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T he second edition of this vaunted and buzzy i n t e r n a t i o n a l f a i r, Untitled Art, Houston, unfurls Thursday through Saturday, October 1 through 4, at George R. Brown Convention Center. The Untitled fair brand's arrival in Houston is due to three key players: founder Jeff Lawson, executive director Clara Andrade Pereira, and Houston fair director Michael Slenske. They have the bold goal of forging an ambitious global fair to mirror Houston's world- class museum and gallery system, as well as its rich artistic talent pool. The sister fair, Untitled Art, Miami Beach, is always one of the de rigueur stops every D e c e m b e r on the fair circuit, where those in the know flock b e f o re A r t Basel begins. The 2026 e d i t i o n o f Untitled Art, H o u s t o n , promises to build upon the success of year one, which r e p o r t e d robust sales — most notably, a $415,000 Carlos Cruz- Diez canvas acquired from the booth of Latin American powerhouse Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino. Not surprisingly, that gallery is one of 18 Texas entities presenting for year two. Many of the 2025 fair's most notable sales stayed in town, including Reynier Leyva Novo's Special Project Solid Void #1 installation acquired by the POST's Kirby Liu, again from Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino, and John Alexander's six-figure Life on a Merry-Go-Round, brought to Untitled by McClain Gallery. Alexander's darkly satirical work now holds court over the bar at Hotel Daphne. The news that collectors, critics, and curators need to know: Untitled Art, Houston, returns this fall. By Catherine D. Anspon. Clockwise from top: Pat Colville, B.B.A.R. I, 1993 - 1994, at Moody Gallery. Dorothy Hood, Untitled, not dated, at McClain Gallery. Miguel Angel Madrigal, That Open Window series, 2026, at Barbara Davis Gallery. JooYoung Choi, Big Time Rescue, 2017, at Inman Gallery. Marisa Willoughby-Holland, Nocturne, 2026, at Tern Gallery. THOMAS DUBROCK (Continued) 96