Zona Maco hosts 200 galleries from 29 countries across four continents. It has contributed hugely to cultural tourism, and while heavy hitters like Gladstone, Lisson, and Pace do not appear every year, their participation speaks to the strength of the Mexican market, she said.
She stopped in at Lamb Gallery, visiting from London, which offered a comfortable place to sit: a handsome bench by Colombian designer Lucia Echavarria. From there, more fabric works were in evidence, including a small Sheila Hicks next to a towering untitled sculptural tapestry by Jacques Douchez (1959–80) that looked so fresh it could have been straight off of the loom.
