Just Mad 2022, more international than ever

The thirteenth edition of JUSTMAD, the leading international fair of emerging contemporary art in Spain, will take place, once again, at the Palacio Neptú in Madrid in the art district, from 24 to 27 February 2022. In total, more than forty exhibitors from Europe and America will gather, with works by more than a hundred artists.

Firm in its commitment to quality and rigor in its proposals thanks to the selection of its committee made up of gallery owners Asunta Rodríguez (director of the Trinta gallery, Santiago de Compostela) and Bruno Blosse (director of Loo & Lou Gallery, Paris) , the curator and art critic Francisco Carpio, and the collectors Fernando Encinar and Oliva Arauna.

This year, as a novelty and with the support of Acció Cultural Española, the VIA ON project is being carried out, with the aim of creating bridges between emerging Spanish art and Latin America. A curatorial project that will go through the studies and galleries of emerging art, to get to know in depth the current scene of our country and to strengthen future professional ties.

Four Latin American curators Gisselle Girón, Valentina Gutiérrez, Natalia Albanese and Sandra Dinnendahl will get to know Spanish art closely with Spanish curators such as Javier Díaz Guardiola, Raquel G. Ibáñez, Adonay Bermúdez and Carlos Delgado Mayordomo. A whole emphasis on the importance of internationalization, which takes the form of a meeting in collaboration with Casa de América under the name of Derivas, misguidance and arrival in tandem.

A conversation where the four curators will present their impressions of emerging Spanish art, which will take place on February 25 at 11 am in the Miguel de Cervantes room, and which will be the starting point for JUSTMAD.

The commitment to internationalization is completed by a significant representation of galleries from countries such as Germany, Austria, Portugal, Venezuela, Colombia, France, Peru and the United States, which will join the Spanish.

Sustainability and the commitment to the rural world will be important axes in the Fair. Therefore, this year and continuing to support the creation, JUSTMAD has developed the artistic residence RAS DE TERRA where 4 artists have carried out a joint project on the concept of Rural Spain in the area of La Vera (Extremadura). Ras de Terra is part of the New European Bauhaus, a green pact promoted by the European Commission, which opens up new design opportunities. The joint piece resulting from the work of the four artists will be exhibited at JUSTMAD 2022.

Thirteen years of a coherent project where sustainability, ecology and feminism will continue to be essential axes of our programming. Semíramis González repeats as artistic director of a fair that focuses on the work and presence of women artists “Our commitment to parity is a constant reality every year, the visibility of the work of women artists is fundamental in the our project ”says the director. An edition that has 36 women and 23 galleries committed to their work, in addition to working with 20 women gallerists from the 38 galleries that make up this edition.