Overview
- Organizers counted about 95,000 attendees and nearly 40,000 professionals as the fair wrapped on Sunday with a strong commercial balance.
- The edition brought together 211 galleries from 30 countries, exhibiting works by roughly 1,300 artists across a wide generational and media range.
- Major museums re-engaged in acquisitions, with the Reina Sofía set to incorporate Roberto Jacoby’s video Body Art and with IVAM and Es Baluard returning to purchase.
- Juries awarded multiple prizes, including Lexus Best Stand to Proyectos Ultravioleta, the NEWARTaward to Julia Scher and Jonas Englert, the Cervezas Alhambra prize to Esther Gatón, and Catapulta’s acquisition award to June Crespo.
- Argentina’s profile rose with 11 galleries and reported honors such as recognition for artist Julia Padilla and curator Gabriela Urtiaga, even as critics questioned the fair’s tilt toward brands, influencers and hospitality.