Art and exhibit space in Carabanchel
Espacio Urg3l is a relatively new creative and exhibition space located in the decidedly non-trendy Carabanchel neighborhood of south-central Madrid. The space located in a nondescript industrial building on a small side street and is dedicated to providing a space to create, display, and publicize art and artists outside of the traditional gallery circuit and allow the public to approach the artists and their works in a direct, sincere, and equal basis.
The space is divided into several sections including a large main hall (known as the Playground) which is home to the majority of the space’s events, several smaller rooms for video projections and displays, and a series of workshops and studios. I went there for an exhibit put on by the La Colmena collective and it was a lovely space to see exhibits. The floor plan is open and flooded with natural light and the converted industrial building complimented the works nicely but never crossed over into being the protagonist as can sometimes happen with spaces like this.
