OMR is a

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located in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...

History

OMR was founded in 1983 by its principals Patricia Ortiz Monasterio and Jaime Riestra The gallery is located in the Roma district which is now recognized as the leading art scene area in Mexico City

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wrote in August 2019 that OMR is "one of the city’s longest-running and largest blue-chip galleries" and noted that the majority of their buyers are "foreign collectors" The gallery represents emerging and established contemporary artists, and it is the exclusive representative of the estates of Adolfo Riestra and

Luis Ortiz Monasterio Luis Ortiz Monasterio (August 23, 1906 in Mexico City – February 16, 1990 in Mexico City) was a Mexican sculptor noted for his monumental works such as the Monumento a la Madre and the Nezahualcoyotl Fountain in Chapultepec Park. His work was rec ...

, and Alberto Gironella. Since its beginning, OMR has been a major influence on the arts in Mexico, showing avant-garde artists that have now become some of the referential points of the

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scene. Among the fairs in which the gallery participates are Frieze Los Angeles

Zona MACO Zona Maco is an art fair organized since 2003 that takes place biannually during February and September in Mexico City. The fair comprises three events: Zona Maco Arte Contemporáneo showcases contemporary and modern artworks and design, Zona Maco ...

(Mexico)

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(Switzerland), Art Brussels (Belgium) and Art Basel Miami (USA). In 2009, OMR opened a project space for young artists in an annex called 'el52'.

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