Nine emerging galleries from around the world are showing in the Positions sector of Art Basel Miami Beach 2025, a dedicated platform for up-and-coming exhibitors. The article profiles several of these gallerists, including Allann Seabra and Ian Duarte of Verve in São Paulo, and Mauricio Aguirre of N.A.S.A.L. in Mexico City and Guayaquil. They discuss their gallery's growth, key milestones such as artists participating in the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, and their hopes for gaining international exposure and deepening understanding of their local art scenes.
This coverage matters because it highlights how smaller, non-Western galleries are using major art fairs like Art Basel Miami Beach to break into the global art market. The gallerists' reflections on 2025 reveal a shift toward sustainability, community-building, and long-term artist development over short-term financial gains. Their presence signals a diversification of the art world's geography and a push for more authentic, locally rooted narratives to be recognized on an international stage.