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 for his first exhibition in Argentina. The community-built duck sculptures, first commissioned in Miami Beach and later awarded in Florence, will be assembled with local participation before the Marcha del Orgullo on November 7, 2026.

Why it matters: - UnityBeak is landing in Buenos Aires as both an art installation and a Pride-week public project. - The show marks FLY’s first exhibition in Argentina, in the city where he was born and trained as an engineer. - The work extends a format that has already moved from Miami Beach to Florence and now to a new local community in Argentina.

What happened: - Artist Facundo Yebne, known as FLY, is bringing UnityBeak Edición BA to Buenos Aires. - The installation is tied to the Buenos Aires Pride week and the Marcha del Orgullo on Saturday, November 7, 2026. - FLY will present the work on Friday, November 6, 2026, at the BAC British Arts Centre, Suipacha 1333. - The Buenos Aires edition was created with Soberanía Queer.

The details: - UnityBeak is a pair of monumental duck sculptures named Esperanza and Resiliencia. - The sculptures are covered with thousands of mini rubber ducks, each placed by hand. - The project began in 2025 as a commission from the City of Miami Beach and the Lincoln Road BID for Miami Beach Pride. - The series later won the Installation Art Award at the Florence Biennale. - FLY created UnityBeak Firenze with help from the local community in Florence. - Buenos Aires is also inviting the public to participate duck by duck so the finished sculptures reflect the city before joining the march. - Soberanía Queer is described as a community-focused organization linking Uruguay and Argentina and bringing influences from other countries, including Italy. - FLY said returning home as an artist lets him see and feel his city with different eyes. - FLY said the rubber ducks show how something simple can lead to happiness and love. - FLY said joy is a personal choice and described Esperanza and Resiliencia as the two virtues that brought him to this point.

Between the lines: - The Buenos Aires edition turns a visual artwork into a participatory civic gesture during Pride week. - FLY is using the same community-built model that helped the project travel from a Miami Beach commission to an award in Florence. - The Argentina debut also reinforces FLY’s identity as an artist shaped by Miami Beach and rooted in Argentine origins.

What's next: - The community build continues ahead of the November 6 presentation in Buenos Aires. - UnityBeak Edición BA is set to join the Marcha del Orgullo on November 7, 2026. - FLY’s broader body of work continues through his Miami Beach studio and public-art practice.

The bottom line: - FLY is bringing a signature Pride-era installation back to his hometown, and Buenos Aires is helping complete the work before it hits the street.