La Casa Encendida brings together La Chola Poblete, Niño de Elche and Pedro G. Romero in an exhibition that traces how colonial histories still resonate today in bodies, objects and culture. 🎨🌍

Curated by Manuela Moscoso, director of CARA, it arrives in Madrid after premiering in spring 2025 at the Center for Art, Research and Alliances in New York.

🎨 CONTINENTES COMO SEMILLAS · CONTINENTS LIKE SEEDS

📅 From 10 September 2026 to 10 January 2027

🕐 Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am to 9 pm · Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm (closed on Mondays)

📍 La Casa Encendida, Ronda de Valencia, 2, Madrid

🎟️ Free admission

🧵 The exhibition

Sound, sculpture, drawing and performance unpick the contradictions of colonial legacies. Niño de Elche and Pedro G. Romero follow the imperial trade routes that shaped flamenco, especially the Manila Galleon (1565-1815), starting from the Manila shawl: embroidered in China, sold across the Americas and later adopted as a symbol of Spanishness.

La Chola Poblete (Argentina, 1989) turns to her own body, merging it with figures such as the Virgin Mary, Pachamama or Che Guevara to reveal how capitalism, patriarchy and nationalism discipline bodies.

🔥 Beyond the gallery

The title comes from a poem by June Jordan: "New energies of darkness / we disturbed a continent / like seeds". The show comes with a programme of performances, family visits and accessible tours; check dates on La Casa Encendida's website.

ℹ️ Tips: galleries close 15 minutes before the centre. Metro Embajadores (L3, L5) or Lavapiés (L3).

✨ One of the must-see exhibitions of autumn in Madrid, and it's free.