Untitled Art Miami Beach (December 3-7)
Returning to its premier beachfront position, Untitled Art’s iconic white tent will host 176 exhibitors for its largest presentation yet, which kicks off with a preview on December 3. This year, Untitled Art is bridging regions and shining a light on Asia with the theme “East Meets West,” guest curated by Kathy Huang (independent curator and managing director of art advisory and special projects at Jeffrey Deitch) with Jungmin Cho of WHITE NOISE in Seoul. This thematic focus will showcase lesser-known artists from Asia, as well as artists, galleries and nonprofits from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Asian diaspora. Among the new entries from the East are Loft Art Gallery (Casablanca), SANATORIUM (Istanbul), Vin Gallery (Ho Chi Minh City), Con_ (Tokyo), Neon Parc (Melbourne), Jezca (Bucharest) and MOU PROJECTS(Hong Kong), joined by diaspora-led spaces like Rajiv Menon Contemporary (Los Angeles); LATITUDE (New York), Nunu Fine Art (New York and Taipei) and A.I. (London).
Notable highlights in the “Special Projects” section include Cuba’s El Apartamento (Havana, Madrid), presenting Reynier Leyva Novo’s Federal Cleaning (2024), a striking work that uses dust arranged on adhesive paper to create a haunting visual archive of impermanence between the dust of time and intentional erasure of events. Miami and New York’s JUPITER will feature Izhar Patkin’s 1990 sculpture Palagonia, inspired by Bernini’s 1652 marble altarpiece of St. Teresa in Rome and the grotesques of Sicily’s Villa Palagonia—a sight Goethe once described as “elements of madness,” capturing the sculpture’s visceral nod to the unconscious. Palagonia debuted at Holly Solomon Gallery in 1990 and has since appeared in prestigious exhibitions, including Castello di Rivara, Turin, in 1991 and MASS MoCA in 2014.
Recognizing the tough times facing many galleries amid a market slowdown, Untitled Art has taken steps to increase accessibility through subsidized booths in their “Nest” section, allowing emerging galleries to participate. This initiative has brought in promising names like Cub_ism Art Space (Shanghai), Negrón Pizarro (San Juan), Project K (Seoul), s t a r ch (Singapore), L.U.P.O. (Milan) and IRL Gallery (New York), adding fresh voices and perspectives to the fair’s dynamic roster.
