San Miguel Chapultepec Independent Art Spaces

Redrawing the global art map

Chapter 1

Abidjan's contemporary renaissance

Chapter 2

Riyadh's desert biennales

Chapter 3

Yogyakarta's collective canvas

Chapter 4

Mexico City's creative explosion

Ch 4 · Mexico City's creative explosion

andy San Miguel Chapultepec Art Spaces

Walking through old villa doors (walk on in!), art is filling up the floors (yeah, the floors!)

To influence the world, you must remain rooted in where you began.

Quiz

Casa Ortega, a creative hub for art installations, was the first house designed by which legendary Mexican modernist architect?

Fun Fact

Market art: For Kurimanzutto's first exhibition in 1999, 13 artists created works made entirely from items bought inside a traditional Mexican market, selling them for market prices.

Quiz

Which historic Mexico City neighborhood is famous for its concentration of experimental, independent contemporary art galleries?

Quiz

What unique feature of Casa Ortega makes it an ideal venue for contemporary outdoor art installations?

Gossip

Is the commercial art market ruining experimental art?

Quiz

The foundation behind Museo Jumex was funded by a family fortune made in which industry?

Quiz

Who founded the highly influential Zona Maco art fair in 2002?

Quiz

Which Pritzker Prize-winning architect designed the distinctive sawtooth-roofed Museo Jumex building in Mexico City?

Quiz

In which month does the annual Zona Maco art fair take place in Mexico City?

Quiz

Which world-famous Mexico City gallery began in 1999 as an experimental project without a fixed physical space, exhibiting first in a local market?