MADRID GETS READY FOR ARCO

From February 10 to 14, Madrid will host the International Contemporary Art Fair, or ARCO, with new works from 290 galleries in thirty-five countries, Samuel Loewenberg reports in Time. “What makes this fair different from others is it is not dominated by the Anglo-Saxon world,” says Javier López, the owner of the Javier López gallery, a Madrid space that specializes in photography and new media. “ARCO is the most important week of the year for Spanish art,” says Maria Porto, director of the Madrid branch of the Marlborough Gallery.