ARCO madrid will again afford some selected photographers the opportunity to infiltrate the fair and record images of the event right from the trenches…In previous editions, this tradition has yielded some very interesting new perspectives on the fair and the work included in it…The bulk of the participating photographers has been from local origins, but many other countries also have been represented…Among them, Great Britain, the United States, Peru, Venezuela, Germany, Australia, Argentina, Mexico, Italy and France…

To mark the 150th anniversary of the invention of photography, the Amigos de ARCOmadrid Association initiated in 1989 an experience called Photographic Glimpses. Each year, they invite several photographers, both promising emerging artists and renowned ones, to cover the fair from the setting up of stands to its closing. The 427 pieces of work by 83 photographers produced so far represents a true documentary archive.

The result has been a unique and personal vision of how the artists experience this commercial event. Some of them create complex scenarios and others simply await their opportunity to start clicking away at that very precise moment of synchronicity. Their perspectives determine their prefered subejct matter, their style and the number pf photograph that each one brings to the mix.. This is what makes the collection of Glimpses so singular. Many of these photographers could never have imagined that ARCOmadrid would provide a such an exceptional motif for creative interest all in itself.

Many of our artists at ArtHaus66 Contemporary Gallery work in the capital city of Madrid, Spain. Some are originally from the area and others have made it their home later in life.

Besides being the natural habitat of many artists, art galleries and museums also abound in Madrid.This fascinating city offers a fine selection of art galleries that has long been the envy of other cultural centres in Europe. Every day, the galleries draw crowds of tourists and art lovers with famous works by famous artists such as El Greco, Velazquez, Goya, Picasso, Miro and Salvador Dali.

Of all art galleries in Madrid, the Museo del Prado stands out as the one with the greatest concentration of masterpieces. This is by far one of the most renowned art museums in the world and Madrid’s primary tourist attraction. The Prado and two other splendind museums, Thyssen Museum and Reina Sofia Museum, are located within a few minutes walk from each other on Paseo del Prado, forming the so-called Art Walk. Apart from these prestigious instutitions, there are plenty of smaller, more intimate contemporary art galleries to be found in many different areas of the city.

Puerta de Alcala, Madrid