During ARCOmadrid (February 15 - 19) work from over 40 artists and advisors of the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam was presented. The contemporary art fair in Madrid hosted ‘Focus The Netherlands’ as one of its 2012 themes. As part of this program ARCOmadrid generously donated a booth to the Rijksakademie.
The Rijksakademie hosted Meet & Greets with the artists in its stand.

Work are on view by:
Narda Alvarado (BO), Rosa Barba (IT), Yael Bartana (IL), Feiko Beckers (NL), Erick Beltrán (MX), Rossella Biscotti (IT), Gwenneth Boelens (NL), Milena Bonilla (CO), Lonnie van Brummelen (NL), Yaima Carrazana (CU), Fernando Sánchez Castillo (ES), David Claerbout (BE), Jeremiah Day (US), Dina Danish (EG/FR), Thomas Demand (DE), Armen Eloyan (AM), Cevdet Erek (TR), Alicia Framis (ES), Bernard Frize (FR), Carlos Garaicoa (CU), Dora García (ES), Lotte Geeven (NL), Rubén Grilo (ES), Rumiko Hagiwara (JP), Sharon Houkema (NL), Folkert de Jong (NL), Ellen Kooi (NL), Irene Kopelman (AR), Katrin Korfmann (DE), Marijn van Kreij (NL), Germaine Kruip (NL), Gabriel Lester (NL), Pere Llobera (ES), Cristina Lucas (ES), Marius Lut (NL), David Maljkovic (HR), Nathaniel Mellors (GB), Aernout Mik (NL), Lisa Oppenheim (US), Jesús Palomino (ES), Sarah van Sonsbeeck (NL), Berend Strik (NL), Stefanos Tsivopoulos (GR), Patrick Vanden Eynde (BE), Marijke van Warmerdam (NL), Guido van der Werve (NL), Stephen Wilks (GB), Nina Yuen (US).

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Article in Spanish newspaper El Pais on the focus on Dutch art during ARCOmadrid and the  Rijksakademie.