Curator Magalí Arriola walked us through some of her favourite pieces in the fair sector
As collectors streamed into Art Basel in Miami Beach’s Meridians sector during the fair’s first VIP day on Tuesday, many came across an unexpected sight: dancers riding and moving among a set of abstract, minimalistic wooden sculptures. The piece, Contract and Release (2019-21) by Brendan Fernandes, is the only work in Meridians that is activated by performers. But many of the large-scale works selected for the section by the curator Magalí Arriola, the director of the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City, brim with distinctive figures and dynamism. Arriola walked us through some of her favourite pieces in Meridians.
