Latin America’s most important contemporary art fair returns this February to Mexico City for its 12th edition.
● 118 participating galleries from 20 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Spain, USA,
France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and Venezuela
MEXICO CITY | NOVEMBER 24th, 2014
With a drawing over 40,000 attendees in its latest edition , Zona MACO has consolidated Mexico City as one of the most important frameworks for contemporary art scene in the world, and in its 2015 edition, curators, artists, gallery owners and collectors worldwide will gather once again to be part of the 12th edition of Latin America’s most important contemporary art fair.
Zona MACO 2015 will have five sections: Main Section, which shows projects by leading international galleries; New Proposals, selected by Pablo del Val (Spain, 1964), Artistic Director at Zona MACO (Mexico City); Zona MACO Sur, curated by João Mourão (Portugal , 1975) and Luis Silva (Portugal, 1978), Codirectors of the Kunsthalle Lissabon (Lisbon); Modern Art by Marcin Mauricio Alvarez (Mexico, 1980), Curator of Museo Experimental El Eco (Mexico City) and Zona MACO Design with a selection by Cecilia León de la Barra (Mexico City, 1975), independent curator.
Main Section — With a selection of 71 spaces from 15 countries, this section will showcase projects by leading international galleries.
New Proposals — Participation in this section is determined through an open application and subsequent acceptance from its curator, will include 23 galleries presenting a maximum of three emerging artists, under a selection whith a special focus and priority given to artists either living or working in Latin America or dealing with issues related to this area.
Zona MACO Sur — With projects by direct invitation from João Mourão (Portugal, 1975) and Luis Silva (Portugal, 1978), will bring together 21 participants under a curatorial strategy that will explore contemporary artistic practice through an approach to Laplace’s established in the 19th century, which offers the possibility of knowing the past to predict what will happen in the future.
Modern Art —
Design — Will showcase international modern art from 13 galleries, with an emphasis on work produced during the first half of the 20th century. It will examine the moments at which artistic modernity emerged in different parts of the Americas, with the aim of studying and reporting on the range and ideals of diverse and dissimilar avant-garde movements. For the fourth consecutive year, will include industrial design projects to enhance partnerships between studios, designers, galleries and artists, with limited editions of utilitarian objects.
Participating Galleries (by country)
Argentina (3)
RUTH BENZACAR, Buenos Aires ZMS DOCUMENT ART; Buenos Aires ZMS IGNACIO LIPRANDI, Buenos Aires ZMS
Brazil (2)
PILAR, Sao Paulo NP VERMEHLO, Sao Paulo ZMS
Chile (1)
PATRICIA READY, Santiago MS
China (1)
CONTINUA, San Gimignano / Beijing / Les Moulins MS
Colombia (1)
CASAS REIGNER, Bogota ZMS
Cuba (1)
SERVANDO, La Havana NP
Denmark (1)
NILS STAERK, Copenhagen MS
Spain (13)
LUIS ADELANTADO, Mexico City / Valencia MS PAULA ALONSO, Madrid NP BACELOS, Madrid / Vigo MS LA CAJA NEGRA, Madrid MS, CARRERAS MÚGICA, Bilbao, CAYÓN, Madrid
HEINRICH EHRHARDT, Madrid MS ESPACIO MINIMO, Madrid NP, SALA GASPAR, Barcelona / Monterrey, JAVIER LÓPEZ, Madrid MS MAYORAL, Barcelona MA NF, Madrid MS
TRAVESÍA CUATRO, Madrid / Guadalajara
USA (28)
