ZONA MACO 2023: Crossing Continents and Cultures

Artworks made from found materials, incorporating talismans, using the Pua Kumbu weaving technique and more

Mexico’s capital city has always been a melting pot of art and design—a Haussmanian street kisses a Brutalist structure before melting into Luis Barragán’s mid-century modernism on the way to Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul in colonial Coyoacan. Navigate the CDMX subway system thanks to Lance Wyman’s wayfinding pictographs, and then visit one of Diego Rivera’s murals to honor the public servants who built it. But …

ZONA MACO 2023: Majestic Bodies

Beautiful and playful explorations of gender, sex and the body at the CDMX art fair

If there was any doubt before, 2023’s ZONA MACO has proven that the art world has fallen in love with CDMX. This year’s record-breaking edition attracted over 77,000 international visitors and featured 216 exhibitors from 26 countries, solidly cementing the festival as Latin America’s hottest art affair. It has been a kind of renaissance after the restrictions put in place due to the ongoing pandemic. Just as the …

Todos Santos, Mexico’s Portals of the Oasis Multi-Sensory Art Happening

An artistic and culinary collision in Baja California

Harnessing the power of creative participation, Portals of the Oasis will once again welcome guests to Todos Santos, Mexico this February. The annual art event centers on a developing cross-disciplinary community and emphasizes expression in the inspiring landscape of Baja California. The multi-day event series—created by Julia Chaplin, founder of the Todos Santos-based art center Proyecto Dracula, along with creative director and curator Martine Bury—encompasses …