Art Basel Miami Beach Launches Meridians Section with Large-Scale Works and Brazilian Gallery Participation

festival-fair · 2026-04-23

From December 5 to 8, Art Basel Miami Beach will unveil its new Meridians section, curated by Magalí Arriola, featuring 34 large-scale artworks at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Artists such as Artur Lescher, Luciana Lamothe, and Ana Mendieta will participate. For the first time, Brazilian galleries Jaqueline Martins and Luciana Brito will share a booth. Anita Schwartz Galeria will display sound sculptures by Paulo Vivacqua, while Casa Triângulo will showcase Ascânio MMM. Additionally, from January 30 to May 30, Galeria Galatea Salvador and Nara Roesler will present "Barracas e fachadas do nordeste." In Brazil, exhibitions like "Greve Negra Já!" at MAES from February 24 to April 26 and "Solidão Coletiva" at CAIXA Cultural São Paulo from March 3 to July 12 will take place.

Key facts

Art Basel Miami Beach's Meridians section runs December 5-8, 2024, at Miami Beach Convention Center.
Magalí Arriola curates Meridians, featuring 34 large-scale works without a specific theme.
Nara Roesler is the sole Brazilian gallery in Meridians, presenting Artur Lescher.
Jaqueline Martins and Luciana Brito share a booth at Art Basel Miami Beach for the first time.
Galeria Kogan Amaro debuts at SCOPE Miami with four artists, including outdoor works.
"Barracas e fachadas do nordeste" at Galeria Galatea Salvador runs January 30-May 30, 2025.
MAES hosts two exhibitions: "Greve Negra Já!" (February 24-April 26) and "Arte em todos os sentidos" (February 24-April 26).
Frestas – Trienal de Artes at Sesc Sorocaba features 188 works from February 27-August 16, 2025.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

Art Basel
Nara Roesler
Jaqueline Martins
Luciana Brito
Anita Schwartz Galeria de Arte
Casa Triângulo
Galeria Kogan Amaro
SCOPE
Galeria Galatea Salvador
Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo (MAES)
Secretaria da Cultura (Secultes)
Fundo de Cultura do Estado do Espirito Santo (Funcultura)
Política Nacional Aldir Blanc (PNAB)
Ministério da Cultura (MINC)
Midiateca Capixaba
Sesc Sorocaba
CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
Phi Projetos
Cinnamon
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH)
MASP
Janaina Torres Galeria
FAMA Museu
IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
10×10 Photobooks
Getty Research Institute
Museo Reina Sofía
Rijksmuseum
New York Public Library
Paris Photo
Livraria da Travessa
Simões de Assis
El Espacio 23
Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
Galeria Estúdio Reverso
NND|Azeco
DAN Galeria
SP-Arte
Casa de Cultura do Parque
Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea (ICCo)
Lei Rouanet
banco BV
Laranjinha
Banco Itaú
Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
Instituto Hercule Florence
Documenta Pantanal
Centro Maria Antônia da USP
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
Fonte
Carmo Johnson Projects
Itaú Cultural
Ilê Asipá
Pina Luz
Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
PGHEA-MAC/USP
Movimento Grevista Negro
Ateliê Marlene Barros
Ponto de Cultura Coletivo ZBM
Universidade de Aveiro
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Serviço de Repressão à Mendicância
Império Russo
Art Basel Miami Beach
Nara Roesler Gallery
Museo Tamayo
Anita Schwartz Art Gallery
Kogan Amaro Gallery

Locations

Miami Beach
United States
Miami Beach Convention Center
Brazil
São Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Nova York
Salvador
Bahia
Vitória
Espírito Santo
Sorocaba
Belo Horizonte
Minas Gerais
Argentina
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
La Puntana
Recife
Pernambuco
Olinda
Zona Leste
Campo Grande
Mato Grosso do Sul
Itu
Amsterdã
Netherlands
Madri
Spain
Los Angeles
Lorena
Jardim Paulista
Vila Nova Conceição
Centro
Alto de Pinheiros
Cidade Universitária
Vila Madalena
Boaçava
Bela Vista
Bom Retiro
Porto Feliz
Mato Grosso
Grão-Pará
Amazônia
Pantanal
Algarve
Portugal
Ilha de Itaparica
Recôncavo Baiano
Santo Antônio da Patrulha
Rio Grande do Sul
Ipojuca
Fortaleza
Ceará
Tokyo
Japan
Mumbai
India
Pequim
China
Jacarta
Indonesia
Cameroon
France
England
Africa
Mexico

Sources

ARTE!Brasileiros — 2019-12-05
ARTE!Brasileiros — 2019-11-27