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Established | 1 September 2013 |
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Location | Retiro, Madrid |
Coordinates | 40°25′15″N 3°41′18″W / 40.42076579378246°N 3.688300105072749°W |
Collections | Contemporary art |
Collection size | 948 |
Founder | Ana Gervás & David Cantolla |
Architect | estudioHerreros (Juan Herreros+Jens Richter) |
Website | www |
Espacio Solo – and its accompanying Colección Solo – is a private contemporary art museum in Madrid, founded by Spanish industrialist Ana Gervás and entertainment executive David Cantolla in 2013 and expanded into its current form in 2018. David Cantolla is the founder of Zinkia Entertainment and a BAFTA award winner for the animated series Pocoyo.
The collection comprises 948 paintings, sculptures and drawings by an international group of artists, including established and emerging artists working in figurative art, contemporary sculpture, pop surrealism and new media.[1][2][3] The art collection forms the core of several museum programs that aim to support artists and art education across Madrid with different art support projects, awards and grants.[4]