Mexico City's Zona Maco fair finds a 'balance between continuity and renewal'

"Returning to Mexico City's Centro Banamex for its 22nd edition, Zona Maco (4-8 February) is the centrepiece of Mexico City Art Week 2026, with at Estudios Maravilla, at Expo Reforma and at Proyectos Públicos (all 5-8 February) playing essential roles. Over the past decade, Mexico City has established itself as the centre of the Latin American art scene. Alongside the fairs, the city's galleries and museums time their most ambitious exhibitions to Art Week,"

""The 2026 edition reflects a careful balance between continuity and renewal," Lazo tells The Art Newspaper. "A strong core of long-standing exhibitors-many of whom have been central to the fair's development over the years-returns once again. At the same time, the 2026 edition introduces over 40 new galleries. These newly incorporated exhibitors span Latin America, North America, Europe and Asia, and include internationally established galleries and younger spaces with clearly defined curatorial positions.""

Zona Maco returns to Mexico City's Centro Banamex for its 22nd edition (4–8 February) as the centrepiece of Mexico City Art Week 2026, with Estudios Maravilla, Expo Reforma and Proyectos Públicos (5–8 February) playing essential roles. Mexico City has emerged as the centre of the Latin American art scene, and galleries and museums schedule ambitious exhibitions to coincide with Art Week. Founded in 2002 by Zélika García, Zona Maco is the largest art and design fair in Latin America, featuring more than 220 galleries from 26 countries and programming contemporary and modern art, design, antiques, photography and publications under the artistic direction of Direlia Lazo. The 2026 edition balances continuity and renewal, retaining core long-standing exhibitors while introducing over 40 new galleries and showcasing works by Jose Dávila, Julian Charrière and Alicja Kwade.

Read at The Art Newspaper - International art news and events