MECA consists of 30+ exhibitors between 11 international galleries; 5 local galleries; 3 special projects; and 8 proposals for emerging artists and independent curators (MECANISMOS) selected through an open call that was evaluated by curators Lizania Cruz & Luis Graham Castillo, all within the main building of the Arsenal de la Marina Española in Old San Juan.
MAIN SECTION
47 Canal
New York City, NY (USA)
Mexico City (Mexico)
Arróniz
Mexico City (Mexico)
New York City, NY (USA)
New York City, NY (USA)
Harare (Zimbabwe) + New York, NY (USA)
New York City, NY (USA)
New York City, NY (USA)
New York City, NY (USA)
San Juan (Puerto Rico)
New York City, NY (USA)
Gavin Brown’s Enterprise
New York, NY (USA) + Rome (Italy)
North Little Rock, Arkansas (USA)
New York City, NY (USA)
New York City, NY (USA)
Chicago, IL (USA)
São Paolo (Brazil) + Brussels (Belgium) + New York City, NY (USA)
Tokyo (Japan)
San Juan (Puerto Rico)
San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Guatemala City (Guatemala)
Reyes/Finn
Detroit, MI (USA)
Lima (Peru) + Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Boston, MA (USA)
Milwaukee, WI (USA)
MECANISMOS
Curated by Lizania Cruz & Luis Graham Castillo
MECANISMOS is a platform where emerging galleries, exhibition spaces and venues - for the sale and exposure of contemporary art practices - may present the work of up-and-coming artists who have entered the market after 2010. Proposals were based on a curatorial concept within the context of an art fair. The applications were reviewed by curators Lizania Cruz & Luis Graham Castillo.
The projects selected include proposals by:
Km 0.2
San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Localidad Alterna III:
ECO-logícas
Presented by Sofía Reeser del Río
Culebra (Puerto Rico)
La Salita
New York City, NY
presented by Aquí Galería
Washington (USA) + Santiago (Chile)
Tulsa, OK (USA)
Grau Galería
Lima (Peru)
Jonathan Torres
curated by Eveliina Tuulonen
San Juan (Puerto Rico) + Helsinki (Finland)
Puebla (Mexico)
San Juan (Puerto Rico)
performance by La Trinchera
San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Sagrada Mercancía
Santiago (Chile)
SPECIAL PROJECTS
MECA Special Projects are a curator/artist led section that features the works of mid-career and established artists. For this third edition, MECA presents three projects:
San Juan (Puerto Rico)
New York City, NY (USA)
New York City, NY (USA)
New York City, NY (USA)