10 YEARS OF FERIA MATERIAL

We wish you a very happy new year and we can’t wait to see you next month at the 10th edition of Feria Material. We have a feeling this is going to be Mexico City’s best Art Week ever.

• Feria Material returns to Expo Reforma from February 8th through 11th. As a member of our Invited community, we look forward to welcoming you during the fair’s exclusive preview on Thursday, February 8th.
   
• If you’re joining us from elsewhere, we highly recommend you arrive early. We’ve got an action-packed week prepared for you beginning with Material Monday on February 5th.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

We kick off the 2024 Art Week with our favorite tradition: Material Monday. We invite you to enjoy a traffic-free tour of Mexico City’s art scene, thanks to Mexico’s Constitution Day holiday.

• We’ll begin with a visit to the historic Nancarrow O’Gorman house for a pop-up exhibition organized by PEANA, as part of their acclaimed “Off-Site” program. 
   
• From 4 to 8pm, you can tour the openings at our participating local galleries: General Expenses, LLANO, Lodos, Pequod Co., Deli Gallery, Saenger Galería, PEANA, Mascota, Salón Silicón, Campeche, Galería Enrique Guerrero, as well as a pop-exhibition at Luis Barragán’s Casa Gilardi, organized by Saenger Galería. 
   
• Finally, we’ll be celebrating till late at Unión Veri Bari, a social club created by the artist Victor Costales and our favorite nighttime spot in Mexico City. 

On Wednesday, we’ll present Fragmented States by Carlos Amorales for the very first time in Mexico, as part of our Listening Material program.

• A declaration of the unifying power of art and human communion, this hugely ambitious work features the participation of 24 singers, 24 percussionists, a troupe of dancers and a mezzo soprano, as well as costumes designed by Carlos Amorales.
   
• The performance will take place at the iconic Polyforum Siqueiros, designed by David Alfaro Siqueiros in the 1960s and home to the largest mural work in the world, La Marcha de la Humanidad.

On Friday evening, join us at the Tamayo Museum’s auditorium for the first part of our program, Machine Yearning, organized in collaboration with KADIST and the University of Monterrey.

• The program explores the impact of artificial intelligence on artistic production and will include video screenings by artists Sofia Crespo, Juan Obando, Mat Dryhurst & Holly Herndon, Nouf Aljowaysir, Ana Min Wein, Camilo Echeverri, Patricia Dominguez, Josefina Buschmann, and John Menick.
   
• Friday’s keynote speaker will be Manuel DeLanda, the Mexican-American writer, artist, and philosopher known for his influential books like War in the Age of Intelligent Machines and A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History and, most recently, Materialist Phenomenology: A Philosophy of Perception (Theory in the New Humanities).
   
• The Machine Yearning program will continue during the weekend at Feria Material’s new forum space, which is free and open to the public. We’ll be releasing the full schedule of events in the coming weeks.

On Saturday, we’ve got even more in store for you. Join us for a very special performance and a party worthy of our 10th anniversary. 

• We’ll present the Latin American debut of Untitled (Holding Horizon) by Berlin-based artist, Alex BaczyÅ„ski-Jenkins. This emotionally charged, durational performance work is presented as part of our performance program, IMMATERIAL, curated by Michelangelo Miccolis.
   
• Directly following the performance will be Material’s 10th Anniversary Party, in collaboration with Mexico City underground music collective, EXT. It’ll be a night overflowing with energy, incredible DJs, delicious drinks, a non-stop dance floor, and lots of love.

We thank all the gallerists, artists, collectors, curators, art professionals and art enthusiasts from all over the world who have made it possible to get here.

We can’t wait to celebrate 10 years of Material with you.

SEE YOU NEXT MONTH!