The two foremost satellite fairs of Mexico City Art Week are drawing record crowds and feature strong presentations by artists and galleries from across Mexico and throughout the Americas

Art fairs including Salón Acme, Clavo and Material offer various forms of support to alternative art spaces and artist-run projects spread across the country

The fourth edition of the citywide art event included fairs, pop-up exhibitions and more, attracting new levels of institutional attention

The long-running satellite fairs—which champion experimental, emerging and artist-run spaces—abound with adventurous works, tactile materials and body parts

Los artistas del estado costero son el tema de una sección especial en el Salón Acme, y el Muac alberga una retrospectiva dedicada a uno de sus predecesores

Artists from the coastal state are the subject of a special section at Salón Acme, while Muac hosts a retrospective devoted to an influential predecessor

The week’s calendar of events is chock-full of parties and openings, and features a new local mini-fair

Spaces like Salón ACME and Cinco Pisos en el Quinto offer a more ‘empathetic model’ as the region’s art market grows