Ximena Caminos

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Ximena Caminos
Born20th century
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Occupation(s)Curator, Cultural Entrepreneur, Environmental Activist
Known forFounding The ReefLine, Leadership in Faena Art, Urban Placemaking
Website honeylab.art/Ximena


Ximena Caminos is an Argentine art curator, [1] visual artist cultural entrepreneur, and environmental activist recognised for integrating public art with marine conservation and sustainable urban development. [2] [3] Founder of the ocean-centric nonprofit BlueLab Preservation Society, [4] CCO of HoneyLab Creative and founder of The ReefLine, a 7-mile underwater sculpture park and marine sanctuary in Miami Beach, and played pivotal roles in establishing cultural districts in Buenos Aires and Miami through Faena Art and The Underline. [2] [5] [6] . She is a regular collaborator of the Cultural Affairs Management of the City of Miami, for whom she has curated several exhibitions and art installations. [7]

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Early career and education

Caminos was born in Buenos Aires and studied art, philosophy, and stage design under prominent Latin American artists, including Luis Felipe Noé and Eduardo Stupía. [3] Her early career included curatorial work at the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA) and the Centro Cultural Recoleta, where she developed her philosophy of "cultural acupuncture" to revitalise urban spaces. [8]

Career

Faena Art and Cultural Placemaking

In 2004, Caminos co-founded Faena Art, a nonprofit platform for interdisciplinary art, with developer Alan Faena. She spearheaded the Faena Prize for the Arts, one of Latin America's largest art awards, and transformed Buenos Aires' Puerto Madero district into a cultural hub. [9] She later expanded Faena Art to Miami Beach, curating large-scale installations by artists such as Leandro Erlich and Refik Anadol. [10]

The ReefLine Project

In 2019, Caminos launched The ReefLine, a $5 million citizen-approved artificial reef system off Miami Beach designed to combat coastal erosion and promote marine biodiversity through submerged sculptures. The project, developed with scientists from Coral Morphologic, includes works by Erlich and OMA. [2] [11]

Other Key Projects

Awards and Recognition

Personal Life

Caminos divides her time between Miami and Buenos Aires. She was married and has three children. [13]


References

  1. ↑ Sokol, Brett (24 November 2021). "Art Basel Miami Beach Returns, Smaller but Ready to Party". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Walsh, Nora (4 November 2022). "Meet the Woman Planning an Underwater Highline". The New York Times.
  3. 1 2 "Ximena Caminos: "El Arte Ha Sido el Gran Aliado de Todas las Revoluciones"". Latinness (in Spanish). 18 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Mactas, Mariana (22 December 2024). "Una curadora argentina quiere reconstruir el arrecife natural de Florida: cómo es el ambicioso proyecto". TN (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 Esposito, Veronica (2 December 2024). "'Ground zero for climate change': the shoreline sculpture park coming to Miami". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Goldemberg, E. (2022). Reef Architecture: Bio-diver City and Submerged Cosmological Infrastructures. In: Carta, M., Perbellini, M.R., Lara-Hernandez, J.A. (eds) Resilient Communities and the Peccioli Charter. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85847-6_24
  7. ↑ Wakefield, S. (2025). Miami in the Anthropocene: Rising Seas and Urban Resilience. Estados Unidos: University of Minnesota Press.
  8. ↑ Sánchez, Matilde (3 December 2019). "La curadora Ximena Caminos hará una línea de arrecifes artificiales en Miami Beach". Clarin (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Kazanjian, Dodie (17 November 2016). "Meet the Couple Behind Miami's New Faena Forum". Vogue. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Ximena Caminos". HoneyLab Creative. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  11. ↑ Eberhardt, Ellen (6 December 2024). "Carlos Betancourt and Alberto Latorre create series of 3D-printed stars to be installed underwater". Dezeen. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  12. ↑ Markowitz, Douglas (2 December 2024). "The ReefLine Will Create a Coral Reef Out of Sunken Art". Miami New Times. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  13. ↑ Lipsky-Karasz, Elisa (15 October 2013). "Alan Faena's Argentine Residence". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 27 January 2025.


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