Zona Maco 2023: Foreigners flocking to Mexico City art scene
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- 04 Apr 2023
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Zona Maco has evolved from the upstart of Mexico City’s art scene into the largest art fair in Latin America, and one of the most important in the world. Last month the fair celebrated its 19th anniversary with a cosmopolitan flair that confirmed its rightful place on the world stage – and the changing face of the Mexican capital.
Since its founding in 2004 by Mexican art historian Zélika García, Maco (from “México Arte Contemporáneo”) has always had global ambitions. When it started, the Mexican contemporary art scene was at a pivotal juncture; collecting was less common and some of today’s leading galleries were just coming onto the scene.
Visitors at Salón Acme gallery in Mexico City during this year’s Art Week. (Marko Ayling)
Zona Maco – which now includes design, antiques and photography – has since spawned Art Week, a citywide celebration hosted every February alongside the event that includes other art fairs like BADA in Campo Marte, the Feria Material in Expo Reforma and Salón Acme in Proyecto Público Prim in Juárez.
“In the last decade, Zona Maco has become the flagship art fair of Latin America,” says Antea Martín, part of the curation team at Haab, a co-working space and art venue in Condesa.
Maco was the last “normal” event in 2020 before COVID-19 shut down the city. The event was canceled in 2021, and returned in February of 2022 as Mexico City was coming out of lockdowns, and witnessing a rise in popularity with foreign remote workers. Read More…
