Under normal circumstances, the arrival of spring would bring with it a wave of high-profile art-market events: Frieze Week in New York; major spring contemporary-art auctions at Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Phillips; Art Basel in Switzerland. But with the world turned upside down economically and socially, the art business calendar has been turned inside out.
Many fairs have been cancelled outright, while those that have the capacity to pivot to a digital platform are doing so. Others have optimistically rescheduled IRL events for what is now an extremely busy fall. Below, we’ve rounded up all the major art fairs (as well as a handful of important auctions) that we can confirm are still planning to proceed through December 2020. We’ll update the list as additional dates are finalized or changed. In-person events are marked by the flag of the country where they will take place; digital events are accompanied by a computer icon.
MAY
? Superfine! NYCX3 E-Fair: Online fair opens May 1
? PArC Peru: Online fair runs May 4–31
? Frieze New York: Online viewing rooms run May 6–15
? Future Fair Online: May 6–June 6
? The Other Art Fair: Online Studios open on May 6 for Dallas and Chicago exhibitors
? 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair: Online fair opens May 6
? IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair: Online fair runs May 13–June 13
? The Philadelphia Art Show: Antiques, Art & Design: Online fair runs May 14–28
?? Art Paris: May 28–31 (originally April 2–5)
Grand Palais Avenue Winston Churchill, Paris
JUNE
Auction in action. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images.
? CADAF Art Fair: Online in June
?? NADA House 2020: June–August, exact dates TBD
Governor’s Island, New York
?? Christie’s New York 20th Century Week Auctions: June 23–26 (originally May 12–15)
Impressionist & Modern Evening Sale: June 23, New York
Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale: June 25, New York
?? Sotheby’s New York & London Auctions: Week of June 29, New York
?? Christie’s Geneva Luxury Week: June 29–July 1 (originally May 10–13)
JULY & AUGUST
CHART Art Fair, 2018. Photo: David Hugo Cabo. Courtesy of CHART.
?? Christie’s Hong Kong Auction Week: July 8–13 (originally May 30–June 3)
Modern and Contemporary Art, July 10, Hong Kong
?? Art Aspen: July 23–26
Aspen Ice Garden
?? Art Market San Francisco: August 13–16
Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion
?? Art Vilnus: August 27–30
Exhibition and Congress Centre LITEXPO
?? CHART Art Fair & Design Fair: August 28–30
Kunsthal Charlottenborg | Den Frie
?? Art-O-Rama Marseilles: August 28–30
The J1 Joliette’s Docks
SEPTEMBER
Art Basel in Basel 2019.
?? Affordable Art Fair Melbourne: September 4–6
Location TBD
?? FNB Art Joburg: September 4–6
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
?? Eye of the Collector, London: September 8–11 (originally May 15–16)
Two Temple Place, London
?? Art Rio: September 9–13
Marina da Gloria, Rio de Janeiro
?? START Art Fair London: September 9–13
Saatchi Gallery, London
?? Miart, Milan: September 10–13
Viale Scarampo, Pavillion 3 Fieramilanocity, Milan
?? MIA Photo Fair: September 10–13
Porta Nuova Varesine Piazza Lina Bo Bardi, Milan
?? Sydney Contemporary: September 10–13
Carriageworks, Sydney
?? POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair: September 10–13
Flughafen Tempelhof Hangar 4
?? Affordable Art Fair Brussels: September 11–13
Tour & Taxis, Brussels
?? Cosmocow: September 11–13
Gostiny Dvor: 4 Ilyinka St
?? VOLTA Basel: September 14–20
Elsässerstrasse 215
?? Art Basel, Switzerland: September 17–20 (originally June)
Messeplatz 10 4058 Basel, Switzerland
?? Design Miami/ Basel 2020: September 15-20
Hall 1 Süd, Messe Basel
?? Liste, Basel: September 14–20 (originally June)
Burgweg 15, Basel
?? Beirut Art Fair: September 17–20
Seaside Arena halls 1 & 2
?? Photofairs Shanghai: September 18–20
Shanghai Exhibition Centre
?? Affordable Art Fair New York: September 24–27
Metropolitan Pavilion
?? Vienna Contemporary: September 24–27
Marx Halle, Vienna
?? Contemporary Istanbul: September 24–27
Istanbul Congress Center
?? Art Vancouver: September 24–27
Vancouver Convention Center
?? British Art Fair: September 24–27
Saatchi Gallery
?? KIAF Art Seoul: September 24–27
Coex Hall A&B Seoul
OCTOBER
Sadie Coles, Frieze London 2019. Photo by Linda Nylind. Courtesy Linda Nylind / Frieze.
