CA2M CENTRO DE ARTE DOS DE MAYO

CA2M (Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo) is a contemporary art museum belonging to the Community of Madrid. It opened in Móstoles in May 2008 to coincide with the commemorations for the bicentenary of the Bando de Móstoles, a declaration of war signed by the mayors of Mósteles which marked the beginning of the Dos de Mayo (2nd May) uprising against the Napoleonic occupation of Spain. The commemoration of this popular uprising was the perfect ex- cuse to equip the region with the only mu- 1 seum in the Community of Madrid dedica- ted exclusively to contemporary art. In the gination and also for a continuous reinven- relatively short time since it opened, CA2M tion of its space for its potential audiences. has gone on to become a key agent in ar- The art centre is a place where the knots ticulating the narratives of contemporary of cultural narratives are tied and untied free admission. accesible museum Spanish art. in a fluid and disseminated temporal mo- T. 912 76 02 21 Providing opportunities for intellectual vement, but from a strategic geographical www.ca2m.org leisure and continuously stimulating cu- position. Contemporary art is a social field riosity, CA2M has a mandate to affirm the with a stake in the emancipatory power of opening hours present or, put another way, to question representation, for which the reconstitution Tuesday to sunday: 11 am to 9 pm it. Dedicated to cultural experimentation, of the complexity of the past to understand Closed: Mondays, 1st and 6th january and 24th, 25th and 31st December the art centre examines many basic issues, the present is a particularly germane task, such as: the meaning of art in today’s cultu- capable of activating cultural production in information re and society; the political effectiveness of its surrounding environs though with global [email protected] art and culture; alternatives to conventio- horizons and effects. nal models of working with art; an analysis CA2M’s location in Móstoles allows it to how to get to the museum of the art institution’s role in perpetuating question the complex definition of the me- By train: Móstoles C5 symbolic and economic power relations; tropolis and its role in contemporary cultu- By subway: L12 Móstoles Central. Pradillo. education as a process of ongoing inves- re, by articulating its bond with its surroun- By bus: L1, L2, 519, 520, 521, 525, 526, 527 tigation; concepts related with community ding environs in the south of the Communi- life and, more specifically, the role of the ty of Madrid, albeit with a vocation to reach It is allowed to take film and pictures inside the museum periphery in major cities today. beyond these boundaries. For this reason without flash and tripod The past, of the art centre and of the co- the relationship with its audiences is one llections it holds, is like an archive in cons- of CA2M’s chief concerns. Given its geopo-

Photo: Ángel de la Rubia Photo: truction, always open to new meanings co- litical position in the south of Madrid—its ming from a critical present, which will help cultural offer is within the immediate reach to cast light on a future that, more than con- of over one million inhabitants and, in a sli- fronting or fighting against the challenges ghter wider radius, of the five million inha- it faces, co-opts them as possibilities for bitants in the region—the centre is fully en- cultural cohabitation. The current demand gaged with innovative mediation strategies for polyphony and the construction of a to ensure that art fulfils its function as an multiplicity of possible sociocultural narra- intellectual stimulus in contemporary cultu-

