Last days to see one of Madrid's exhibitions of the year. Sala Alcalá 31 brings together Ouka Leele and the artists of La Movida who turned classical myths into pop language. It closes on Sunday 18 October. 🎨🏺

More than a hundred works by Ouka Leele, El Hortelano, Ceesepe, Carlos Franco, Costus, Sigfrido Martín Begué, Guillermo Pérez Villalta and Patricia Gadea.

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📅 Until Sunday 18 October 2026

🕐 Tuesday to Saturday, 11 am-8.30 pm · Sunday, 11 am-2 pm · Closed Mondays

📍 Sala Alcalá 31, Calle de Alcalá, 31, Madrid

🎟️ Free entry

🏺 The exhibition

The starting point is Rappelle-toi, Barbara!, the 1987 action in which Ouka Leele stopped the traffic around the Cibeles fountain to stage the myth of Hippomenes and Atalanta. From there, the show explores how photography, painting and visual culture crossed paths in the 1980s.

Classical mythology became a key tool to imagine the new reality of Spain's transition to democracy: from Ceesepe's comics and fanzines to El Hortelano's romanticism and Martín Begué's take on art history. Together they build a new mythology of Madrid.

🏛️ The venue

Sala Alcalá 31 is housed in the former Banco Mercantil e Industrial, a short walk from Sol. It is the Region of Madrid's main space for contemporary art, and entry is always free.

ℹ️ Tips: the room starts clearing 10 minutes before closing, and on Sunday it only opens in the morning. Metro Sevilla (L2) or Sol.

✨ La Movida, told through gods and heroes.