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Pinta Miami 2022 reaffirms its commitment to Latin American art with its most innovative proposal yet
18November
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Pinta Miami 2022 reaffirms its commitment to Latin American art with its most innovative proposal yet

Pinta Miami celebrates its sixteenth anniversary venturing into a brand new concept: this year the most important Latin American contemporary art fair will present a blend format that combines top-notch technology with the glamour of meeting in person. A team of ten internationally recognized curators will develop innovative proposals for the different sections of the fair. A series of prestigious prizes will award and support important artists at different stages of their career. Tradition and innovation coexist in this edition, through a tribute to the great Ides Kihlen, and the novelty of the first ever exhibition in the Metaverse. These are just some of the forefront proposals that Pinta Miami will present this year, opening its new headquarters at The Hangar in Coconut Grove.

In line with Pinta's commitment as an international platform to stimulate and disseminate Ibero-American modern and contemporary art, this year's edition presents an artistic program that includes diverse and interdisciplinary exhibitions, and sections carefully articulated by the curators Omar-Pascual Castillo, Mario Gioia and José Antonio Navarrete for the Main Section; Oscar Roldán-Alzate in the Solo-Duo Projects and Main Section sections; Felix Suazo for Special Projects; Florencia Portocarrero in NEXT; Gean Moreno for Intersections; Pascal Tarabay for the Pinta Design section; Veronica Santalla for the Media Point section and curator architect Daniel Fischer for the design and spatial distribution of the fair.

Pinta Miami seeks to support artistic practice and encourage collecting, through new and established awards. In its twelfth edition, the EFG Latin America Art Award, sponsored by our main supporter, encourages the production of emerging Latin American artists, pre-selected through a jury at contemporary art fairs in Latin America throughout the year. On the other hand, the NEXT Prize will be awarded for the first time, for the stand that achieves the most cohesive and comprehensive dialogue of the practices of the artists represented. As a crowning note, Pinta Miami will present a series of seven Private and Public Collections Awards, from important and prestigious Ibero-American collectors, from both sides of the Atlantic.

In this new edition there is also a place for tributes. Together with the Aina Nowack Gallery, we celebrate Ides Kihlen, who turned 105 in 2022, with a tribute exhibition at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires and with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Fine Arts.

Finally, in a completely disruptive and innovative approach, and seeking to create a link between the physical and virtual worlds, Pinta is the first major art fair to present an exhibition in the Metaverse, together with edigital.art, the Ella Fontanals Cisneros collection and the Museum District of Decentraland.

Pinta Concept thus becomes an exceptional showcase that not only highlights the outstanding quality of Latin American art, but also combines exclusivity and prestige to enhance the voice of artists and their social, cultural and ecological concerns. Fusing the face-to-face with the virtual, and connecting art lovers with its creators, Pinta is more than a fair: it is a concept.

Source: Pinta Miami