With the conviction of promoting the development of the art sector and consolidating Argentina as a Latin American benchmark in the art world, the arteba Foundation renews its commitment with a new edition of the fair. From Friday, August 29th to Sunday, August 31st, at the Costa Salguero venue, it will open its doors to the public with an initiative that seeks to expand its reach to artists, collectors, and enthusiasts from across the country, also expanding into new provinces and regions.
For five days—including two pre-opening days for special guests and the press—the fair will bring together more than 400 artists, 67 galleries, and art projects. It will also feature programs for collectors, acquisition spaces for national museums, an awards ceremony, a series of talks, guided tours, and musical performances.
A first look
In the main fair area, visitors are welcomed by the Andreani Space, which presents a large-format work designed to invite a first encounter with art. There, Mar del Plata-based artist Mariano Ulloa presents Hierro Dulce, figures crafted in fired iron—a low-carbon construction material—that invite the public to engage with the art object.
In that same space, galleries such as Piero Atchugarry (Miami), Animat (Santiago, Chile), and Galería Sur (Punta del Este, Uruguay) stand out. The latter celebrates its 40th anniversary with an exhibition dedicated to the Argentine painter Antonio Berni (1905-1981). Founded in 1985, Galería Sur began operations in a historic XNUMXth-century salting house, maintaining a close connection with the Río de la Plata art scene and reaffirming the regional spirit and Latin American identity at the fair.
Exploring cultures and landscapes
When browsing the Utopia section, the Chilean gallery Espacio 2018 debuts with the exhibition The natural as fiction, inspired by Chile's relationship with the landscape, the mountain range, and natural disasters. According to its curator, Mariairis Flores, it brings together works by three artists who explore landscape, nature, and territory. Flores comments: “It's our first international fair and we've already made our first sale in Buenos Aires.International logistics involved complying with customs requirements in both Chile and Argentina, including obtaining prior permits for the entry and exit of the works.
Also in Utopia, the experience of Central America is especially enriching. Guatemalan gallery Segismundo debuts for the first time with a project that explores the country's cultural imagery through everyday life, focusing on the church, the tavern, and the cemetery. The artistic richness is embodied in a central chapel that functions as a narrative element and in the careful lighting, which creates an introspective and discreet atmosphere.Guatemala is a mountainous territory, and that's a perfect analogy for understanding social and cultural complicity; the message never leaves the valley.", comments gallery owner Diego Sagastume.
The main artist, Bernabé, resides in Buenos Aires but maintains a strong connection to Guatemala, which facilitated the logistics of mounting and transporting the works, Sagastume adds.
On this occasion, Utopia also includes the Community Hall (Bogotá, Colombia), Sorondo Projects (Barcelona, Spain) and Public Relations (Mexico City, Mexico).
Proposals from the Argentine interior
Among the proposals from the interior of the country, the Satellite Gallery of Córdoba, which is celebrating almost four years of activity. Founded by Pablo Martínez and Valeria López, Satélite combines artistic creation, curatorship, and space management. In conversation with Customs News, Martinez explained that his project includes three artists, "to give them more space and allow the works to be displayed, reflecting how narratives are constructed and told through different means, incorporating historical, symbolic, and archival elements.".
With artists from different provinces, Satélite generates a dialogue that enriches the local and national scene. The transfer of the works was arranged with the support of the Casa de Córdoba, ensuring their safe arrival in Buenos Aires. For Martínez, arteba is a fundamental opportunity: “Each year we strive a little further, refining our approach and supporting the artists; we still maintain the essence of a close-knit project, where we all know each other and share the same practice.”
More institutional spaces
The fair also reaches other regions of the country, such as Cuyo and the north, and includes institutional spaces, discussion areas, offerings for collectors and professionals, as well as a carefully curated selection of books on art, illustration, design, and photography. In addition, the series of talks New cartographies for Latin American art invites us to reflect on the richness and diversity of art, consolidating arteba as a space for cultural encounter and projection.
In this frame, Customs News He toured the fair, contributing to the dissemination of national and international artistic culture and highlighting the importance of these spaces that combine creativity, identity, and global projection. The 2025 edition of arteba will take place in Costa Salguero, from August 29 to 31, with hours from 12 to 20.
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