Art fairs

Chicago’s dealers look abroad to widen their reach

As their art-world profiles rise, Windy City gallerists are opening outposts in Mexico, France and Portugal

Art market wobble: what happens if banks go bust?

Plus, hip hop in Baltimore and Juan de Pareja, the artist enslaved by Velázquez

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Conceptual artist Jessica Vaughn wins new Frieze prize, will bring mail art project to New York fair

Vaughn is the recipient of the inaugural Frieze Artadia Prize, which will commission a New York-based past Artadia awardee to present a project at Frieze New York

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Expo Chicago fair turns ten: dealers say low cost of living and greater freedom to experiment nurtures US city’s art scene

Chicago is benefiting from a new generation of innovative collectors and a rich cultural ecosystem

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Photofairs Shanghai returns as first mainland Chinese fair after lockdown rules lift

After a zero-Covid hiatus, the fair includes mainly Chinese galleries

Dallas Art Fair hopes to cash in on city’s expansion

For the first time, it will share the stage with the smaller boutique fair Dallas Invitational

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Brazil’s rising art-world profile brings renewed international attention to SP-Arte, the country’s biggest fair

The 19th edition of SP-Arte features a small but optimistic set of international dealers who say navigating the country’s complicated and expensive customs rules is worth the trouble

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From the ashes of Masterpiece London comes Treasure House Fair—who's taking part?

More than 40 galleries have thrown their weight behind the new venture, but only a handful of overseas dealers will participate

Inaugural New York fair for Ukrainian artists wants to show that the country is ‘a solution, not a problem’

The event, called I Am U Are, is demonstrating that Ukraine’s creative industries are alive and kicking despite Russia’s invasion

Hong Kong is back with bang: Art Basel returns and M+ museum makes waves

Plus, art censorship online and Brenda L. Croft's photos of fellow First Nations Australian women

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Art Basel Hong Kong fully reopens after four years—and Asian buyers are out in force

The opening day saw a steady stream of sales to private collectors and institutions in the region

Frieze New York lines up mega-galleries and some new faces for fair's 2023 edition

The fair will welcome more than 60 galleries as the event remains on a smaller scale than before the Covid-19 pandemic

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What lies behind the demise of British art and antiques fairs?

The problematic trend could reflect a wider international problem for the art market

Are young collectors buying Old Masters? Dealers at Tefaf Maastricht bank on changing tastes

The sector could benefit from cross-over buyers influenced by fashion designers and institutions looking to diversify collections

Female cult leaders, clay creatures and pink rooms: highlights from this year’s Outsider Art Fair in New York

This marks the 31st iteration of the fair, which champions self-taught, folk, naïve and outsider artists

NFTs crashed last year—does Art Dubai fair show signs of a ‘Crypto Spring’?

Plus, How Video Transformed the World at MoMA and the art of modernist ceramics

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Art Dub-AI: artificial intelligence is latest buzzword at fair

The event's 16th edition has an expanded digital section—here’s what sold so far

After an attempted robbery at gunpoint and leadership changes, Tefaf Maastricht resolves to get back to business

The art and antiques fair returns to its normal March slot with increased security after a slimmed-down version last year

Art Basel in Hong Kong bounces back as Covid restrictions lifted

The art fair will have 177 galleries this year, compared with 134 in 2022, but still fewer than before the pandemic

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Five artists to look out for at London's Collect contemporary craft fair

The annual event showcases makers working in jewellery and ceramics, textiles and glass

A new hotel fair for up-and-coming galleries will launch in Dallas

The inaugural Dallas Invitational Art Fair will be held in April across the street from the established Dallas Art Fair

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Amid property boom and influx of Russian cash, Art Dubai grows in size and scope—again

Dealers at the fair are hopeful for good sales, despite the prospect of a global recession

Well-attended Arco fair in Madrid boosted by foreign wealth and Picasso’s 50th anniversary

Spain’s largest commercial art event saw 211 galleries gather at the IFEMA conference centre

The 21 galleries making their Art Basel debut this year—and what they're bringing

This is the first edition of the Swiss fair under the leadership of new chief executive Noah Horowitz

Is an influx of Latin American collectors turning Madrid into the art world’s next Miami?

As the Spanish capital attracts a moneyed contingent from Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela, regional galleries are following suit

Growing global demand for emerging African artists helps pull the crowds to the Cape Town Art Fair

Major museum exhibitions, auctions and a new conference are all testament to the impact the fair is having on the local art ecosystem

Artist and the local football club help fairgoers with soccer skills at Frieze Los Angeles

Alake Shilling demonstrated the art of football at a clinic organised by the Art Production Fund and Los Angeles Football Club