as an editor of artists' books, Rocio SantaCruz's approach is to focus on unpublished archives with the aim of generating a dialogue between the avant-garde of the second half of the twentieth century and new contemporary practices, which is why the gallery is conceived as a place of experimentation.

Rosa Santos

Location: C/Carrasquer 1,Bj (Valencia - Spain) / San Cosme y San Damián, 11 (Madrid - Spain) 

The Rosa Santos Gallery was inaugurated in October 2003 and since then the gallery's program has been committed to contemporary visual art, showing special interest in the latest trends in painting, sculpture and drawing, as well as in photography, video and installation. 

Sabrina Amrani

Location: Calle de la Madera, 23, 28004 Madrid

Sabrina Amrani, a Frenchwoman of Algerian origin, opened the Madrid-based gallery of the same name in June 2011. The gallery represents artists across the East and West, bridging cultural gaps and promoting the exchange of dialogue and intellectual development through dialogue. The hallmarks of the Sabrina Amrani Gallery are proposals that invite us to think about society and the individual, giving voice to the realities of the Global South.