ZONAMACO | Arte Contemporáneo | Galleries | 2022

Galleries 2022

Main Section
The biggest section of the fair presents leading international galleries with the most representative contemporary artists in the global scene. Selection Committee: Ben Loveless (Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin/Stockholm/Mexico City), Guilherme Simões de Assis (Simões de Assis, São Paulo/Curitiba), Karen Huber (Galería Karen Huber, Mexico City), Lauren Kelly (Sean Kelly, New York/LA), Mills Morán (Morán Morán, Mexico City/LA), Teófilo Cohen (PROYECTOS MONCLOVA, Mexico City).

_ⓢZONAMACO EJES
New Proposals and Foro emerge through a rethinking that shapes ZⓈONAMACO EJES, a new section that bases its discourse on the current urgencies of art as a broader dialogue between galleries and artistic practices. Curator: Direlia Lazo (Havana, 1984) Independent curator, and has been a contributor to catalogues and journals on Cuban and Latin American art. Her experience includes director of exhibitions at Faena Art in Miami and Buenos Aires; curatorial practice in La Tallera.

_ⓢZONAMACO SUR
For 2022, ZⓈONAMACO SUR will count with projects from different galleries’ around the world, and each one will present a dialogue between two artists. Curator: Luiza Teixeira de Freitas (Rio de Janeiro, 1984), independent curator. In addition to working on various projects in São Paulo, New York, London, LA and the Middle East, Luiza's practice focuses mainly on curating and consulting for private collections. She is founder of the independent publishing house Taffimai.

_ⓢZONAMACO MODERN ART
This section will exhibit historical pieces by international artists focusing on Latin America, and works produced mainly during the first half of the 20th century. Curator: Esteban King Álvarez (Mexico, 1986) is a researcher and curator of Modern and Contemporary art. He holds a BA in History and a Master's degree in Art History at UNAM. From 2012 to 2015 he served as Curator and Head of research at the Museo Universitario del Chopo; and from 2015 to 2019 as curator of the ESPAC.