![Colección VIII](/sites/default/files/2021-01/ca2m%20gregor%20schneider%20habitacin%20de%20los%20nios%20ii%202008%20150.jpg)
Sofía Museum. Two public collection separated by just a few kilometers away. Both shows answer to two different institutional circumstances, however they both converge in the will to critically stare at reality through art.
![RABIH MROUÉ](/sites/default/files/2021-01/rabih%20web%20240.png)
CA2M holds Rabih Mroué´s first solo exhibition in Spain. Mroué (Lebanon, 1967) developed his career as director, playwright, performer, essayist and visual artist, his work always reflects on the use of images for (and against) official narratives: from the Lebanese geopolitical reality to the massive production of images of the Syrian revolution.
![Colección VII](/sites/default/files/2021-01/ca2m%20sigalit%20landau%20barbed%20hula%202000.jpg)
In the XX century, the issue of the body has had a unique prominent role within the art history and visual culture. CA2M showcases part of its extensive image collection (photographies, videographics and others) of the body by a serial of artists from different decades and years since mid-XX century to the present.
![Sin motivo aparente](/sites/default/files/2021-01/ca2m%20sin%20motivo%20aparente%20lara%20favaretto.jpg)
Sin motivo aparente (For no apparent reason) is a collective exhibition showcasing the work of over thirty Spanish and International artists with the single objective of reviewing the relationship between art and public within a context, the CA2M venue, Center where the viewer has been CA2M main objective since its opening five years ago.
![Halil Altindere](/sites/default/files/2021-01/halil%20altindere.jpg)
A través de sus vídeos, fotografías, pinturas y esculturas, Halil Altındere analiza la realidad de su país, Turquía, al subrayar las tensiones que generan los binomios de tradición / modernidad, nación / identidad y sociedad / gobierno. Al mismo tiempo, presta atención a las nociones de comunidad y control indagando en la naturaleza del poder. La exposición del CA2M repasó su trabajo siguiendo tres líneas básicas: su posicionamiento ante la evolución de la sociedad turca contemporánea, la actitud del artista ante un mundo del arte globalizado y el importante papel de Halil Altındere en la escena artística turca.
![Javier Utray](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Javier_Utray_Sue%20Ponce%20%20%2819%29.jpg)
This exhibition, entitled Javier Utray. An Anamorphic Portrait, curated by Mariano Navarro and Andrés Mengs, aspires to serve as a homage and memorial to this multifaceted artist. It also aims to highlight the significance and uniqueness of Utray’s creative personality.
![Belén Uriel](/sites/default/files/2021-02/Belen_Urielx240.jpg)
Belén Uriel (Madrid, 1974) develops an artistic practice that revolves around everyday objects and ordinary architectural elements which she transforms into sculptures by a series of different methods, questioning how certain social and cultural values are inscribed in our material culture.
![Sergio Prego](/sites/default/files/2021-02/SergioPrego_High_Risex240-.jpg)
High-Rise es una respuesta plástica a la nueva arquitectura del museo como ejercicio radical de ocupación, planteada específicamente para los dos puntos transformados durante la primera fase de Acupuntura. La arquitectura del CA2M en transición: el zaguán de entrada y el nuevo espacio expositivo de tres plantas de altura abierto en el corazón del Centro.