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Álvaro De Benito
Álvaro De Benito

Álvaro de Benito has a degree in Journalism and Communication and a master's degree in Cultural Management. A cultural journalist and correspondent for Arte al Día International in Spain and Portugal since 2005, he has covered the evolution of Latin American art and its institutional fabric from different perspectives, publishing numerous articles, critical reviews, and interviews with its driving forces. He is also the editor of cultural projects focused on promoting linguistic heritage.

GONZALEZ-TORRES’ SWEET REVENGE IN MADRID UNRAVELS THE CURATORIAL NARRATIVE

The Museo Reina Sofía presents a selection of more than fifty participatory, reconfigurable and conceptually driven works by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, activating a contemporary reading of his practice that exceeds both curatorial boundaries and established discursive frameworks.

 

By Álvaro De Benito
Reviews

GONZALEZ-TORRES’ SWEET REVENGE IN MADRID UNRAVELS THE CURATORIAL NARRATIVE

By Álvaro De Benito

The Museo Reina Sofía presents a selection of more than fifty participatory, reconfigurable and conceptually driven works by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, activating a contemporary reading of his practice that exceeds both curatorial boundaries and established discursive frameworks.

 

June 01, 2026
THE CENTRO BOTÍN REVISITS MARISOL BEYOND THE SCULPTURAL

The Santander-based institution proposes a curatorial reading of Marisol through a major retrospective of her drawing practice, understood as a fundamental axis of her work and as a means of articulating the knowledge acquired through her vital displacements.

By Álvaro De Benito
Reviews

THE CENTRO BOTÍN REVISITS MARISOL BEYOND THE SCULPTURAL

By Álvaro De Benito

The Santander-based institution proposes a curatorial reading of Marisol through a major retrospective of her drawing practice, understood as a fundamental axis of her work and as a means of articulating the knowledge acquired through her vital displacements.

May 26, 2026
SPAIN: ORIOL VILANOVA AND THE ABOLITION OF THE MUSEUM AND THE ARCHIVE

The Spanish Pavilion at the Biennale is transformed into an anti-museum led by the Catalan artist, grounded in the accumulation of postcards, memory, and a critique of the archive.

By Álvaro De Benito
News

SPAIN: ORIOL VILANOVA AND THE ABOLITION OF THE MUSEUM AND THE ARCHIVE

By Álvaro De Benito

The Spanish Pavilion at the Biennale is transformed into an anti-museum led by the Catalan artist, grounded in the accumulation of postcards, memory, and a critique of the archive.

DE AZAMBUJA’S “FOUNDATION”: INTERVENTION AND REFLECTION AT LA CASA ENCENDIDA

Fundación, by Marlon de Azambuja, transforms one of La Casa Encendida’s towers into a walk-through sculptural installation. Aiming to reflect on the act of founding and the search for what underpins knowledge, the work questions the divisions between reason and sensation and proposes the exhibition space as an experiential environment.

By Álvaro De Benito
News

DE AZAMBUJA’S “FOUNDATION”: INTERVENTION AND REFLECTION AT LA CASA ENCENDIDA

By Álvaro De Benito

Fundación, by Marlon de Azambuja, transforms one of La Casa Encendida’s towers into a walk-through sculptural installation. Aiming to reflect on the act of founding and the search for what underpins knowledge, the work questions the divisions between reason and sensation and proposes the exhibition space as an experiential environment.

GABRIEL CHAILE UNFOLDS HIS ARCHAEOLOGY OF MIGRATION IN LONDON

The Argentine artist connects memory and identity in a large-scale installation commissioned by Whitechapel Gallery, where adobe sculptures and collected objects examine the experience of displacement through a contemporary archaeological lens.

By Álvaro De Benito
News

GABRIEL CHAILE UNFOLDS HIS ARCHAEOLOGY OF MIGRATION IN LONDON

By Álvaro De Benito

The Argentine artist connects memory and identity in a large-scale installation commissioned by Whitechapel Gallery, where adobe sculptures and collected objects examine the experience of displacement through a contemporary archaeological lens.

TUNGA’S "YO, VOS Y LA LUNA " MAKES ITS EUROPEAN DEBUT

Supported by Collegium, the acclaimed installation by the Brazilian artist arrives in Spain with a sensorial and contemplative proposal in dialogue with the Church of San Miguel in Arévalo.

 

By Álvaro De Benito
News

TUNGA’S "YO, VOS Y LA LUNA " MAKES ITS EUROPEAN DEBUT

By Álvaro De Benito

Supported by Collegium, the acclaimed installation by the Brazilian artist arrives in Spain with a sensorial and contemplative proposal in dialogue with the Church of San Miguel in Arévalo.

 

THE CAAC EXPLORES “AMEFRICAN” CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE JORGE M. PÉREZ COLLECTION

Inspired by Lélia Gonzalez’s concept of “amefricanity,” Seville once again engages with the Jorge M. Pérez collection, bringing together American and African artists and proposals to question the historical, symbolic, and aesthetic links across both sides of the Atlantic.

