The 32nd edition of ESTAMPA begins

ESTAMPA celebrates its 32nd edition this year, consolidating itself as a reference event in the contemporary art market in Spain. This fair brings together a wide representation of gallerists and collectors from all over the country, becoming a meeting point for art lovers and professionals in the sector. With nearly 100 participating galleries and more than a thousand national and international artists, ESTAMPA has become one of the great cultural events of autumn.

From today until Sunday 20 October, Hall 5 of IFEMA Madrid will host this meeting, which continues to adapt to the new dynamics of the art market in Spain. The fair includes twenty new projects that have emerged in recent years, which reflect the most current aesthetics and respond both to the needs of emerging collectors and to the interest in consolidating established collecting.

In this edition of ESTAMPA, the General Program includes the most outstanding galleries of the Spanish scene. Among them we find relevant names such as Helga de Alvear (Madrid), Albarrán Bourdais (Madrid), 1MiraMadrid (Madrid), Moisés Pérez de Albéniz (Madrid), Cayón (Madrid, Menorca and Manila), Max Estrella (Madrid), Fernando Pradilla ( Madrid), Mayoral (Barcelona), Leyendecker (Tenerife), Álvaro Alcázar (Madrid), ArtNueve (Murcia), Rafael Pérez Hernando (Madrid), Formato Cómodo (Madrid), Fernández-Braso (Madrid), T20 (Murcia), Siboney (Santander), PalmaDotze (Barcelona), Juan Silió (Madrid and Santander) and Isabel Hurley (Málaga).

In addition, this edition includes new generation galleries such as Yusto/Giner (Madrid and Marbella), VETA (Madrid), WeCollect (Madrid), Berlin Galería (Seville), Arniches 26 (Madrid), Enhorabuena Espacio (Madrid), Artizar ( Tenerife), Lariot Collective (London), Untitled Contemporary Art (Andorra), Victor Lope (Barcelona), Gärna (Madrid) and 3 Punts (Barcelona).

Sense títol, Teresa Gancedo (2023). Galeria RocioSantaCruz

As for the galleries dedicated to photography , Blanca Berlin (Madrid), Valid Foto (Barcelona) and Spazio Nuovo (Rome) stand out, with a special mention to the project presented by Alberto García-Alix, who is the guest artist of this edition.

In addition to the general program, ESTAMPA 2024 has a section curated by Lorena Martínez de Corral. Prestigious galleries such as Ponce + Robles (Madrid), Rocío Santa Cruz (Barcelona), F2 Galería (Madrid), The Ryder Projects (Madrid) and Twin Gallery (Madrid) participate in this section. These galleries present innovative proposals, with the aim of recovering pictorial styles and techniques and offering new ways of understanding and appreciating contemporary painting.

'Moscóforo', Julio Galindo (2024). Galería VETA

Alberto García-Alix: the guest artist

One of the great attractions of this year's edition is the participation of Alberto García-Alix as a guest artist. This photographer, born in León in 1956, is recognized as one of the most important portraitists on the Spanish and international artistic scene. With a direct and at the same time elegant style, García-Alix has developed a career marked by his ability to transform his personal experiences into art. His photographs, charged with strength and emotion, immortalized the generation of the Movida Madrileña of the 80s, an era of transgression and creative freedom that left a deep mark on his work.

García-Alix's work is fueled by excesses, fears and intense emotions, offering a visual testimony of a life that has been both an artistic pursuit and an exploration of the human condition. His first major retrospective exhibition took place in 1998 during the first edition of PhotoEspaña, where he achieved public and critical recognition.

From 2022, the Albarrán Bourdais gallery, based in Madrid and Menorca, represents García-Alix, who recently presented the exhibition 'Mi tiempo y su futuro' with great success. His work is part of the collections of such prestigious institutions as the Centro de Arte Reina Sofía National Museum and the Prado Museum in Spain, as well as the Fonds Nationales d'Art Contemporain (France) and the Deutsche Börse collection (Germany).

In this edition of ESTAMPA, a series of photographs created especially for the occasion will be presented, which reflect García-Alix's unique view of reality and his ability to tell stories with a combination of rawness and sensitivity.

Bonezzi i Alaska, García-Alix (1978)