ARTBO ART FAIR OPENS IN BOGOTÁ
The cultural event celebrates its 21st anniversary with 46 international galleries, four curatorial sections, and a program that reaffirms its role as a key platform for contemporary art in Latin America.
Yesterday, September 25, the 21st edition of ARTBO / International Art Fair of Bogotá opened at the Ágora Convention Center, running through September 28. This year, the fair brings together 46 galleries from 18 cities worldwide—including Paris, Rome, Madrid, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, New York, and Bogotá—alongside 33 cultural institutions and four curatorial sections that underscore its commitment to quality, diversity, and innovation.
The Galerías (Proyectos / Galleries – Projects) section, curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates (curator and researcher from San Juan, Puerto Rico, former Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator at MCA Chicago), features ten projects by contemporary artists such as Álvaro Gómez Campuzano, Teresa Pereda, Francisca Rojas, María Guzmán Caprón, and the Tsufwelej Collective. These works engage with questions of memory, body, and territory through diverse materials and perspectives.
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Álvaro Gómez. Nave, 1986. Cortesía Galería SN, Bogotá, Colombia
Among the highlights of this section, Montenegro Art Projects (MAP) presents at booth A32 (5th floor) a collective exhibition exploring the intersections between art, society, and memory. The show gathers Rafael Villares, Tatiana Arocha, Laura Campaz, and Jorge Luis Vaca, four artists who address urgent issues such as migration, ecology, Afro-descendant identity, and national memory. Their works—ranging from Villares’ botanical installation inspired by David Fairchild’s expedition to Arocha’s large-format rainforest pieces—open a dialogue about history, belonging, and the fragility of ecosystems.
Also in the Galleries section, Nueveochenta (booth A01) showcases works by Beatriz Olano, Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar, Jaime Ávila, and José Olano.
The Encuentros (Encounters) section, curated by Juan Canela (Chief Curator, MAC Panama), offers a forum for interdisciplinary reflection on curatorial and museological practices in an increasingly diverse and connected world, addressing themes of identity, technology, and territoriality.
Curated by Carolina Cerón, Artecámara features 21 emerging artists in And our 21 Languages Will Catch Fire, an exhibition that speculates on the creative power of language and the symbolism of the number 21.
Trayectoria (Trajectory) honors Beatriz González (b. 1938) with a solo show tracing her critical engagement with violence and institutional oblivion, reaffirming her as one of Colombia’s most influential artists. Finally, Editoriales (Publications), curated by Felipe González (editor and cultural manager), gathers 110 publishers, bookstores, distributors, and associations, emphasizing the diversity and vitality of the publishing sector within the art ecosystem.
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