Kurimanzutto

Original wooden ceiling trusses and clear natural light do a lot of the work at Kurimanzutto. Set inside a renovated 1949 former lumberyard and industrial bakery in San Miguel Chapultepec, Alberto Kalach's remodel retains much of the building's industrial character. It feels built for art that needs room to change shape.

Founded in 1999 by Mónica Manzutto and José Kuri, and conceived with artist Gabriel Orozco, Kurimanzutto is widely regarded as Mexico City’s most influential contemporary art gallery. Its programme is dedicated to experimental Mexican and international artists, with a roster and history that includes Gabriel Orozco, Damián Ortega, Minerva Cuevas and Adrián Villar Rojas.

The exhibitions are rarely content to behave like standard white-cube shows. The gallery’s first project, the mercado-style Market Economy, set the tone; later, the 2020 TITAN project used phone booths across the city. Inside the building, the Siembra programme and large-scale solo shows continue that habit of treating space as part of the work.