Kobel's Art Weekly 39 2024
A new fair in Mumbai, to be held at the same time as Art Mumbai, which launched last year, is reported by Kabir Jhala in The Art Newspaper: “South Asia's largest commercial art event, the India Art Fair (IAF) in New Delhi, will launch an offshoot next year in Mumbai. Named the India Art Fair Contemporary (IAFC), the expo will ... read more
Kobel's Art Weekly 38 2024
The autumn art season in Vienna is showing its challenging side and it seems that only the hardiest were drawn to the fairs and galleries at the weekend. While Curated by, Viennacontemporary and Particolare were at least able to take place, Parallel at the Otto Wagner Areal had to close early; it will continue next weekend. In the FAZ, Nicole ... read more
Kobel's Art Weekly 37 2024
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Armory in New York, Martha Schwendener poses the following question in the New York Times: "What do art fairs offer at this moment? Have they passed their due date? Can they assert their relevance? The current edition of the Armory has approximately 235 exhibitors from 30 countries but stresses its New ... read more
Kobel's Art Weekly 36 2024
Die CHART Art Fair in Copenhagen can be imagined similar to the former Open Space in Cologne, without booths and partitions, explains Georg Imdahl in the FAZ: "It looks more like a group show, with up to three galleries sharing a room at times, so that the works of around 150 artists can sometimes only be recognised at second glance. ... read more
Kobel's Art Weekly 35 2024
Julia Stellmann spoke to fair director Florence Bourgeois about the development of Paris Photo on the occasion of the event taking place at the beginning of October for the FAZ on 24 August: ‘We have kept moving, offered installations and large formats a platform and drawn attention to up-and-coming artists. We also try to enter into smart partnerships. The Maison Ruinart Prize, which was established ... read more
Kobel's Art Weekly 34 2024
Zachary Small and Julia Halperin analyse whether and how the bursting of the current speculative bubble differs from previous ones in the New York Times: "The art market has been experiencing a downturn for the last few years, but the slump has been particularly acute for young artists. During the early pandemic, a speculative boom driven by a misplaced belief ... read more