There has rarely been so much clashing of dates. It all starts with artgenève and Brafa at the end of January, which open on the same day. This will be followed by a late Arco Madrid with Tefaf in Maastricht at the beginning of March, Expo Chicago and Art Düsseldorf in April and Art Cologne in November, which has positioned itself immediately after Artissima in ... read more
Frieze London opens the second and final part of the season review. An entertaining polemical critique of Frieze London and the current art production on show at it was written by Jonathan Jones for the Guardian: "All of which makes such paintings lovely to hang on your wall, no? Only if you have a very high boredom threshold. They are ... read more
The war in Ukraine will soon have been going on for two years, and the war in the Middle East is a new development. Nevertheless, the art market has almost returned to business as usual. This time, the review of the last six months consists of two parts.The reckoning comes at the end, and Ukraine is prudently keeping records, including ... read more
There are twice as many private flights to and from Miami as in other weeks this year for Art Basel Miami Beach, according to our Viennese colleague Michael Huber found out from the local airport. Susanna Petrin paints a picture of the mood of ABMB and its environment in the NZZ: "So is the global ... read more
The fifth edition of the Berlin Amtsalon, which Christiane Meixner visited for the Tagesspiegel of 2 December, could be described as an alternative fair format: "And of course the representative stairwell, the long official corridors and halls are buzzing as in previous editions. Nevertheless, it is noticeable that there are fewer galleries this time. The ground floor, usually the visual prelude, has become a cloakroom. ... read more
With the FAB Paris, Paris finally has a brilliant art and antiques fair in the Grand Palais (Éphémère) again, which Bettina Wohlfarth visited for the FAZ: "After several years of gruelling competition, the two Parisian art and antiques fairs merged last year under the name Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale. The quarrelling association of French art dealers withdrew from ... read more