Untitled Art has brought the heat—as well as some highly appreciated air conditioning—to its 14th edition on sunny South Beach. The fair’s commitment to fostering new talent and introducing fresh voices to the art-world mainstream is on full display this year, both in the Nest sector of the fair (which offers subsidised booths to emerging galleries) and throughout its airy tent. Untitled was abuzz with patrons during Tuesday’s day, with institutional figures like the mega-collectors Don and Mera Rubell and the curator Hans Ulrich Obrist on hand.
New sections for solo and non-profit booths alongside the fair’s biggest Special Projects sector to date point to bounding optimism in the wake of Untitled’s successful Houston debut in September. The fair’s embrace of the decorative is particularly palpable in 2025 as a notable trend comes to the fore—“not-quite-paintings”, or three-dimensional wall works that render indelible images with sculptural, bas-relief elements. Of the 160 exhibitors at Untitled this year, a broad cross-section are presenting lush, texturally complex wall hangings in a range of unexpected materials.
Stand-out art hums and pops
The Albertz Benda stand presents work by the Los Angeles-based designer, artist and activist Tanya Aguiñiga. Her experience growing up near the Mexico-US border informs her “performance crafting” practice. Aguiñiga’s cotton-rope woven piece Seven Sisters series speaks to the intergenerational legacy of care in her community, referencing feminine strength and memory. Her work Seven Sisters (Celaeno) is priced at $20,000
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