Art fairs

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When 1970s art feels current: new pop-up fair 'disrupts the usual fair week' in New York

That 70s Show includes only artists who were active during the titular decade

Has New York’s hot art market finally cooled?

Dealers at Frieze remain optimistic while noting a shift in collector behaviour

New York's Spring art bonanza: the shows, the sales, the fairs

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A cardboard Manhattan and a cosy log cabin: artists stand tall at Nada New York fair

Artists including Kambel Smith and Anya Paintsil were on hand to talk to visitors on the VIP day

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At a trying time for London fairs, Eye of the Collector returns for its third edition

The boutique event brings together around 150 works from more than 20 exhibitors in the striking Neo-Gothic mansion Two Temple Place

Is Frieze New York well placed to jolt an iffy art market?

Dealers hope the fair will create some momentum during a sluggish season

Manhattan to the Caribbean: 1-54 New York fair expands with group show in Chelsea

The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair opens largest ever US edition and adds concurrent exhibition of artists with Caribbean roots

A homecoming for Abstract Expressionist Shirley Jaffe at Tefaf New York

The native Brooklynite, fêted in Europe, figures prominently on Nathalie Obadia’s stand at the fair

At Tefaf New York, dealers spotlight work by women

Gallerists at the fair say more collectors are invested in greater gender diversity among their holdings and are keen to invest in art by women

An overdue showcase for midcentury abstractionist Anna Walinska

A presentation at the American Art Fair puts Walinska in context with Elaine de Kooning and others

Dreams and nightmares abound at New York's Independent art fair

The latest spring edition of the fair places an emphasis on phantasmagorical figuration

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A 'purposely regional' Taipei Dangdai fair suggests Taiwan's art market is slowly recovering from the pandemic

While Mainland Chinese exhibitors remain sparse due to visa restrictions and political tensions, local collectors came out in force

Abstraction is ascendant at New York’s Future Fair

The fair, a haven for fresh painting, may signal a coming shift in the market power dynamic between representation and abstraction

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Photo London's director promises to 'embrace the new'—so why does it look the same?

Now under the directorship of Kamiar Maleki, the UK's largest photography fair returns to Somerset House for its eighth edition

Design dealers set the tone at Tefaf New York

Despite the fair’s small stands in comparison to its Dutch sister fair, gallerists are pairing art with functional design

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Taipei Dangdai capitalises on dedicated local collectors

The fourth edition of the art fair opens this week with 90 galleries, 70% of which have premises in Asia

Future Fair pays it forward with fund to support emerging galleries

The upstart fair proffers on-trend paintings for collectors and mutual aid for dealers

At New York’s Independent fair, opportunities to discover the overlooked and the emerging

The fair’s founder Elizabeth Dee wants to preserve its boutique identity while continuing to fill gaps in recent art history and launching a new print project

Tefaf brings a blend of eras and materials for its eighth New York edition

The Dutch fair’s smaller North American outpost has an eclectic offering emphasising modern and contemporary art as well as antiquities

The Armory Show lines up more than 225 galleries for fair’s third year at sprawling Javits Center

The fair has grown to be among the largest in the world since it began as a hotel fair in 1994

Art Basel appoints Maike Cruse as fair director

The current head of Gallery Weekend Berlin will start in the newly created role in July and oversee the 2024 fair

Dallas Art Fair gets a boost from Texas’s resilient economy and surging population

Despite the fair’s more sedate, distinctly Southern pace, local and international dealers reported plenty of sales during the VIP preview

Is The Art Show the first green fair?

A new roadmap developed by US dealers offers a practical guide to improving sustainability

Dallas Museum of Art acquires 12 works at Dallas Art Fair with annual gift

The museum spent $100,000 to bolster its collection thanks to funding from the Dallas Art Fair Foundation

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Galleries flock back to Miart fair in Milan—but play it safe

International dealers returned to 27th edition of the fair after two years marked by Covid

Art in the Windy City: Expo Chicago fair and beyond

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Dealers report strong first-day sales as Expo Chicago’s largest edition yet draws a 'critical mass' of Midwestern collectors

Collectors from the Midwest and beyond turned up for the fair’s VIP preview, as did the city’s next mayor and one of its most famous rappers