Art fairs
Art Dubai flexes city’s futuristic credentials with focus on NFTs and crypto
Art fair opens in the UAE this week with a new digital arts section and a series of talks on all things metaverse
At the Outsider Art Fair, artist Fred Tomaselli highlights the influence of psychedelic art
While the fields are distinct, outsider art and psychedelic art overlap in significant ways, as an exhibition within the fair curated by Tomaselli makes clear
Arco Madrid opens to decent sales, few Latin American collectors and a Peruvian artist getting her vagina sewn shut
The first full edition of Spain's leading art fair since the start of the pandemic saw a near-return to form with strong institutional presence
Photo London makes play for China after selling 25% stake
Top photo fair divests shares to World Photography Organisation, which launched Shanghai Photofairs in 2014
Five artists to look out for at London's Collect contemporary craft fair
Event opens at Somerset House this week
At Frieze Los Angeles's BIPOC Exchange, buy art and give back to local communities
The Los Angeles artist and activist Tanya Aguiñiga has brought together several artist-led projects across different disciplines for a special section at the fair
First Frieze Los Angeles since pandemic began opens this week in new Beverly Hills venue—minus a sculpture park
Organisers and galleries are banking on “pent-up desire” to make this year’s edition a success
Paris fairs musical chairs: Fine Arts Paris and La Biennale to merge into one event
The new combined art and antiques fair will run for the first time this November
Music festivals, mezcal bars and moderate price points: Zona Maco spearheads lively marquee art week in Mexico City
The week’s calendar of events is chock-full of parties and openings, and features a new local mini-fair
How auction houses became the big winners of the pandemic
With the forced shift to online sales due to Covid-19 restrictions, global sales at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips boomed in 2021, with an increased focus on luxury goods as the rich get richer
Art Basel in Paris: an earthquake in the fair landscape
Fiac's eviction from the Grand Palais came as a shock to the French gallery scene—what was behind the move?
Object lessons: from a 16th-century angel to a jaunty walking stick
Our pick of the highlights from upcoming fairs and auctions
Art Cologne director takes to Instagram to criticise rival Art Basel’s ‘colonialism’
Daniel Hug posted that the Swiss company "is only interested in making money and keeping Art Basel the number one fair worldwide"
Frieze cancels Los Angeles fair’s outdoor sculpture show due to shipping delays and labour shortages
Frieze Sculpture Beverly Hills, which was to take place in Beverly Gardens Park and run until May, would have included sculptures from 12 exhibiting galleries
Art Basel forced to postpone Hong Kong fair until May due to rising Covid cases
Originally planned for March, it will now take place less than three weeks before the Swiss fair's flagship event in Basel
War of the fairs: Art Basel owner kicks Fiac out of Grand Palais in Paris
The French cultural body RMN put Fiac's October slot up for tender last year—now the Swiss firm MCH will launch a contemporary art fair, paying €10.6m for a seven-year contract
Giving it another go: MCH Group gets back into bed with Art SG—just a few years after the Art Basel owner pulled out of the Singapore fair
After selling its share in late 2018, the Swiss conglomerate has again taken a 15% stake in the event
Art Basel Hong Kong hedges bets for March fair with Covid-contingency plan in May
Well over half the galleries participating in the fair are opting for satellite booths as travel restrictions continue to disrupt large-scale events
Hectic June awaits: Tefaf Maastricht announces new fair dates (right after Art Basel)
The Dutch art and antiques fair was forced to postpone its March event due to continuing Covid-19 restrictions, but will now run from 25 to 30 June
1-54 cancels 2022 edition of Marrakech fair due to global surge of Omicron variant
The fair, which focuses on African contemporary art, will be replaced by a smaller event in Paris
The Year Ahead: the best exhibitions to look forward to in 2022
Plus, who will be the art market’s winners and losers?
Victoria Siddall makes 'difficult decision' to leave Frieze
Siddall, the global director of Frieze fairs, has been at the firm for 18 years. She will leave after the Los Angeles event this February but remain on the board
London Art Fair is the latest to postpone 2022 edition due to Omicron surge
The fair is the most recent casualty of the new Covid-19 variant, moving its opening back by three months
The top art fairs for 2022
Despite the ongoing restrictions due to the pandemic, many art fairs hope to go ahead this year. Here's our pick of the key ones to visit
India Art Fair postpones 2022 event as Delhi imposes restrictions to curb Omicron variant
South Asia's largest art fair has been forced to reschedule its 13th edition from February to April in light of rising Covid-19 case numbers
Why, for me, Frieze London is a satellite art fair
Ahead of its time, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair is more than just a satellite to the Regent's Park event
Frieze Los Angeles reveals details of its 2022 edition
With 100 galleries and a new public art programme, the fair is moving ahead in a new location despite the Omicron variant’s creeping influence over the art fair stratosphere
Art fairs: how did they begin and where are they going?
Plus, Caribbean-British art at Tate Britain and Marco Brambilla's VR work at Pérez Art Museum in Miami
Banksy murals’ perilous journey to Miami’s Context fair revealed
The story of how the works—which originated in Bethlehem—reached Miami is relayed in a new book by the dealer Robin Barton
‘The pandemic isn’t going anywhere, but the world keeps spinning’: galleries make hay while they can at Art Basel in Miami Beach
Timed entry meant a slower start but there is still an appetite for buying, despite the Omicron variant, at America's glitziest art fair