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AVDA. DE LA CONSTITUCIÓN, 23 CONSTITUCIÓN, LA DE AVDA. english THE BUILDING major artworks acquired at the ARCO con- temporary art fair in Madrid. The narratives Located in the centre of Móstoles, CA2M is of the two collections, together accounting housed in a new building on the site of an for around two thousand artworks, com- historic old building known as La Casona. plement each other: the more internation- Covering a total of 5886 square metres, al ARCO collection helps to contextualise the art centre has various exhibition halls the visions of the CA2M Collection, more divided over three floors, an auditorium focused on Madrid and Spain. These hold- seating one hundred, a cafeteria, a library ings have an intermittent presence in the and a roof terrace designed to host open- centre in temporary exhibitions, that lend 4 air activities. It also has admin offices and it meaning and put it in dialogue with hap- research spaces, as well as storerooms con- pening international trends, allowing it to the year: the audiovisual offer in winter ical explanation with another more open ditioned to hold the works of the collection. be studied and be known in greater depth, with the Cinema on Sundays programme; one that will enable people to build their The initial architectural design by Celia Vin- as well as experimenting and questioning courses, such as the by now classic But own knowledge, accepting mistakes as uesa and Pablo Pérez-Urruti was modified the languages and formats of exhibitions. …is this art? run by Universidad Popular, failed attempts that deserve to be shared in 2016 with a series of ‘acupuncture’ ar- It is also showcased in capsules inserted in autumn and winter; working with spe- and to be seen as steps forward to other chitectural interventions by Andrés Jaque/ at different points throughout the museum cialised collectives such as the Rompe el hitherto unknown questions and towards Office for Political Innovation to lend it a walkthrough, thus continually renovating Círculo association in the Roof Garden; other ways of confronting reality. singular character. the vision of its holdings. 3 artist residences; creative workshops; At the present it is not only necessary Picnic Sessions, a programme of perfor- to collect, conserve, exhibit and interpret, EXHIBITIONS ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATION mances and concerts held between the but it is equally urgent to frame and con- end of May and the beginning of June textualise the artworks in a collection un- CA2M is a container for reflection in which The main art centre of a community must every year on the roof terrace, and dur- der the light of new art practices and within the exhibitions have to be understood as be a support structure with a mission ing the Autoplacer self-publishing music the context of the relationship between the its backbone, as a maximum intensity in to participate in the construction of a festival at the end of September which museum and its audiences. In this way, its ways of connecting with society. The ex- high-quality public culture. To this end, are a benchmark in the Community of core aspects are brought under a critical hibition programme is a mutual support since CA2M first opened it has placed Madrid for their diversity and appeal. In optic while other marginal aspects can be- structure for the rest of the departments special emphasis on its programme of this regard, the roof terrace is particu- come primordial narratives for new gener- at the museum, a link for the production activities, ranging from traditional events larly apt for certain activities or artists’ ations, in a dialectic vision that renews the and dissemination of artistic discourses like symposiums, screenings or debates interventions, minimum yet with a highly collection from its manifold potentials for and projects. to more novel formats to bring contempo- symbolic value, tying in with the art cen- interpretation. Working on a relationship in real time rary culture into contact with the flows of tre’s general programme. These should As opposed to the teleological tempo- and synchronisation with internation- highly diverse audiences. Its programme all be understood as CA2M’s constantly rality of conventional History and to the or- al art contexts must necessarily involve has become an international benchmark growing immaterial heritage. dinary time of productivity, there are also a recovering of the genealogies of our in Spain thanks to its approach not only The centre’s educational activities are other subaltern temporary modalities, like own production: discursive attention to to accompany its programme but also predicated on the principle of intellectual 2 that of cultural workers, colonial flows, gen- the material culture of contemporary tangential to it, being able to expand hospitality, of welcoming and of respect der readings or regressive history. As such, art in Madrid from inside and outside its the diversity of its audiences and their for different positions, making the art COLLECTION the collections disconnect from a thematic boundaries. diverse capacities for attention. While centre a place for dialogue in perpetual 5 synchronicity with markets in order to en- The group exhibitions, curated by var- at once working on the local community present. Here education is viewed as a CA2M is the custodian of the Community gage with possible readings that involve ious experts, give rise to viewpoints on level, its networking, forms of collabora- process of ongoing investigation, con- fotografías of Madrid’s contemporary art collection, studying their own idiosyncrasy: how they happening art, its relationship with pop- tion and co-production allow it to have a necting with various interest groups, like 1 Exhibition Punk. Photo: María Eugenia Serrano which was first started in the early eight- have evolved, how they grow, how they ular culture and the problems of society presence in a multiplicity of geographies, young people, families and teachers, and 2 Picnic Sessions, summer terrace activities. ies with the acquisition of works from ex- have been used and how they have trav- today. In the case of solo shows by emerg- making it a unique case within the Euro- its themes are focused on the individu- Photo: Arantxa Boyero 3 Exhibition Punk. Photo: María Eugenia Serrano hibitions held in its various venues. Since elled are questions needing to be investi- ing Spanish and international artists, the pean institutional field. al body and the collective body and the 4 Mutant space, workshop for teens. 2013, it has been further enriched with the gated—as demanded by art practice and art centre lends particular emphasis to the Its wide-ranging programme makes generation of methodologies for debates Photo: María Eugenia Serrano Díaz deposit of the Fundación ARCO Collection, institutional critique today—in order to con- production of new projects to create new it a centre with a permanent and intense on the cultures of the image. Its main 5 Mutant space, workshop for teens. which grows every year with the addition of tinue building a solid future. works of art. activity with various peaks throughout goal is to replace the regime of mechan- Photo: María Eugenia Serrano Díaz

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