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Flash forward, and right after our July/ August issue went to press, the initial list of Untitled dealers coming to Houston was revealed. Up by nearly 10 percent over 2025, the current roster lands at 96 and ranges across five continents. The fair's programming is on a full-court press to persuade art-goers from the region — Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, and beyond — to head to Houston come October. Look, too, for increased experiences over the course of a packed six-day VIP week, which will amplify the city's profile among elevated art circles, promoting our hometown nationally and internationally as the cultural capital of the South. Who to See While dealers are putting the final flourishes on booth planning and most artist lineups are still being determined, it's not too early to track these international and national headliners of import. Among the newcomers are Anton Kern Gallery (NYC), home to talents ranging from Araki and Nicole Eisenman to David Shrigley, bringing the Tate-collected Marepe to Houston, a Duchampian acolyte from Brazil known for his ready- mades and nod to street culture; Hollis Taggart (NYC), which cuts a broad swath in American art and represents the estates of Audrey Flack and Knox Martin; Night Gallery (L.A.), featuring the activist work of CAMH-exhibited Tomashi Jackson; Richard Saltoun Gallery (London, Rome, NYC), which recently mounted the museum-level exhibition "Scandalous: Women in Surrealism"; Madrid- and M e n o r c a - b a s e d A l b a r r á n Bourdais, with its emphasis on artists working at the confluence of public art and architecture, including Iván Argote of The High Line's pigeon fame, who will be the subject of the gallery's solo booth; and leading Brazilian gallerist Nara Roesler, with a half-century pedigree showing historical and contemporary talents from photographer Vik Muniz, who subverts image making via unorthodox materials, to optical/kinetic master Julio Le Parc. Sundaram Tagore Gallery (NYC, London, Singapore) is known for its global point of view, with a stable that includes Lalla Essaydi and Anila Quayyum Agha, two artists who address the Arab world. Thrillingly for photography collectors, the iconic Jackson Fine Art (Atlanta) makes its debut, fresh from its critically acclaimed exhibition "Gordon Parks: The South in Color." Two Chicago dealers shine: new addition Kavi Gupta, which represents Willie Cole, Jessica Stockholder, and Mickalene Thomas; and The Mission Projects, showcasing art of the Americas, with a commitment to Latin-American contemporary. Then pay attention to Houston's Mitochondria Gallery, with an inaugural Untitled showing for its program presenting artists from Africa and the African diaspora. Also making their Untitled debut is Houston's Dimmitt Contemporary Art, a designer fave. Returning gallerists encompass the L.A. contingent including C h a r l i e J a m e s Gallery and Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, the latter with a doubleheader for Evita Tezeno and June Edmonds; Half Gallery (NYC); Hair + Nails (Minneapolis); Library Street Collective (Detroit), with its star stable including former Texan Jammie Holmes and Houston's cool kids Mark Flood and Paul Kremer; and Tern Gallery (Nassau, Bahamas), whose dazzling textile portraits by April Bey stole the show at 2025 Untitled Art, Houston. Noteworthy Nest Besides its heritage dealers, Untitled is known for its embrace of emerging gallerists and the Clockwise from top: Gabriel de la Mora, 5,488, 2024, at Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino. Lucienne Bloch, Frida Winking, 1933, at PDNB Gallery. Julia García, Blue Willow, 2024, at Hair + Nails. YoYo Lander, Never Hardly, 2026, at Zidoun Bossuyt. COURTESY PDNB GALLERY AND THE LUCIENNE BLOCH ESTATE 98