Miami Art Week

All about the Argentine presence at Miami Art Week
Eighteen galleries are participating in the fairs Art Basel Miami Beach, Pinta, Untitled Art Fair and Nada. The details of each one and how the strategy to promote national art is
Art Week Miami, which runs from today until December 8, brings together around 20 major art events around Art Basel Miami Beach, including the fairs Pinta, Untitled Art Fair and Nada, in which 18 Argentine galleries are participating.
Thus, Isla Flotante, Ruth Benzacar, Jorge Mara-La Ruche, Piedras, Barro and Rolf Art (Art Basel Miami Beach); Constitución, Vigil Gonzales and Tramo (Untitled); Subsuelo, Imaginario, Pabellón 4, Luogom Valerie’s Factory, Ankara, Maman Fine Art and The White Lodge (Pinta Miami), and Calvaresi at NADA will be part of the event.

“Miami Art Week is a key meeting point for gallery owners, collectors and artists, offering an ideal platform to promote the quality and diversity of Argentine art on a global stage,” said Lucrecia Palacios, executive director of the arteba Foundation, an institution that, together with Meridiano, the Argentine Chamber of Contemporary Art Galleries, will participate in a special mission to position Argentine art.
For the task — which is also organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, together with the Consulate General and Argentine Promotion Center in Miami and the Argentine Agency for Investment and International Trade — not only will gallery owners be accompanied, but a series of strategic activities will also be developed, such as networking events and exclusive guided tours for potential buyers.
“Miami brings together extremely important actors at a global level and we seek to insert Argentine art into private collections, institutions, and public and private institutional acquisitions. And in that sense, the mission and objectives of Meridiano are the promotion both nationally and internationally, the formation of new audiences and the professionalization of galleries for the commercialization of Argentine art,” added Gonzalo Lago, director of Meridiano, to Infobae Cultura.
“The art week, due to its call and the global impact that the fairs that take place here have, acts as a bridge between Latin America and the world, providing an ideal platform for our galleries to consolidate their international presence,” added Palacios, who will also address three main aspects in the networking: “The dissemination of the International Program of arteba, which includes initiatives such as the Museum Acquisitions Program, the Program for Collectors and Professionals, and the Professional Relationship Program that we carry out throughout the year, so that international curators visit our art scene. We will also carry out a promotional action for the next edition of the fair and will conduct special guided tours to learn about the proposals of the 18 galleries that will travel to Miami, highlighting their diversity and artistic quality.”
During the event, the Argentina Creativa Art Galleries Directory will be presented, a tool designed to connect the Argentine artistic ecosystem with international markets, expanding its reach and highlighting its artists in global circuits. In addition, in collaboration with Marca País, postcards will be distributed in prominent restaurants in Miami, offering information about Argentine galleries.
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