Art Fairs Italy’s Artissima Becomes the First Major Art Fair to Mint NFTs as Part of an Overhaul of Its Emerging Artist Prize Five shortlisted artists showing at the art fair in November will be invited to create NFTs. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 21, 2021
Art Fairs The Art Cologne Fair Is Slashing Booth Prices by a Third After Receiving a Subsidy From the German Government Germany's support for the arts continues to make all other governments look bad. By Kate Brown, Oct 21, 2021
Art Fairs Paris Internationale, a Fair by and for Gallerists, Offers an Appealingly Focused Alternative to FIAC. But Will Sales Follow? The emphasis is squarely on creators with solo or duo-artist presentations. By Anna Sansom, Oct 20, 2021
Art Fairs The FIAC Fair Plunges Back Into Paris, Finding a Market That Is Healthy, If Not So Thirsty for Trophy Works Some dealers were happier than others with their first-day take. By Naomi Rea, Oct 20, 2021
Art Fairs Volta Has Canceled Its Debut Miami Fair After Pandemic-Related Travel and Event Restrictions Caused Too Many Scheduling Snafus Restrictions on international travelers confounded organizers plans. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 20, 2021
Art Fairs With an Unprecedented Crush of Art Fairs in Europe This Fall, FIAC Is Banking on Paris’s Mounting Market Momentum to Stand Out FIAC debuts this week with a new venue—the Grand Palais Ephémère—and an international lineup of exhibitors. By Kate Brown, Oct 18, 2021
Art Fairs Frieze Has Tapped Gallery Hyundai’s Patrick Lee to Direct Its Debut Art Fair in Seoul in 2022 The art industry veteran, who is currently on the ground at Frieze Masters, starts his new job in November. By Kate Brown, Oct 15, 2021
Art Fairs ‘Are There Any Left?’: A Sales Frenzy at London’s 1-54 Fair Reflects the Heated Demand for African Contemporary Art The fair features 48 galleries showing work by more than 150 African and diaspora artists. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Oct 14, 2021
Art Fairs Frieze London’s Newest Section Seeks to ‘Deconstruct the World as We Know It.’ There’s Good Art There, Too It's just one element that helps the fair feel more engaged with the outside world. By Kate Brown, Oct 13, 2021
Art Fairs ‘It’s Great to Be Back’: International VIPs Flock to Frieze London, Ready to See—and Spend—After a Year’s Hiatus The art fair opened to VIPs today and will be on view through October 17. By Naomi Rea, Oct 13, 2021
Art Fairs Frieze Masters Debuts in London With a Focus on Korean Art and a Slower-Than-Usual Pace (But There Were Still Multimillion-Dollar Sales) Many exhibitors are making a concerted effort to internationalize the market for Korean art. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 13, 2021
Art Fairs Fine Art Asia, Hong Kong’s Homegrown Art Fair, Returns—a Third Smaller, More Local, and With NFTs After last year's team up with Art Basel Hong Kong, 2021 saw new strategies to navigate the still-evolving landscape. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 7, 2021
Art Fairs The 5 Most Arresting Works at Art Basel, From an Epic $750,000 Painting by Meleko Mokgosi to a Low-Fi Video That Went Viral on TikTok Here are some standout pieces from this year’s fair that capture the mood of the moment. By Kate Brown, Sep 24, 2021
Art Fairs Liste, the Beloved Satellite Fair for Emerging Talent, Lobbied Art Basel to Set Up Shop Inside the Messeplatz. The Gambit Paid Off Liste exhibitors were enjoying close proximity to Art Basel, even if overall attendance was down. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 23, 2021
Art Fairs ‘Now It’s Just the Real People’: Art Basel Opens Its First Fair in 18 Months With an Among-Friends Vibe (and Steady Sales, Too) There was nary an American collector in sight. By Eileen Kinsella & Naomi Rea, Sep 21, 2021
