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This gallery in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Mexico City is heavy on contemporary painting, with a smattering of sculptures by Mexican artists, many of them well-known. Some international artists are also represented. There is another branch of the gallery in the Santa Fe neighborhood.

Founded in 1988 by Alfredo Ginocchio as Praxis Mexico, this now-eponymous gallery promotes distinguished work from Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America. Its relatively small but interesting collection features a different artist every couple of months, alongside a variety of sculptures and paintings by familiar names including Santiago Carbonell and Alberto Aragón.

Founded in 1935, the GAM was the first place in Mexico City dedicated full-time to the sale and promotion of art. It's played an important role in many Mexican art movements since then and continues to support the country's most important artists. GAM has also published noteworthy books, which are available at the gallery's bookstore.

Works—mostly paintings with a contemporary edge—by Mexican artists pack this large gallery. Downstairs, the main gallery exhibits a different artist each month (including the likes of José Antonio Farrera, Francesca Dalla Benetta, and Carlos Marín) while an upstairs gallery holds the permanent collection.