Feria Material, Vol. 11

Directors: Brett W Schultz, Co-founder, Partner, and Director
Isa Castilla, Co-founder, Partner, and Director of Development
Marcos Ruiz, Partner and Director of Programming

Selection Committee: Beatriz López (Instituto de Visión, Bogotá/New York)
Christopher Rivera (EMBAJADA, San Juan)
Francisco Cordero-Oceguera (Lodos, Mexico City)

Marking the start of a new decade, Feria Material returns for its 11th edition from the 6th to the 9th of February 2025, reaffirming its status as a key contemporary art fair in Latin America and a central event during Mexico City’s Art Week. Once again hosted at Expo Reforma in the lively Juárez neighbourhood, the fair features 72 exhibitors from 20 countries and 35 cities, celebrating a milestone edition with fresh voices and record levels of regional participation.

Exhibitor Highlights
The exhibitor programme is divided into two floors of exhibitions that showcase a blend of emerging voices and established leaders in contemporary art. Among the 24 first-time exhibitors are Albarrán Bourdais (Madrid), Galería Sendros (Buenos Aires), and Espacio Continuo (Bogotá). Many exhibitors outside Latin America highlight artists with strong regional connections, including Hannah Hoffman (Los Angeles) presenting Venezuelan artist Luz Carabaño, and David Peter Francis (New York) with Mexican artist Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez.

Proyectos Programme
The Proyectos programme continues to support Mexico’s contemporary art future. The two-year initiative offers exhibition space, mentorship, and workshops to six selected participants, coordinated by Lorena Peña Brito and supported by Del Castillo y Castro Abogados.

Programme Highlights
Feria Material’s expanded Art Week programme encourages cultural exchange and engagement across Mexico City. Highlights include:

Material Monday
Date: Feb 3, 4pm – 8pm
Venue: Various venues
Material Monday is a gallery circuit that will feature exhibition openings at over 13 local galleries participating in Feria Material, Vol. 11.
Shuttle service is available for the gallery openings circuit. Seats are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Vocal
Date: Feb 6 – 9
Venue: Banregio Lounge in Feria Material in Expo Reforma
Vocal, is a series of casual, inspiring conversations between Mexican artists and collectors who have significantly supported their career development that will be happening inside and during Feria Material, Vol. 11.

Prizes
Date: Feb 6
The Olivia Foundation Prize presented by Feria Material
The Olivia Foundation Prize recognizes women artists working in abstraction internationally and will commission a new work from an artist exhibiting at the fair.

Collé Prize
Presented at Feria Material in Mexico City, the Collé Prize celebrates contemporary collage as both a medium and a philosophy awarding one or more artists. Collé, is Pardon Collection’s curatorial platform, and in alignment with the fair’s dynamic and cross-cultural ethos, the prize recognizes artists whose conceptual rigor and technical innovation redefine how we engage with collage, assemblage, and related practices.

Immaterial, Vol. 8: Angela Goh – Body Loss
Date: Feb 7, 6:30pm, 8pm
Venue: Museo Experimental el Eco
Curator: Michelangelo Miccolis
Artist: Angela Goh
Performer: Gemma Sattler
Choreographic Installer: Molly McKenzie

International Visitors Programme Forum
Date: Feb 8, 10am – 5:30pm
Venue: Auditorio Museo Tamayo
Curator: Anaïs Lepage
This forum will be free entrance-free, open to the general public with limited capacity. Curated by Anaïs Lepage, the IVP Forum will convene leading international curators and art professionals to engage in critical conversations surrounding contemporary art in Latin America and beyond.
Produced by Feria Material and Salón ACME. With the support by UDEM and the Roberto Garza Sada Center for Art, Architecture, and Design.