Must-See Booths at ARCOmadrid 2025

Celebrating its 44th edition this year, ARCOmadrid 2025 is bringing together 214 galleries from 36 countries, making Madrid a major stop for contemporary art this month. With a mix of established and emerging talent, the fair has a significant Latin American presence with nearly a third of international galleries coming from the region. Spain is also well represented, with 71 galleries making up about a third of the exhibitors.

The fair runs from March 5 to 9 at IFEMA MADRID, with the first three days reserved for VIP guests before opening to the public on March 7. Here are some of the booths worth checking out.

The Ryder Projects | Booth 9D04

The Ryder Projects

The Ryder Projects turns its booth into a reflection on the architecture of art fairs—spaces within spaces, each with its own set of ideas. Featuring works by Patrix Dominguez, Suzanne Treister, Priyageetha Dia, Miguel Benlloch, Kivan Quiñones Beltrán, Lúa Coderch, William Mackrell, Rosana Antolí, Ivana de Vivanco and Sahatsa Jauregi, the booth explores themes of technology, gesture, and subconscious vocabularies. The works span video, sound, drawing, painting, performance, and sculpture, aligning with the gallery’s broader curatorial direction.

Vermelho | Booth 9C23

Vermelho

Vermelho will spotlight two artists with different approaches to activism through art. Claudia Andujar has spent decades fighting for the rights of Brazil’s Indigenous communities, particularly the Yanomami people, while also pushing the limits of photography. Iván Argote, based in Paris, takes a more playful but equally political approach. His concept of Radical Tenderness uses sculpture, installations, and audiovisual works to question history, power and our relationships with others. Both artists use art as a tool for critique and storytelling.

GALERIA SUR | Booth 7C21

Galeria Sur

GALERIA SUR will showcase a lineup of artists who helped define modern art across Latin America. Joaquín Torres García merged Constructivism with Latin American symbolism, while Rafael Barradas captured the energy of city life with Vibracionismo. Antonio Berni’s social realism focused on everyday struggles and Xul Solar created a surreal, mystical visual language. Wifredo Lam blended Afro-Cuban traditions with Surrealism, while Adriana Varejão and Hélio Oiticica challenged Brazil’s colonial past through layered surfaces and participatory installations. The booth presents a strong historical narrative that continues to resonate today.

Galeria T20 | Booth 9A12

Galeria T20

Galeria T20 highlights Toda la memoria del mundo, a diptych by José Maldonado that merges painting and sculpture. The piece combines metallic acrylic on canvas with high-end materials like 18K gold, diamonds, and sapphires, turning everyday objects—dice, rings, and more—into reflections on time, chance and memory.

Voloshyn Gallery | Booth 7A10

Voloshyn Gallery

Voloshyn Gallery will bring together artists who push the boundaries of found object assemblage. Curated by Gean Moreno, the booth features Ricardo Brey, Harold Mendez, and Jonathan Sánchez Noa. Brey’s work explores the intersection of science and mysticism, while Mendez delves into histories of migration and identity through layered materials. Sánchez Noa reimagines papermaking, using tobacco stains and textures to evoke lost histories of colonial extraction. Together, their works offer a thought-provoking dialogue on memory, transformation and alternative ways of understanding the world.

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Madrid 28042
Spain