Art fairs

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

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

Art marketanalysis

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

Art fairsanalysis

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

Frieze opens permanent base in Seoul

The exhibition venue builds on success of Frieze’s London location, and will give galleries from outside Korea a temporary toe-hold in the otherwise daunting city

Frieze Seoul’s fourth edition takes on tariffs and a tough market

After a politically and economically tumultuous year for South Korea dealers and organisers remain optimistic as the country’s premier art fair opens this week

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Korean galleries to take part in Tokyo Gendai as part of collaboration with Art Busan

Tokyo Gendai x Art Busan's partnership project, Connect, will help Korean galleries expand into the Japanese art world

In partnership withArt Busan and Tokyo Gendai

With two fairs and a new festival, Aspen art scene is reaching new peaks

Famous for its high-end ski resorts, the Colorado town has become a major arts destination

Art Basel Miami Beach to welcome 41 new exhibitors

A handful of galleries are not returning for the 2025 edition

Art Dealers Association of America cancels 2025 edition of The Art Show fair in New York

The ADAA sent an email to members this week saying the decision was made with “long-term sustainability” in mind

‘Free art, with strings attached’: Zero Art Fair’s first edition in New York City puts a new spin on the old fair format

More than $500,000 worth of art traded hands free of charge last week with a contract that makes collecting more accessible and helps ease artists’ burden of storing old work

Art Basel Qatar names Wael Shawky as artistic director of unconventional inaugural edition

The Egyptian artist has selected a curatorial theme for the fair's first Middle Eastern show, to which more than 50 galleries will bring solo presentations

Photo London, the UK’s leading photography fair, is relocating

Organisers cite ‘the feedback of galleries and collectors’ as the reason for the decision to leave London’s Somerset House for the redeveloped Olympia

Treasure House Fair hopes to be the flagship summer event London desperately needs

The third edition of the "heir" to Masterpiece London opens tomorrow at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, with a diverse group of 72 exhibitors spanning antiquities to contemporary art

Innovative London drawing fair with no stands stages its second edition

Trois Crayons, a platform for drawing, is organising the selling show of works from the past 500 years

Francesco Bonami: ‘I like Basel as a city, everything is on a human scale’

The 2003 Venice Biennale curator has created an exclusive cartoon for The Art Newspaper

Design Miami announces 2025 international events and exhibitions programme

The fair will celebrate its 20th anniversary in cities including Seoul and Aspen

Art Basel and Frieze set their sights on the next generation of visitors

Young people enjoy free entry to Art Basel this week, while Frieze keeps charges low for the under-12s