Exhibitions
Lisbon as artistic capital with ARCO
From May 29 to June 1, the capital of Portugal is the focus of art
Eighth edition of ARCO in Lisbon at the headquarters of the Cordoaria Nacional, turning the city and capital of Portugal into the great artistic and cultural focus of all of Europe from May 28 to June 1. The international contemporary art fair, organized by IFEMA Madrid and the Lisbon Municipal Chamber, will be a meeting point for collectors, creators, gallery owners and professionals from the art world from all over the world.
All roads in the art scene this end of the month lead to Lisbon and it will be the creative epicenter of the entire European continent. With the participation of 83 galleries from seventeen countries, ARCO Lisboa creates an important dialogue between Spanish and international art, creating an important Big 3 between the general program, Opening Lisboa (selection of eighteen galleries) and As Formas do Oceano (five art galleries).
A new edition of a fair that continues to grow and this time you can see works by 470 artists represented and the international presence increases, as does the total number of visitors. Within the general program of this 2025, with galleries participating for the first time such as Travesía Cuatro, Duarte Sequeira, Set Espai d'Art or Each Modern.
ARCO Lisboa 2025
The Opening Lisboa section, with a space created by Feeders, transports the viewer to new artistic languages and spaces with the aim of attracting new content to the ARCO fair. The selection is by Sofía Lanusse and Diogo Pinto, with 4710 Galleria -winner of the Opening Lisboa 2024 award-, in addition to Beta Contemporary, ADZ gallery, Ackerman Clarke or Salon Comunal, among others.
As Formas do Oceano is curated by Paula Nascimento and Igor Simões, with projects that relate Africa to the African diaspora and other latitudes. Within this section are galleries such as African Arty (Morocco), Afronova (South Africa), Chistophe Person (France), Karla Osorio (Brazil) and Reiners Contemporary Arte (Spain).
And ARCO Lisboa will also once again be synonymous with ArtsLibris, with around thirty national and international exhibitors at Torreão Nascente da Cordoaria. Seventh edition of the international fair for artist's books, photo books and self-publishing with the concepts of dialogue, experimentation and innovation as the backbone of a new edition in Lisbon.
As in previous editions, ARCO Lisboa becomes a true art week in the Portuguese city, since, in collaboration with the main local artistic institutions, a parallel cultural program is developed for national and international guests, which includes openings, visits to exhibitions, private collections and other events. This growth for contemporary art in the capital also transports visitors to new spaces such as the Armando Martins Museum of Contemporary Art (MACAM) or the upcoming reopening of the Gulbenkian Modern Art Center (CAM).
You may be
interested
...
