La galería expone arte abstracto.

Expone comes from the verb exponer (to exhibit, to display, to set out).

In La galería expone arte abstracto, it is:

• present tense
• third person singular
• matching la galería (the gallery)

So the pattern is:

• yo expongo
• tú expones
• él/ella expone
• nosotros exponemos
• ellos exponen

Here, la galería is treated like she/it, so Spanish uses expone.

Because Spanish often leaves out the article when talking about something in a general, non-specific way, especially after certain verbs.

So:

• La galería expone arte abstracto = the gallery exhibits abstract art in general

If you said el arte abstracto, it would sound more like:

• abstract art as a category/concept, or
• a more specific/defined instance depending on context

In this sentence, no article sounds very natural because arte abstracto is being presented as the type of art the gallery exhibits.

Because arte is generally treated as a masculine singular noun in standard Spanish when it means art.

So the adjective agrees with it:

• arte abstracto
• arte moderno
• arte contemporáneo

Even though arte does not end in -o, it is still masculine in this use.

If you included the article, you would normally say:

• el arte abstracto

So the masculine adjective abstracto is exactly what you should expect.

Yes. Galería is a feminine noun, so it takes la.

That is why the sentence starts with:

• la galería

A lot of Spanish nouns ending in -ía are feminine, such as:

• la familia
• la historia
• la energía
• la galería

So this is a normal gender pattern to learn.

Because in Spanish, adjectives often come after the noun.

So:

• arte abstracto
• vino tinto
• casa grande

This is one of the most common word-order differences from English, where adjectives usually come before the noun.

Could Spanish sometimes place the adjective first? Yes, but in this case abstracto arte would sound unnatural. Arte abstracto is the normal order.

The accent mark in galería shows that the stress falls on rí:

• ga-le-RI-a

Without the accent mark, the stress rules of Spanish would suggest a different pronunciation, so the written accent is necessary.

A few pronunciation notes:

• g in galería is a hard g, like in go
• the r is a light Spanish r sound, not a heavy English r
• ía is pronounced in separate syllables: rí-a

So galería has four syllables:

• ga
• le
• rí
• a

It can suggest either, depending on context.

The Spanish present tense is flexible. It can express:

• a general fact: The gallery exhibits abstract art
• a current action/state in the right context: The gallery is exhibiting abstract art

By itself, this sentence most naturally sounds like a general statement about what the gallery shows.

If you specifically wanted to emphasize the action in progress, Spanish could also say:

• La galería está exponiendo arte abstracto

But the simple present expone is very common and natural.

Yes. Exhibe is also correct and very natural.

There are slight differences in feel:

• expone = exhibits, displays; often used in museum/gallery contexts
• exhibe = exhibits, shows; also common
• muestra = shows, displays; broader and a little less specialized

So all of these can work:

• La galería expone arte abstracto
• La galería exhibe arte abstracto
• La galería muestra arte abstracto

The original sentence sounds especially appropriate for an art or museum setting.

Here, arte is being used as an uncountable/mass noun, like art in English.

So:

• expone arte abstracto = exhibits abstract art

You would not normally pluralize it here.

If you wanted to talk about individual pieces, Spanish would usually use something else, such as:

• obras de arte abstracto = abstract artworks / works of abstract art

So the sentence is talking about the type of art the gallery exhibits, not a number of separate items.

This is the normal, neutral Spanish word order:

• subject + verb + object

So:

• La galería = subject
• expone = verb
• arte abstracto = object

Spanish can move things around for emphasis, but the original order is the most straightforward and natural for a simple statement.

For a learner, this is the pattern to copy first.