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The Reina Sofía National Art Centre Museum acquires 17 works by 14 artists at ARCOmadrid 2026
The Spanish Ministry of Culture has acquired a total of 17 works by 14 contemporary artists for a value of 402,760 euros for the collections of the Reina Sofía National Art Centre Museum.
The incorporated pieces correspond to the artists Annette Messager, Claudia Andujar, La Ribot, Ester Chacón, Pere Noguera, Oriol Vilanova , Kapwani Kiwanga, Venuca Evanán, Ángel Bados, Amparo de la Sota, Joan Gelabert, Ana Laura Aláez, María Alcaide and Roberto Jacoby.
Joan Gelabert, Barcelona Triptych (1988), © Joan Gelabert. Reina Sofia Museum.
One of the most noteworthy aspects of this selection is the strong representation of female artists: nine of the fourteen creators—64%—are women. Furthermore, the majority of the works are by Spanish artists and from Spanish galleries, reinforcing the local art scene within the international context of contemporary art.
The operation also represents a significant expansion of the museum's holdings, as nine of the fourteen artists incorporated were not previously represented in the Reina Sofía collection, becoming part of it for the first time.
Ángel Bados, If the sea could become gardens (2024), © Ángel Bados. Reina Sofía Museum.
The selection was made according to several curatorial criteria. These include increasing the presence of women artists in the collection, incorporating artistic practices underrepresented in the museum's holdings, and strengthening existing lines of research at the institution. In this regard, the acquisitions include works related to action art and performance art, textile art, conceptual and material art, and relational art, as well as completing the representation of important names in the contemporary art scene that were not previously included in the museum's collections.
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