MEXICO CITY, October 13, 2025 – Avant.Dev, the Mexico City gallery recently selected for Venice Biennale's Personal Structures 2026 and London Art Fair 2026's Encounters section, announces the opening of its innovative temporal studio in Colonia Anáhuac on October 21, 2025.
Located at Laguna Tamiahua 3, the studio occupies a unique semi-industrial complex from the mid-20th century to showcase emerging artists from Mexico City curated by Avant.Dev, alongside the announcement of a new alliance with FAST, the Chile-based art festival, featuring a new curatorial selection from Chile. The space features artworks by María Rébora (MX), Murakiit (MX), Camila Baeza (CL), Mariana Tof (MX), Dario Phillipi (CL), Sofía Acosta (MX), CNDSD (MX), Bastián Pino (CL), Nicole Ollin (MX), and Ash Aravena (CL), offering glitched surfaces, new media, shared affinities, coexisting dreams, and unprecedented coordination between digital and physical worlds.
"We're creating spaces where people can speak about things that often stay on the margins," states Erick González Aguilar, Co-Founder and Chief Curator of Avant.Dev. "This studio represents safe, experimental platforms for artists to explore identity, technology, and community while making Latin American voices visible and connected to global conversations."
The opening comes as Mexico's art tourism market is projected to reach US$ 4,284.3 million by 2030, with the country's interactive and media installation sector expanding through 40-60 major festivals and US$630 million in outdoor marketing spending. Visual arts represent just 0.9% of Mexico's cultural economy—not as limitation but as pure potential.
"When collectors discover our artists for the first time, they have this moment of revelation: 'Why haven't I seen this before?'" explains Tania Ramos Beltrán, Co-Founder and Director. "Taking our women artists from Mexico to Venice and London isn't about proving ourselves—it's about sharing what we've always known: that the most exciting contemporary art isn't always where you expect to find it."
Designed as a creative environment for art professionals, collectors, and visitors, the studio offers targeted art advice and facilitates relationship-building within Mexico City's vibrant art scene. This commitment to creating innovative collector experiences extends internationally—Avant.Dev will launch a pioneering Women Collectors Club during London Art Fair 2026's new VIP preview session, leveraging the Fair's exclusive early access hours to connect women collectors with Latin American artists in an intimate setting. The space embodies Avant.Dev's DIY and maker spirit, showcasing everything from textiles to pixel-based pieces and ceramics—all tied to community and craft as much as technology.
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About Avant.Dev
Founded in 2020 in Mexico by Erick González Aguilar & Tania E. Ramos Beltrán, Avant.Dev operates at the intersection of art, architecture, design, and technology. The gallery has been recognized by the IMF, IDB, and World Bank as a cultural infrastructure innovator and has been selected for Venice Biennale 2026 and London Art Fair 2026. Featured in AD Latam, Coolhuntermx, and Refugee Worldwide, Avant.Dev champions emerging artists, particularly women and LGBTQ+ creators from Latin America.
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About F
FAST (Festival de Arte de Santiago) is an independent platform dedicated to the creation, exhibition, and discourse around contemporary art. Founded in 2023 in Santiago, Chile, the festival has established itself as a meeting point for artists, curators, researchers, and diverse audiences, promoting dialogue between the local scene and international circuits. With over 300 participating artists across five editions, FAST proposes a festival-laboratory model that combines curatorial research, artistic production, and territorial mediation. Its programming includes exhibitions, performances, residencies, workshops, and publications that address the intersections between art, city, and community.
The festival is characterized by activating Santiago's industrial, heritage, and underutilized spaces, temporarily transforming them into centers for cultural experimentation. Through this strategy, FAST drives new ways of inhabiting the city and linking artistic practice with contemporary social and urban processes. With a collaborative network that integrates institutions, foundations, universities, and independent agents, FAST positions Santiago as an emerging node of Latin American art, consolidating its commitment to openness, diversity, and global connection.
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