Duque Arango Galería — Booth AM 317
Each December, Miami transforms into the cultural capital of the Americas. During Miami Art Week, the city becomes a global crossroads where collectors, institutions, critics, and art lovers converge to explore new artistic languages and market trends. Among all Miami art events, Art Miami 2025 remains one of the most influential and internationally anticipated. It is the place where legacy meets innovation, history meets experimentation, and where the global art market looks to discover the next defining narratives.
In this context, Duque Arango Galería arrives at Art Miami 2025 with a curatorial project that encapsulates the power, sophistication, and historical depth of Latin American art in the United States. Our exhibition, “Masters and Heirs,” positions Latin American art as one of the most essential forces shaping global contemporary discourse, an assertion supported by recent trends in the international market, museum acquisitions, and collector demand.
Visitors will find us at Art Miami 2025, Booth AM 317, where our curatorial vision unfolds as an intergenerational conversation between the giants of modern Latin American art and the contemporary voices who are redefining its future.
Latin American Art in the Global Market: A Defining Moment
Over the past year, the Latin American art market has reached unprecedented visibility on the global stage. Major institutions in the United States have acquired or exhibited major works by Latin American modern and contemporary artists. Auction houses in New York and London have seen record results for both historical masters and emerging voices, further driving international interest.
Several key developments define this upward trajectory:
1. Institutional Recognition
Museums across the United States continue to expand their Latin American collections, increasingly understanding these works as essential to the narrative of global modern and contemporary art.
Retrospectives, scholarly publications, and marquee acquisitions have positioned Latin American artists as central figures in conversations around abstraction, identity, decoloniality, and material innovation.
2. A Strong Market Across Generations
While modern masters like Wifredo Lam, Roberto Matta, Olga de Amaral, Fernando Botero, Rufino Tamayo, and Joaquín Torres García continue to perform strongly at auction, the last three years have also seen an extraordinary rise in demand for contemporary Latin American artists. Collectors are increasingly seeking the conceptual rigor, cultural depth, and material experimentation that define the region’s most innovative practitioners.
3. Miami as the Gateway
No city embodies the momentum of Latin American art like Miami. As a cultural bridge between North and South America, Miami concentrates collectors, diaspora communities, and institutions invested in Latin American identity and artistic production. It is precisely this ecosystem that makes Art Miami 2025 the ideal platform for presenting a powerful
Masters and Heirs: A Curatorial Proposal for Art Miami 2025
Our exhibition encapsulates the evolution of Latin American art from its canonical roots to its contemporary manifestations. It is a museum-level curatorial project designed to highlight the region’s intellectual, spiritual, and material depth.
“Masters and Heirs” unfolds as a multidirectional conversation between generations. Instead of a linear inheritance, the exhibition proposes a rhizomatic genealogy, where influences intersect, diverge, and regenerate. The modern masters are not static monuments but dynamic sources of creative energy. Their successors do not imitate them; they reinterpret the region’s foundational questions:
How do we reconcile the local and the universal?
How do we navigate the spiritual and the material?
How do we build identity in a world defined by translation, hybridity, and reinvention?
The result is an exhibition that mirrors Latin America itself—diverse, layered, contradictory, and profoundly alive.
The Masters:
The exhibition features major figures whose contributions shaped the identity of 20th-century Latin American art:
- Wifredo Lam
His synthesis of surrealism with Afro-Caribbean symbology defined a decolonial visual language that remains influential worldwide.
- Olga de Amaral
Her woven architectures transform textile into light, spirituality, and cosmic abstraction. Amaral is now considered one of the most important Latin American artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Explore works by Olga de Amaral at Booth AM 317 and speak with our team about available pieces.
- Fernando Botero
His monumental volumetric language has become synonymous with Latin American identity. His works continue to achieve strong results in the United States and international markets.
Learn more about acquiring Fernando Botero paintings and sculptures through Duque Arango Galería.
- Rufino Tamayo
A master of chromatic intensity, symbolism, and humanist abstraction.
- Joaquín Torres García
The architect of Constructive Universalism, whose philosophy of geometric order shaped the foundations of Latin American modernism.
- Oswaldo Guayasamín:
Renowned for his powerful, emotive paintings and sculptures that confront human suffering and celebrate resilience
Explore Oswaldo Guayasamín artworks and inquire for more information.
The Contemporary Heirs:
In dialogue with these masters, contemporary artists redefine the region’s narrative:
- Sair García
Known for his conceptual exploration of archives, memory, and visual fragmentation.
- Ariel Cabrera
A painter whose technical mastery interrogates historical representation through contemporary critique.
- Javier Caraballo
A rising voice in Latin American contemporary art, exploring identity, symbolism, and the expressive limits of form.
- Reynier Ferrer
Known for his textured, emotionally charged compositions that explore memory, identity, and the expressive power of abstraction.
- Darío Ortiz
A master of contemporary figurative painting, celebrated for his meticulous technique and profound reflections on human nature and art history.
- Alejandra Aristizábal
Recognized for her refined approach to form and material, creating works that merge poetic sensitivity with a distinctly contemporary aesthetic.
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Duque Arango Galería: A History of Excellence
For decades, Duque Arango Galería has been a cornerstone in the promotion and consolidation of Latin American art. With headquarters in Medellín, Colombia, the gallery has developed a rigorous curatorial identity grounded in academic research, museum-quality exhibitions, and long-term relationships with artists and collectors.
Our history is defined by:
- Championing modern masters whose contributions shaped the autonomy of Latin American art.
- Supporting mid-career and emerging artists whose practices expand regional narratives.
- Presenting exhibitions that interrogate identity, form, materiality, and cultural memory.
- Guiding collectors with expertise, transparency, and a commitment to excellence.
Through these foundations, Duque Arango Galería has positioned itself as an essential cultural agent connecting Latin American art to the United States art market, helping collectors and institutions engage with one of the world’s most dynamic artistic traditions.
The Role of Latin American Art in the United States Today
As Latin American communities continue to shape the cultural fabric of the United States, interest in Latin American art has expanded beyond traditional markets. Today:
- Collectors actively seek Latin American artists Art Miami to diversify and strengthen their collections.
- Museums increase acquisitions to reflect demographic and intellectual shifts.
- Art fairs, biennials, and galleries elevate Latin American voices to global relevance.
- Miami remains the most strategic hub for those looking to collect Latin American art in the United States.
Duque Arango Galería stands at the forefront of this movement, ensuring that the complexity and richness of Latin American art is presented with the rigor, dignity, and visibility it deserves.
The Importance of Art Miami 2025 in the International Art Landscape
Art Miami is the longest-running Miami art fair and one of the most prestigious fairs in the United States during Miami Art Week. Each year, it attracts collectors from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and North America, bringing together an audience that understands both the artistic and investment value of high-caliber artworks.
Search trends and collector behaviors demonstrate increasing interest in:
- Art Miami 2025
- Miami art fair
- contemporary art Miami
- Miami art events
- Latin American artists Art Miami
- Art Miami exhibitors
As one of the fair’s standout Art Miami exhibitors, Duque Arango Galería brings a curatorial project that is both scholarly and market-conscious—bridging historical rigor with contemporary relevance.
Visit Us at Art Miami 2025 — Booth AM 317
We invite collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts to engage with this powerful intergenerational dialogue at Art Miami 2025.
Discover why Latin American art is not only shaping global contemporary culture but redefining how we understand heritage, identity, and creation.
Duque Arango Galería — Booth AM 317
December 2–7, 2025
One Herald Plaza, Miami
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