Contemporary

This area focuses on artist representation and the development of projects in which art serves as a social, political, and cultural tool.

At Banana Contemporary, we amplify artistic voices and create experiences that connect people with contemporary art through a thoughtful, ethical, and emotional perspective.

We represent both national and international artists, with a significant focus on Mexico-based creators.

To promote critical thinking and foster new narratives, we develop:

> Curated exhibitions in physical and digital spaces

> Collaborative projects with social, political, or environmental goals

> Global initiatives connecting diverse communities and contexts

Our Artists

At Banana Contemporary, we support art that promotes freedom, identity, and diversity as engines of change.

We represent artists from various regions who explore contemporary languages and challenge systems that suppress or censor differences.

Each artist contributes to a global dialogue, sharing a vision of art that inspires new ways of thinking and coexisting.

Artistas en representación

Alfonso Barrera

Atardeser Dwsk

Eduardo Cifuentes

Emily Mc Culliss

Gustavo Murrieta

Humberto Espino de Hombre

Llorenz Sendra

Mirel Fraga

Rob Woodcox

Stijn D’Hondt

Tainá Guedes

Ximena Corcuera

Artistas en colaboración

José Luis Juárez

Our Projects

Through exhibitions and interdisciplinary collaborations, we develop models to promote circulation and professional growth, strengthening artistic independence and the sustainability of cultural practices.

Our curatorial projects serve as platforms where art becomes a tool for thought, action, and transformation, intersecting with themes of inclusion, sustainability, diversity, and collective memory.

Performance Device to be possessed by bodies of water

“Device to be possessed by bodies of water” is a performance that activates itself as a threshold, a ritual technology that allows the artist to empty himself and be possessed by water entities.

Espectro

Espectro is a multi-city cultural program that seeks to generate awareness and knowledge about the autism spectrum through art and pedagogy.

Birth of a Tide

Birth of a Tide is a multidisciplinary collective exhibition project built from a curatorial vision originally conceived and executed by Rob Woodcox and Marie Thibouméry, and represented and coordinated by Banana Contemporary.

Invisible Work

Invisible Work is an exhibition created by artist, activist, and curator Tainá Guedes, curated and produced by Banana Contemporary, which makes visible women’s work in the world through art.

Eco

Eco is a platform for the professionalization and visibility of women in the arts and culture in Mexico, conceived in collaboration with AMMJE (Asociación Mexicana de Mujeres Jefas de Empresa)

Área 81

Área 81 is an art fair that merges fashion, design, and contemporary art in Monterrey.

Registros

Registros was an exhibition project created by Banana Contemporary for Galería L, aimed at activating the gallery’s living memory through the review, reinterpretation, and circulation of both...

Rotante

Rotante was a project that proposed a digital exhibition format in which each month featured the work of a different artist through solo exhibitions, which inspired its name.

Colectiva Ruta 216

Colectiva Ruta 216 is an exhibition and urban activation project carried out in collaboration with Galería L and Galería Quetzalli.