?? Dallas Art Fair: October 1–4 (originally April 16–19)
Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas
?? SWAB Barcelona: October 1–4
Pabellon Italiano Feria Barcelona
?? Fine Art Asia: October 4–10
HK Convention & Exhibition Centre
?? PAD Art + Design: October 5–11
Berkeley Square, London
?? Texas Contemporary Houston: October 8–11
George R. Brown Convention Center
?? 1-54 London: October 8–11
Somerset House, London
?? Frieze London: October 8–11
Regent’s Park, London
?? Affordable Art Fair Stockholm: October 8–11
Nacka Strandsmässan
?? Unseen Amsterdam: October 10-12
Westergas Klönneplein
?? ArtBo: October 15–18
Corferias, Avenida La Esperanza
?? PAD Art and Design Paris: October 19–25
Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
?? FIAC Paris: October 22–25
Grand Palais, Petit Palais
?? Paris Asian Art Fair: October 23–25
9 Avenue Hoche, Paris
?? Outsider Art Fair Paris: October 22–25
Atelier Richelieu, Paris
?? Affordable Art Fair Battersea: October 22–25
Location TBD
?? Art Market Budapest: October 22–25
Millenaris Park, Budapest
?? Denver Fine Art Fair: October 22–25
National Western Complex, Denver
?? Art Taipei: October 23-26
Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1
?? Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam: October 29-November 1
The Kromhouthal
?? Art Toronto: October 29-November 1
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building
?? TEFAF New York Spring 2020: October 31–November 4 (originally May 8–11)
Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER
Installation view of ART X Lagos, 2019 edition. Courtesy of ART X Lagos.
?? SOFA Expo Chicago: November 5–8
Navy Pier, Chicago
?? Art X Lagos: November 6–8
The Federal Palace in Victoria Island
?? Artissima: November 6–8
OVAL Lingotto Fiere
?? West Bund Shanghai: November 11–15
West Bund Art Center
?? Art021 Shanghai: November 12–15
Shanghai Exhibition Centre
?? Photo Paris: November 12–15
Grand Palais, Paris
?? Affordable Art Fair Hamburg: November 12–15
Location TBD
?? Object & Thing: November 13–15
99 Scott Studio, Brooklyn, NY
?? Art Düsseldorf: November 13–15
Areal Böhler
?? FINE ARTS PARIS: November 18–22
Dôme des Invalides, Paris
?? Art Cologne: November 19–26 (originally April 23–26)
Koelnmesse, Messeplatz 1, Cologne
?? Cologne Fine Art + Design: November 19–22
Köln Messe, Cologne
?? Salon Art + Design: November 19–23
Park Avenue Armory
?? Affordable Art Fair London Hampstead: November 19–22
Location TBD
?? Affordable Art Fair Singapore: November 20–22
Location TBD
?? Art Basel Miami Beach: December 3–6
Miami Beach Convention Center
?? Design Miami/ 2020: December 2-6
Convention Center Drive between 18th and 19th Streets
?? UNTITLED Art Miami Beach: December 2–6
Ocean Drive & 12th Street, South Beach
?? Art Miami: December 1–6
Art Miami Pavilion, Miami
?? Context Miami: December 1–6
Context Art Miami Pavilion, Miami
?? Aqua Art Miami: December 2–6
The Aqua Hotel, Miami
?? Scope Miami: December 1–6
SCOPE Miami Beach Pavilion
?? Pinta Miami: December 2–6
Mana Wynwood
?? Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong: December 10–13
Location TBD
?? Art Verona & Veronafiere: December 11–13
Viale del Lavoro 8