LONDON JUST GOT A NEW HOME FOR LATIN AMERICAN ART
Founded by Brazilian collector Flavia Nespatti, ANTESALA opens its doors on October in Fitzrovia with the inaugural group show Assembly Lines.
Launching on 10 October 2026, ANTESALA is a new permanent exhibition space and advisory platform working in collaboration with artists, commercial galleries, and cultural organisations to present exhibitions that highlight Latin American artists.
Founded by Flavia Nespatti, a collector and patron originally from Brazil, ANTESALA brings together her extensive experience within cultural institutions and her patronage focus on living Latin American artists. It will take up permanent residence in the Central London neighbourhood of Fitzrovia, on the first floor of a three-story, mid-century industrial building permanently acquired for the purpose. ANTESALA's specially renovated headquarters and exhibition space offers London's art audience a permanent space for regular and dynamic exchange with diverse voices from the region.
With the aim of channeling sustained energy and market activity towards Latin American artists and cultural projects, the space will present 4-5 exhibitions per year, consisting of modern and contemporary curatorial proposals in partnership with galleries and artists. ANTESALA will also offer broader advisory and strategic services to private and institutional clients, as part of its mission to maximise international opportunities for artists and their legacies.
Launching officially in October, the inaugural group exhibition titled ASSEMBLY LINES brings together works by artists from the 1960s to the present who share experimental and conceptual approaches to drawing. Encompassing a wide range of media, the exhibition reflects ANTESALA's ambition to expand and complicate local views about art and intellectual ecosystems in Latin America, and their interaction with the rest of the world. The broader programme will be announced in autumn. A series of public talks with artists, curators, and writers will begin in November.
Nespatti says: "ANTESALA is a long-term commitment. By acquiring the space on Tottenham Mews, we want to create a place for gathering and real dialogue around Latin American art, at a time when our institutions and curators are paying what feels like more attention. Our objective is to support that ecosystem and help build a broader and lasting market."
Laura González, senior director, says: "ANTESALA's Latin American focus is a challenge to diversify and deepen international discourse that increasingly mentions us but doesn't always represent us in our cacophony and sophistication. We take Edouard Glissant's view that universality can only be accessed through specificity. It's fascinating what a regional lens does to enrich our broader perspectives."
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