'Cultivar al extraño' offers a comprehensive look at Álvaro Perdices' artistic journey from the early 1990s to 2022, featuring a collection of his projects and several new installations specifically created for La Virreina Centro de la Imagen. This exhibition explores the diverse meanings behind 'cultivar', symbolizing growth in various contexts, including ideologies and personal development, while addressing themes of nature and peripheral botany that are pivotal in Perdices' work. The title also nods to the queer elements and uncanny aspects prevalent in the artist's explorations, challenging normative constructs. From his beginnings in Los Angeles to his current role at the Museo del Prado, Perdices' work contrasts underground movements with scholarly perspectives—illustrating a journey that reconciles human action and nature’s response to ecological turmoil. The exhibition culminates with 'Formas del porvenir (2025)', revisiting critical projects suspended during the Spanish Civil,