 

By Álvaro De Benito
News

THE CAAC EXPLORES “AMEFRICAN” CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE JORGE M. PÉREZ COLLECTION

By Álvaro De Benito

Inspired by Lélia Gonzalez’s concept of “amefricanity,” Seville once again engages with the Jorge M. Pérez collection, bringing together American and African artists and proposals to question the historical, symbolic, and aesthetic links across both sides of the Atlantic.

 

WYNNIE MYNERVA IN BERLIN: CONCEPTUALIZING LOVE AS COLLECTIVE RESISTANCE

Peruvian artist Wynnie Mynerva explores migration, love, and resistance in Berlin through Andean cosmology and social thought, interrogating which bodies become legible within regimes of recognition and how forms of attachment persist amid conditions of violence and exclusion.

Galleries

WYNNIE MYNERVA IN BERLIN: CONCEPTUALIZING LOVE AS COLLECTIVE RESISTANCE

Until 06/27/2026
Berlin, Germany
ARTIUM RECOVERS THE SILENCED DISSIDENCE OF JUANA CIMA

Artium brings back into the artistic debate the trajectory of Juana Fernández Cima, a body of work shaped by dissidence, identity, and spirituality that was progressively marginalized from the dominant artistic narrative.

By Álvaro De Benito
News

ARTIUM RECOVERS THE SILENCED DISSIDENCE OF JUANA CIMA

By Álvaro De Benito

Artium brings back into the artistic debate the trajectory of Juana Fernández Cima, a body of work shaped by dissidence, identity, and spirituality that was progressively marginalized from the dominant artistic narrative.

REINTERPRETATIONS BY DEMIÁN FLORES OF VIOLENCE, MYTH, AND REPRESENTATION

The Mexican artist reinterprets colonial-themed prints by Theodor de Bry to question the construction of otherness and denounce neocolonial violence and contemporary conflicts.

By Álvaro De Benito
News

REINTERPRETATIONS BY DEMIÁN FLORES OF VIOLENCE, MYTH, AND REPRESENTATION

By Álvaro De Benito

The Mexican artist reinterprets colonial-themed prints by Theodor de Bry to question the construction of otherness and denounce neocolonial violence and contemporary conflicts.

SCAFATI AND PAINTING TRANSFORMED AS AN ACTIVE SPACE

Nombrar el mundo reconsiders painting through a political and affective perspective, expanding the canvas as textile toward sculptural and sonic dimensions as a gesture of resistance.

By Álvaro De Benito
Reviews

SCAFATI AND PAINTING TRANSFORMED AS AN ACTIVE SPACE

By Álvaro De Benito

Nombrar el mundo reconsiders painting through a political and affective perspective, expanding the canvas as textile toward sculptural and sonic dimensions as a gesture of resistance.

May 07, 2026
JOSÉ DE LA MANO RECLAIMS THE SCULPTURAL WORK OF CHACÓN ÁVILA

The Madrid gallery delves into the evolution through which Ester Chacón Ávila moved from design to sculpture, reclaiming both the artist’s figure and textile practice as a fully contemporary language.

 

Galleries

JOSÉ DE LA MANO RECLAIMS THE SCULPTURAL WORK OF CHACÓN ÁVILA

Until 06/12/2026
Madrid, Spain
CAB EXPLORES LANDSCAPE AS LIVING MEMORY IN MATÍAS ERCOLE’S WORK

The Castilian institution examines Matías Ercole’s conception of space as a cultural construction where identity and emotion converge, encouraging a rethinking of perception and interaction with the environment.

By Álvaro De Benito
News

CAB EXPLORES LANDSCAPE AS LIVING MEMORY IN MATÍAS ERCOLE’S WORK

By Álvaro De Benito

The Castilian institution examines Matías Ercole’s conception of space as a cultural construction where identity and emotion converge, encouraging a rethinking of perception and interaction with the environment.

PATRICK HAMILTON: QUESTIONING GLOBAL CONSUMERISM

In HIPERASIA, Chilean artist Patrick Hamilton examines post-capitalism, consumerism, and neoliberalism through the formal premises of geometric abstraction and minimalism, while reflecting on cultural banalization and contemporary global dynamics.

Galleries

PATRICK HAMILTON: QUESTIONING GLOBAL CONSUMERISM

Until 06/06/2026
Madrid, Spain
JEŽIK AND COSTA EXPLORE MEMORY AND EXILE IN A GROUP EXHIBITION

Enrique Ježik and Matías Costa address violence, memory, and exile in Elche, highlighting the connections shaped by displacement.

By Álvaro De Benito
News

JEŽIK AND COSTA EXPLORE MEMORY AND EXILE IN A GROUP EXHIBITION

By Álvaro De Benito

Enrique Ježik and Matías Costa address violence, memory, and exile in Elche, highlighting the connections shaped by displacement.

KUNSTHAUS ZÜRICH CHAMPIONS MARISOL WITH HER FIRST MAJOR EUROPEAN RETROSPECTIVE

The Swiss institution presents an extensive survey spanning five decades of the Venezuelan-born artist’s production, highlighting her ironic focus on power and mass culture.

