Art fairs

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

Plus, how Northern Ireland's museums are marking 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement and an extravagant portrait of a 19th century French actor

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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

Ukrainian artists reflect on Russia’s war at Expo Chicago

Kyiv-based Voloshyn Gallery is showing works by two emerging Ukrainian artists on its stand at Expo Chicago

Expo Chicago foregrounds the city's Argentine connections

Thanks in part to the support of a leading Latin American collector, three Buenos Aires galleries are Chicago-bound for Expo

Size does matter: Chicago's Barely Fair makes a small stand for a more equitable art world

The tiny but mighty satellite to Expo Chicago, where galleries show art in miniature stands, is back and (slightly) bigger than ever

Chance the Rapper becomes Chance the Curator at Expo Chicago

The beloved Chicagoan rapper will present works related to his forthcoming album, Star Line Gallery, at the fair

Curators come together at Expo Chicago to talk care

The fair's forum for curators this year will look not only at issues related to the care of objects, but also caring for staff, visitors, communities and more

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

Hosted by Ben Luke. With guest speaker Melanie Gerlis. Produced by David. Clack, Aimee Dawson and Julia Michalska
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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

Hosted by Ben Luke and Aimee Dawson. With guest speaker Gareth Harris. Produced by David Clack and Julia Michalska
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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

Hosted by Ben Luke. With guest speaker Aimee Dawson. Produced by David Clack
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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