Untitled Art, an independent trade show held every December in Miami Beach alongside Art Basel, has been acquired by South Florida Ventures, a company that is rapidly expanding its portfolio with a focus on luxury lifestyle brands from the Sunshine State. It was done.
According to a press release, Untitled Art founder Jeffrey Lawson and his team will continue to lead the fair, and the acquisition will give Untitled Art access to more resources and provide organizers with the fair's platform. It says it will give them more opportunities to expand and test new markets. Expand our curation team and enhance our programs and annual events. However, there are no concrete plans to expand to other cities yet. (Untitled Art previously ran his second fair, held in San Francisco every January.)
“The opportunity to join South Florida Ventures is a natural progression for Untitled Art,” Lawson said in a statement. “While we continue to be an independent-focused brand, we now have the support of South Florida Ventures…This partnership solidifies our position within Miami while also We will expand our trade fair ambitions and possibilities in other regions.”
The South Florida Ventures portfolio is led by Ken McAvoy and is catching up with other fast-growing shows in the Florida region's luxury lifestyle space, according to a press release. In 2019, South Florida Venture's parent company, UK-based Informa Markets, announced several other projects including Art Miami, Art Wynwood, Context, Aqua Art Miami, and Palm Beach Modern & Contemporary. acquired Art Miami Fair Group, which operates local art fairs.
The latest edition of Untitled Art, the 12th and largest with over 160 stands, was held in December 2023. The next fair will be held from December 4th to December 8th of this year, with a VIP preview on December 3rd. A team of guest curators will join Untitled Art to guide exhibitor presentations, and the fair will expand its Nest section dedicated to emerging nonprofit art spaces.
Untitled Art is the latest independent art fair to join a series of acquisitions by major corporations. Last year, both New York's Armory Show and Expo Chicago were acquired by London-based Freeze.
