ARCO- the International Contemporary Art Fair in Madrid

Is it true that you don´t want to spend anymore superficial all inclusive vacations? I´m sure that you neither can´t stand the typical tourist guides in the cities, right? You don´t want to spend your vacationes only at the beach or the swimming pool of your hotel? Well, why are you complaining? Madrid offers you a huge amount of different cultural events for everyone who wants to spend a real authentic holiday. If you are interested in contemporary art, then come to Madrid, discover the world of art at the International Contemporary Art Fair.

Between the 11th and 16th of February 2009 the International Contemporary Art Fair, the most important one in Spain regarding the artistic area, celebrates its 18th edition. It is one of the most important gatherings of contemporary art which attracts each year more than 200.000 visitors and more than 3.000 journalists. ARCO offers you a huge amount of interesting expositions, performances, acts and projects of different kinds, which you will have never seen before. Let yourself be carried along by your feelings and discover the works of internationally famous or still unknown artists.

This year India will be the host country and so the fairground Feria Madrid will be transformed into a spectacular area. The Spanish capital offers you the posibility to admire works of art, sculptures, installations, photography, video, new media, drawings, engravings and a lot of more works of uncountable types of art. More than 250 galleries from more than 30 countrys make it possible for you to escape from your everyday life and be captivated by the world of creativity!

This year new projects will start, like for example ARCO URBANO, which represents the aim of the Fair to create a platform for the promotion of Public Art on the street. Besides, the programme will be expanded by a series of special expositions, innovative artists and live shows.

The fair enjoys different thematical artists areas, which you shouldn´t miss out on:

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Solo

Projects
Expanded Box
Performing ARCO
ARCO Institutions
Panorama:India
Magazines

and digital magazines
Editorials and bookshops

All these thematic areas will broaden your horizons!

If you still spend your vacations locked in a luxury hotel, well, then it’s your fault. But if you want to get to know the world of contemporary art and you want to enjoy the huge amount of expositions, then come to Madrid and discover the International Contemporary Art Fair. And for having a comfortable place to relax and think about all the new impressions, rent apartments in Madrid and remember: in this fair you can be the witness of new artistic creations which will change the world.