The twentieth edition
of the International Contemporary Art Fair (
ARCO)
is being held from February 14 to 19 at the Fair Park Juan Carlos I in
Madrid. The fair has the participation of 274 galleries, 105 from
Spain and 169 from abroad.
Eight Balearic art galleries are participating in ARCO: Altair,
Pelaires, Joan Guaita, Gianni Giacobbi, Maior, Ferran Cano and Xavier Fiol,
all of these from Mallorca, and Van der Voot, from Ibiza. There is
also the stand sponsored by the Balearic Government, the Mallorcan Council
and the Palma Town Council, dedicated to the future Contemporary Art Museum,
known popularly as the Museu Serra as its promoter is the editor Pere Serra,
president of the Grupo Serra.
Photo: "Device to rout out evil", work by Dennis Oppenheim for the gallery
Joan Guaita at Arco.