ART Situacions collaborates with the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza on Irma Álvarez-Laviada’s new exhibition
ART Situacions collaborates with the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza on Irma Álvarez-Laviada’s new exhibition
The artist, who received the Pilar Forcada ART Situacions Prize at ARCOmadrid 2022, leads the ninth edition of the museum’s Kora program.
ART Situacions reaffirms its commitment to emerging patronage by lending two key works from its collection to the exhibition ” Inside and outside the Frame”.
Madrid/La Garriga, February 19, 2026 ART Situacions is proud to announce its collaboration in the upcoming temporary exhibition by Irma Álvarez-Laviada, titled Inside and Outside the Frame, which will take place at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza from February 23 to May 3, 2026. For this special occasion, ART Situacions will lend two works from its own collection, thus consolidating its continued support for one of the most relevant voices in contemporary art today.
The exhibition, curated by Rocío de la Villa as part of the Kora program (dedicated to projects with a gender perspective), proposes a dialogue between industrial materials and the hierarchies of Western art. In this context, the works lent by ART Situacions are essential to understanding the artist’s evolution toward a critical geometric abstraction that questions the limits of the frame and the materiality of painting.
A successful connection: from ARCOmadrid to the Thyssen.
The relationship between ART Situacions and Irma Álvarez-Laviada was consolidated in 2022, when the artist was awarded the Pilar Forcada ART Situacions Prize at the ARCOmadrid fair. This recognition, valued at €15,000, not only led to the inclusion of the artist’s works in the foundation’s collection, but also reaffirmed ART Situacions’ mission as a driver of visibility for emerging talent.
“Seeing one of our award-winning artists reach a world-renowned institution such as the Thyssen Museum confirms that our patronage model works,” says Marcel Pascual, director of ART Situacions. “The Pilar Forcada Prize was created with the aim of identifying and supporting creators with a singular vision, and Irma’s trajectory is the best example of this.”
The exhibition will be on view in the museum’s Postpop rooms (first floor) and will remain open until May 3, 2026.
Key information:
• Exhibition: Irma Álvarez-Laviada. Inside and outside the Frame
• Dates: February 23 to May 3, 2026
• Venue: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
• More information:www.artsituacions.com | www.museothyssen.org
A Project of Patronage and Passion for Art
Aware of the scarcity of opportunities facing the youngest sector of contemporary art, ART Situacions, which arose from the personal desire of the Catalan collector couple Pilar Forcada and Marcel Pascual to contribute to invigorating the artistic fabric, was born in 2011 to promote emerging art through economic support for creation. As a result, two editions have already been held. The first took place in 2012 with Portugal as the guest country and featured the participation of Spanish artists Patricia Dauder, Pepe Cifuentes, Francesc Ruiz, Juan López Díez, Miki Leal, Jaime de la Jara, Santiago Giralda, Nuria Fuster, and the Portuguese artists Mauro Cerqueira and Carla Filipe. The second was held in 2016 with the Italian artists Ludovica Carbotta, Gabriele de Santis, Anna Franceschini, Diego Marcon, and Alek O. and the Spanish artists Miren Doiz, José Guerrero, Rubén Guerrero, Teresa Solar Abboud, and Anna Talens. Finally, the third initiative strengthened ties with France and brought together the work of five Spanish artists and five French artists: Elena Aitzkoa, Nora Aurrekoetxea, Lucía Bayón, Aleix Plademunt, and Pablo Capitán del Río, along with the French artists Salomé Chatriot, Marie-Luce Nadal, Benoît Piéron, Elsa Brès, and Yoan Sorin. They were selected by a committee formed by María de Corral, Lorena Martínez de Corral, Chus Martínez, and Vicent Todolí.
Following the passing of Pilar Forcada in 2021, her husband Marcel Pascual, collector and general manager of Honda-Greens, has taken over the direction of ART Situacions with the will to give continuity to the project in memory of his wife and their shared passion for art for over 50 years. “For almost half a century we have built together an eclectic and diverse collection, where alongside renowned artists we incorporate works by emerging promises,” says Marcel Pascual. “It has given us great joy to have contributed with our support to ensuring that a good number of artists have been able to dedicate themselves exclusively to creation.”
In addition, between 2017 and 2022, ART Situacions convened the annual ART Situacions ARCOmadrid prize to recognize the best work of emerging art at the fair. Its winners have been: Antonio Ballester Moreno (2017), Carlos Irijalba (2018), Patricia Gómez and María Jesús González (2019), Asunción Molinos Gordo (2020), Irma Álvarez-Laviada (2022) and Lara Fluxà (2025).