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Zona Maco Anchors Mexico City Art Week as Material Debuts New Venue and AXA Prize Names Winner

Cross‑disciplinary programming and stronger Latin American representation define this year’s marketplace and public agenda.

Overview

  • Zona Maco runs February 4–8 at Centro Banamex with around 200 galleries across Contemporary, Design, Salón del Anticuario, Foto, and the new FORMA section highlighting functional art and design.
  • Photography takes a leading role this year, including the first Zona Maco presentation by Madrid’s Galería Blanca Berlín with ensembles of notable women photographers and mixed‑media approaches.
  • Feria Material Vol. 12 opened at the new Maravilla Studios site with five exhibition halls, 78 exhibitors from 21 countries, and organizers reporting a busy, successful first day of sales.
  • Material’s roster continues to tilt toward the region, with about half of participating galleries from Latin America and additional programs such as IMMATERIAL performance at Casa del Lago and the VOCAL talks series.
  • The AXA Mexico Art Prize at Zona Maco awarded Maruch Sántiz Gómez’s 1994 work, presented by OMR, with the piece acquired for AXA’s corporate collection under the prize’s acquisition model.