展览时间：2月13日-2月18日
专业人士与收藏家参观时间 ：2月13日、2月14日中午-下午9点
一般观众参观时间： 2月15日-2月17日中午-下午9点 2月17日中午-下午6点

2007年ARCO入口

2007年ARCO展览现场

EXHIBITED WORK

The work on view covers the historical avant-gardes, classic contemporary and emerging art. Around 250 galleries from over 30 countries will be showing paintings, sculpture, installations, photography, video, new media art, drawings, multiples and editions.

GENERAL PROGRAMME:
- A selection of international galleries made by the ARCO’08 Organising Committee.
- IMPORTANT: Galleries applying for the General Programme will not be able to apply for participation in ARCO 40.
- Minimum surface: 65 m2.

ARCO 40:
- A maximum of three artists.
- The artworks will be productions made in the last 3 years.
- Galleries applying for this section will not be able to apply for participation in the General Programme, but they will be able to apply for the other sections.
- Booth size: 40 m2 approx.

SOLO PROJECTS:
- Solo Project’s aim to compliment the General Programme and ARCO 40 with one man show proposals presented by an international group of curators appointed by ARCO. The final selection will be made by the ARCO’08 Organising Committee in a special session held to this effect.
- One artist projects.
- Modular stand size: 30 m2 approx.

EXPANDED-BOX:
- ARCO presents a space in the Fair to show the continuous expansion process of artistic practices towards new contexts and formats. e-BOX sets its sights on the most current trends exploring the influences and/or uses of technologies in the arts. The selection will be made by a curatorial group and approved by the ARCO''08 Organising Committee in a special session held to this effect.
There will be two types of exhibiting settings:
- Modular stand of 30 m2 approx. addressed to new technologies and electronic art.
- Screen space in which there will be 4 different spaces for big format video-projections.

PERFORMING ARCO:
ARCO''08 opens a new section addressed to galleries that wish to present visual artists proposing live art
(performances). In addition to the galleries applications, a prestigious team of international curators will also
present proposals and will supervise the programme. The final selection will be made by the ARCO''08 Organising
Committee in a special session held to this effect.

GUEST COUNTRY: BRAZIL
A selection of Brazilian galleries and projects by Brazilian artists.

MAJOR COLLECTIONS:
ARCO, The International Contemporary Art Fair, dedicates a space in the Fair to promote and support those public or private institutions involved in the art world through the creation of contemporary art collections, exhibiting spaces for Contemporary Art or through an outstanding support to contemporary creation.
Minimum surface: 75 m2

MAGAZINES AND PUBLISHERS:
ARCO, International Contemporary Art Fair, in its 27th edition presents a new section called Contemporary Art
Publications for a limited number of international prestigiuous magazines specialised in contemporary art, as well as for art publications and alternative editions. This section will have an integrated space in the Fair, with a differenciated space for magazines and for publishers.

PUBLICATIONS
The ARCO''08 Official Catalogue is a well cared for edition that includes all the relevant information regarding the
participant galleries, in both paper and DVD copies.
As in the past edition, the Fair will be able to be visited online (www.arco.ifema.es) prior to its opening.

THE ARCO COLLECTION
ARCO Foundation
In order to increase its already significant collection, which is stored at the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea
(CGAC), in Santiago de Compostela, the Foundation will continue its policy of acquisitions during next edition.
The ARCO Foundation''s headquarters will soon be open at buildings 15 and 16 of the Matadero Madrid.