JOSEÉ BIENVENU, New York MS BLACKSTON, New York NP BILL BRADY, Miami MS DILLON, New York MS HENRIQUE FARIA, New York MS FITZGERALD, New York NP MARC FOXX, Los Angeles NP JAMES FUENTES, New York NP GLADSTONE, New York MS CHARLIE JAMES, Los Angeles MS LUIS DE JESÚS, Los Angeles NP NATHALIE KARG, New York MS PAUL KASMIN, New York MS KOHN, Los Angeles MS KM FINE ARTS, Chicago / Los Angeles MA ART LEXING, Miami MS LTD LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles NP, NEGATIVA MODERNA, Archer NP WENDI NORRIS, San Francisco MS NYEHAUS, New York MS OHWOW, Los Angeles MS PABLO’S BIRTHDAY, New York MS MARC STRAUSS, New York NP CRISTIN TIERNEY, New York MS STEVE TURNER, Los Angeles NP JOHANNES VOGT, New York NP Y GALLERY, New York NP DAVID ZWIRNER, New York MS
France (1)
CONTINUA, San Gimignano / Beijing / Les Moulins MS
Germany (9)
CHERT, Berlin ZMS DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, Berlin MS DUVE, Berlin NP MICHAEL FUCHS, Berlin MS ALEXANDER LEVY, Berlin MS NORDENHAKE, Berlin / Stockholm MS MEYER RIEGGGER, Berlin ZMS MICHAEL STURM, Stuttgart MS SIES + HÖKE, Düsseldorf ZMS
Guatemala (1)
PROYETOS ULTRAVIOLETA, Guatemala NP
Italy (6)
BRAND NEW GALLER, Milan MS CARDI, Milan MS CONTINUA, San Gimignano / Beijing / Les Moulins MS RAFFAELLA CORTESE, Milan MS LORCAN O’NEILL, Rome MS EDUARDO SECCI, Florence MS
Mexico (31)
LUIS ADELANTADO, Mexico City / Valencia MS ARRÓNIZ, Mexico City MS ARTEFACTO, Mexico City NP PATRICIA CONDE, Mexico City MS, CURRO & PONCHO, Guadalajara MS / ZMS AGUSTÍN CRISTOBAL, Mexico City MS, EDS, Mexico City MS EHTRA, Mexico City MS
FIFI PROJECTS, Mexico City MS GAGA, Mexico City MS HILARIO GALGUERA, Mexico City MS
GAM, Mexico City MS / MA SALA GASPAR, Barcelona / Monterrey MS / MA GE, Monterrey MS ALFREDO GINOCCHIO, Mexico City MS PABLO GOEBLE, Mexico City MA ENRIQUE GUERRERO, Mexico City MS / MA KURIMAZUTTO, Mexico City MS / ZMS LABOR, Mexico City MS
LE LABORATOIRE, Mexico City MS MACHETE, Mexico City NP MARSO, Mexico City MS MUNO, Zacatecas, OMR, Mexico City MS PROYECTO PARALELO, Mexico City MS PROYECTOS MONCLOVA, Mexico City MS OSCAR ROMÁN, Mexico City MA ANDRÉS SIEGEL, Mexico City MA TALCUAL, Mexico City MS TRAVESÍA CUATRO, Madrid / Guadalajara MS / ZMS YAM, San Miguel de Allende NP
Netherlands (1)
FORNS WELTERS, Amsterdam ZMS
Peru (2)
80m2 LIVIA BENAVIDES, Lima ZMS PEPE COBO, Lima MS WU GALLERY, Lima NP
Portugal (2)
MÚRIAS CENTENO, Oporto ZMS FILOMENA SOARES, Lisbon MS/ ZMS
Sweden (2)
ELASTIC GALLERY, Stockholm MS NORDENHAKE, Berlin / Stockholm MS
Switzerland (5)
ABC ONTEMPORARY, Zurich NP CHRISTINGER DE MAYO, Zurich NP KNOERLE & BAETTIG, Winterthur NP MAI36, Zurich MS VON BARTHA, Basel MS
Turkey (1)
Zilberman, Istanbul MS
United Kingdom (8)
PILAR CORRIAS, London ZMS HALES, London MS PATRICK HEIDE, London NP VICTORIA MIRO, London MS INIGO PHILBRICK, London MA TIMOTHY TAYLOR, London MS TJ BOULTING, London NP HIDDE VAN SEGGELEN, London NP
Venezuela (1)
RGR ART, Caracas
About the Fair
Established in 2003 by Zélika García, Zona MACO is currently one of the leading art fairs that takes place every year during February at Centro Banamex in Mexico City.
Zona MACO 2015 will have five exhibition areas: Main Section, New Proposals, Modern Art, Zona MACO Sur and Zona MACO Design, as well as a program for galleries and collectors with leading institutions.
In 2014, in addition to the contemporary art fair Zélika Garcia established Zona MACO Antique Show in September at Centro Banamex, in order to embrace and strengthen the antiquities sector in Mexico.