Art fairs

Art Basel names 87 galleries taking part in inaugural Qatar fair

Strong interest has resulted in the the fair having upwards of 50% more participants than anticipated, organisers say

During Guadalajara Art Week, exhibitions and fairs raise city’s profile

The fourth edition of the citywide art event included fairs, pop-up exhibitions and more, attracting new levels of institutional attention

At the Atlanta Art Fair's second edition, the city showed its strengths

The fair’s second edition brought in more visitors and featured strong presentations especially by local artists and of textile works

Art Basel hires Christie's veteran for new collector and institutional relations role

Carly Murphy, who has been at Christie's since 2022 and previously worked at Sotheby's for more than a decade, will move to the fairs sector later this month

Art Basel Paris to offer extra-early preview slot for ‘closest clients’

Dealers can invite guests to tour the fair ahead of its First Choice VIP Opening the following day

Frieze to launch climate change fundraising initiative at its London fairs

Participating galleries have signed up to pledge 10% of the sale price of selected works to fund the Gallery Climate Coalition

New chapter for Artbo: Colombia’s art market finds resilience amidst flux

The 21st edition of Bogotá’s marquee art fair opened alongside the city’s new contemporary art biennial, eliciting healthy sales in the four- and five-figure range

Sydney Contemporary art fair sees fourth year of decline in sales

Australia's leading art fair held its ninth, and largest edition, this month

Detroit’s first fair, Season, revs up for inaugural edition

The new fair, which has grown out of Detroit Art Week, will bring 11 galleries, a pop-up exhibition and site-specific installations to the former Michigan Central train station

Untitled Art Houston opens with a slew of four- and five-figure sales

The Texan fair’s inaugural edition got off to a strong start for dealers who brought more affordable works

Picasso or Bitcoin? How art’s status is changing among the super-rich

The art market is failing to attract the highest spenders, whose sights are set on other investments as the trade plateaus

Art SG to organise fellow Singapore fair S.E.A. Focus from 2026

The decision has been made in order to “enhance S.E.A.. Focus’s prominence and strengthen its value propositions”, according to its founder

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Despite new autumn slot, Tokyo Gendai remains a largely local affair

Galleries reported satisfactory sales amid a global slump, noting that the relatively low prices and high volume of Japan's market are serving its domestic scene well

Ukraine-Russia war remains front and centre for Viennacontemporary fair exhibitors

The fair continues to act as a bridge between eastern and western Europe

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Despite external chaos, Frieze Seoul soldiers on

The fair's fourth edition sees its increasingly regional collecting base more subdued—but decent top-end sales and strong institutional presence maintain its position as one of Asia's leading market moments

Independent 20th Century fair will move to Sotheby’s Breuer Building in 2026

The move will allow the fair to grow significantly, from around 30 exhibitors to around 50

New York's Art on Paper fair draws a fuzzy line between its titular medium and everything else

The 11th edition of the paper-focused fair explores the innumerable ways that the material can be used as a vehicle of expression—with some paintings and ceramics for good measure

Clément Delépine leaving Art Basel Paris to lead Lafayette Anticipations

After overseeing four editions of Art Basel’s French fair, Delépine will take the helm at the Fondation Galeries Lafayette’s art and culture space

Dealers get creative pairing artists at Duet—just don’t call it an art fair

The new project, featuring 11 galleries and a group show, frames itself as an alternative to more conventional Armory Week fairs

The Armory Show jumpstarts New York art market after summer of hand-wringing

The fair is unfolding amid market jitters and following a string of gallery closures, but dealers were upbeat and reporting solid sales during the VIP preview

Despite red tape from US sanctions, Tehran-based gallery champions Iranian art at The Armory Show

Owner of O Gallery says her participation affirms ‘importance of cultural dialogue at a time when exchange across borders is increasingly fraught’

Artists who defy categorisation take pride of place at Independent 20th Century

The fair, which spotlights art from the previous century, is showing overlooked women Modernists as well as boundary-pushing painters and sculptors

Furniture gets a performative boost at Collectible design fair

At the fair’s second New York iteration, bespoke functional art meets food, music, drag and even body piercing

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How—and why—do art fairs work with non-profit organisations?

Teasing apart the alliances between for-profit trade events and charitable organisations

The new U-Haul Art Fair is pulling up in Chelsea

Exhibitors at the new fair on wheels will work out of trucks rather than from stands

Collectible design fair’s second New York outing marries ‘folly’ and practicality

Fair's hottest section is devoted to functionally ambiguous but aesthetically inspiring pieces

Timely rediscoveries await at Independent 20th Century

The fair’s fourth edition includes timely works by Russian dissidents, queer underground artists and more

The Armory Show puts spotlight on the American South

Organisers hope the fair—including a sector championing artists from the southern US and another led by an Atlanta non-profit—complicates stereotypes about the region

Im Youngzoo wins Frieze Seoul Artist Award

The multimedia artist has created a video installation for this edition of the fair