By Álvaro De Benito
News

KUNSTHAUS ZÜRICH CHAMPIONS MARISOL WITH HER FIRST MAJOR EUROPEAN RETROSPECTIVE

By Álvaro De Benito

The Swiss institution presents an extensive survey spanning five decades of the Venezuelan-born artist’s production, highlighting her ironic focus on power and mass culture.

LA OFICINA REVISITS THE CRITICAL EVOLUTION OF REGINA SILVEIRA

The trajectory of Regina Silveira is presented in Madrid through her main conceptual frameworks, through which she questions reality and established social structures.

Galleries

LA OFICINA REVISITS THE CRITICAL EVOLUTION OF REGINA SILVEIRA

Until 05/09/2026
Madrid, Spain
GRACIELA ITURBIDE BRINGS HER MAJOR RETROSPECTIVE TO BERLIN

A major exhibition at C/O Berlin traces more than five decades of the Mexican photographer’s career, presenting over 250 works including her most iconic series.

By Álvaro De Benito
News

GRACIELA ITURBIDE BRINGS HER MAJOR RETROSPECTIVE TO BERLIN

By Álvaro De Benito

A major exhibition at C/O Berlin traces more than five decades of the Mexican photographer’s career, presenting over 250 works including her most iconic series.

JORGE VOLPI: "THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN IS REASON ENOUGH TO BE A PRIMARY FOCUS"

Jorge Volpi, after one year as Artistic Director of Contemporánea Condeduque, reflects on programming through a multidisciplinary narrative and how it fosters dialogue while giving Latin American art a central role in Madrid’s cultural scene.

By Álvaro De Benito
Interviews

JORGE VOLPI: "THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN IS REASON ENOUGH TO BE A PRIMARY FOCUS"

By Álvaro De Benito

Jorge Volpi, after one year as Artistic Director of Contemporánea Condeduque, reflects on programming through a multidisciplinary narrative and how it fosters dialogue while giving Latin American art a central role in Madrid’s cultural scene.

THE IMMA SHOWCASES THE DEEP REFLECTION OF CECILIA VICUÑA

The exhibition presented at the Irish institution showcases an artist who reflects on the interrelation between humanity and nature and advocates listening as a path toward transformation through memory and connection.

By Álvaro De Benito
News

THE IMMA SHOWCASES THE DEEP REFLECTION OF CECILIA VICUÑA

By Álvaro De Benito

The exhibition presented at the Irish institution showcases an artist who reflects on the interrelation between humanity and nature and advocates listening as a path toward transformation through memory and connection.

MEMORY, MOURNING AND REBELLION: BETTINI AT DA2

The first retrospective in Spain of Gabriela Bettini reflects on absence and the politics of forgetting through images that challenge official history.

By Álvaro De Benito
News

MEMORY, MOURNING AND REBELLION: BETTINI AT DA2

By Álvaro De Benito

The first retrospective in Spain of Gabriela Bettini reflects on absence and the politics of forgetting through images that challenge official history.

S.M.A.K. GHENT REVISITS GARCÍA AND NAVARRO’S PROPOSAL FOR THE 2022 VENICE BIENNALE

The exhibition, originally conceived to represent Chile at the Venice Biennale, reflects on memory and landscape through a dialogue between the Atacama Desert and Mars.

By Álvaro De Benito
News

S.M.A.K. GHENT REVISITS GARCÍA AND NAVARRO’S PROPOSAL FOR THE 2022 VENICE BIENNALE

By Álvaro De Benito

The exhibition, originally conceived to represent Chile at the Venice Biennale, reflects on memory and landscape through a dialogue between the Atacama Desert and Mars.

RE-READING THE CÍRCULO DE BELLAS ARTES AS SUBJECT AND CRITICAL AGENT

La lechuza de Minerva reflects on the power of cultural institutions in the contemporary context and creates a space where proposals by Dagoberto Rodríguez, Regina Silveira, and Los Carpinteros, among others, coexist in order to re-read the trajectory of the institution itself.

By Álvaro De Benito
Reviews

RE-READING THE CÍRCULO DE BELLAS ARTES AS SUBJECT AND CRITICAL AGENT

By Álvaro De Benito

La lechuza de Minerva reflects on the power of cultural institutions in the contemporary context and creates a space where proposals by Dagoberto Rodríguez, Regina Silveira, and Los Carpinteros, among others, coexist in order to re-read the trajectory of the institution itself.

April 10, 2026
THE TRANSFORMATIVE SOUND, ACCORDING TO BENGOLEA, AT C3A

The exhibition brings together works created ad hoc by the artist in the city. Through them, she reinterprets craft and tradition from a contemporary perspective and invites the audience to understand sound as a language that redefines our relationship with the environment.

By Álvaro De Benito
News

THE TRANSFORMATIVE SOUND, ACCORDING TO BENGOLEA, AT C3A

By Álvaro De Benito

The exhibition brings together works created ad hoc by the artist in the city. Through them, she reinterprets craft and tradition from a contemporary perspective and invites the audience to understand sound as a language that redefines our relationship with the environment.