Curator Francesco Bonami on art fairs: ‘33% waste of time and 10% boring’
Few people have more experience at art fairs than the Italian curator and writer Francesco Bonami. “My first visit to Art Basel was in 1985. I was a struggling...
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In pictures: Art Basel’s Unlimited section offers visions of utopia
Unlimited, the section of Art Basel dedicated to monumental works and performances, is always filled with big ideas. This year, the prevailing mood chimes with...
In tough times for dealers, Art Basel debuts a section for new works
Amid soaring costs, softened sales and a saturated market, art fairs are increasingly under pressure to refine their offerings to their clients—the dealers....
New art fair Arrival brings collectors to the bucolic Berkshires
Arrival, a new art fair, opened its inaugural edition in the Berkshires on Thursday (12 June) with a VIP reception at the popular hotel Tourists in North...
Rebranded Beijing Art Season persevered amid tariff and economic struggles
Rebrands are all the rage for this year’s Beijing art week, which ran from 22 May to 1 June, now brandishing the new title of Beijing Art Season, comprising a...
The Art Market Rebounds: Prints and New Buyers Fuel Growth
While headlines suggest a slump, the art market is expanding thanks to young collectors and prints priced under $50,000. Kevin Czopek/BFA.com You’ve probably...
Art Basel reveals exhibitor lineup for Paris fair’s 2025 edition
Art Basel Paris’s fourth edition will bring 203 exhibitors to the Grand Palais this autumn as the fair continues to expand. According to figures provided by...
European art weeks join forces for new ‘spider network’
European art week season gets underway this month, with bigger and more ambitious programming and closer links between the different cities aimed at increasing...
VIMA Art Fair and the Quiet Politics of a Nascent Regional Scene
VIMA taps into Cyprus as a place of confluence of identities and a multicultural node, but the fair’s founders are cautious about overtly calling it political....
Your ultimate guide to the Affordable Art Fair 2025
The great thing about the annual Affordable Art Fair is that they’ve eschewed Hong Kong’s traditional Arts Month period, when the city’s biggest art events are...
