Frieze London and Frieze Masters kick off in the U.K capital this week. Yet, with the recent boom in Paris’s contemporary gallery scene and now the third and largest edition of Art Basel Paris,  which opens a few days after Frieze, a shadow has been cast over London by France’s City of Light.

Also in this episode, we discuss the latest firms to set up shop in Paris. Plus, why galleries are staking out retail space in luxury hotels and more essential industry news brought to you by podcast host, Margaret Carrigan, executive producer, Sonia Manalili, and the editors of Artnet PRO.

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