FLY brings UnityBeak to Buenos Aires for first Argentina show

Miami Beach artist Facundo Yebne, known as FLY, is bringing his UnityBeak installation to Buenos Aires during Pride week, with a public debut on Nov. 6 and a march appearance on Nov. 7. The project marks his first exhibition in Argentina and extends a participatory work that has already appeared in Miami Beach and Florence.

Why it matters: - UnityBeak lands in Buenos Aires during Pride week, tying the installation to one of the city’s biggest public celebrations. - The show marks FLY’s first exhibition in Argentina as an artist, in the city where he was born and trained as an engineer. - The Buenos Aires edition keeps the work community-built, with local participation shaping the finished sculptures before they join the Pride march.

What happened: - Facundo Yebne, known as FLY, is bringing UnityBeak Edición BA to Buenos Aires. - The installation debuts in the week of Pride and joins the Buenos Aires Pride March on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. - A public presentation is set for Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, at the BAC British Arts Centre at Suipacha 1333. - FLY is creating the work with Soberanía Queer.

The details: - UnityBeak consists of two monumental duck sculptures named Esperanza and Resiliencia. - The sculptures are covered with thousands of miniature rubber ducks, each placed by hand. - The series began in 2025 as a commission from the City of Miami Beach and the Lincoln Road BID for Miami Beach Pride. - The work later won the Installation Art Award at the Florence Biennial. - In Florence, FLY created UnityBeak Firenze with local community participation. - Buenos Aires is continuing that same participatory model, with residents invited to add one duck at a time. - The completed sculptures are meant to carry the marks of the city before marching with it. - Soberanía Queer describes itself as a community-focused organization that connects Uruguay and Argentina and brings ideas and flavors from other countries, including Italy, to its first carnival. - FLY said returning home as an artist gives him a chance to see and feel his city with new eyes. - FLY also said the rubber ducks symbolize a simple path to happiness and love, and that joy is a personal choice. - FLY said the sculptures are called Hope and Resilience, the virtues that brought him to this point.

Between the lines: - The Buenos Aires stop is not just a relocation of the work. It turns the installation into a civic collaboration that mirrors the Pride events it is joining. - The project also reinforces FLY’s larger artistic identity: large-scale, public, participatory work built around a simple object with broad symbolic appeal. - The Buenos Aires debut adds a homecoming narrative to a project that has already traveled from Miami Beach to Florence.

What’s next: - Visitors can see UnityBeak Edición BA at the BAC British Arts Centre on Nov. 6 before the installation joins the Pride march on Nov. 7. - FLY’s website and social channels remain the main places for updates and more work: More information. - FLY’s Instagram account is @flymiami.art. - FLY’s LinkedIn profile is Facundo Yebne. - FLY’s Facebook page is FLY Miami Art.