Agnes Dennis Whitfield – Confrontation (1984) will be re-exhibited at Art Basel in 2024. Courtesy of Art Basel The arrival of June should provide a respite after May’s shockingly busy art fair calendar that was packed with events — and auctions — in and outside of New York City. But if the June art fair … Read more
Future Fair and 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair ran a short walk from each other in Chelsea. Courtesy Future Fair Colette LaVette at Gillian Jason Colette LaVette, Umbilical Roots, 2026. Courtesy the artist and Gillian Jason A solo booth dedicated to LaVette by London gallery Gillian Jason was extremely well received and sold out almost … Read more
The active VIP preview of the 13th edition began with good attendance and sales activity from the opening moments. Courtesy Pinta Lima At first glance, Pinta Lima is an easily digestible art gallery: you won’t need to devote more than an hour or two to browsing the 50-something booths and special presentations, if you’re just … Read more
A view of Frieze New York at the Shed in 2025. Casey Kelbaugh/CKA Art fair fatigue usually starts to set in just before May, which is ironic given that May is one of the busiest months in the spring art calendar. Or maybe they’re just all busy now. There were, as always, loads of April … Read more
Artist Natasja Mapeson created an immersive environment for the entrance to Art Brussels (Galerie Sophie van de Velde, Antwerp). Photo: Martin Billet for Office Rouge At this year’s slightly contracted Art Brussels fair, the welcome started before the booths. At the entrance, next to the ticket and information desks, is Natasja Mabesoone’s commission for the … Read more
Egypt was named the best tourist destination for the year 2026 at the 24th KITF International Tourism Fair I mentioned Written by Sada El Balad on Friday, April 24. The award was announced during the annual exhibition held in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, one of the largest tourism events in Central Asia, where Egypt … Read more
MEGA Art Fair hosted its third edition at SPAZIO PROFUMO, the former Esperis perfume factory at Via Binda 29 in the Navigli district. Ph: Francesca Rossi courtesy of MEGA Art Fair As a new generation of professionals questions how art is and should be experienced, circulated and collected, agile alternative formats—from salon-style fairs to exhibition-social … Read more
The High Desert Art Fair opens at the storied Pioneertown Motel located outside of Joshua Tree, California, on March 28. Courtesy The High Desert Art Fair The art world spent much of last year talking about fair fatigue, which might be why it’s so surprising that the answer to our collective exhaustion might be the … Read more
Just before exiting, one arrives at the London-based Everything Gallery, which has gained a reputation across major international fairs for discovering and repositioning visionary figures – from Madge Gill at Frieze Masters to the Afro-Caribbean surrealist painter Hector Hippolyte at Art Basel Paris. In the Outsider Art Gallery, the exhibition presents an entire pavilion dedicated … Read more
Half an hour into the Nitehawk Workers Union’s winter rally, 50 or so people had gathered across the street from the Nitehawk Prospect Park Theater to chant, hold signs, and shiver on a Friday too cold for the season. Most of them were your usual labor supporters—members of the UAW and Teamsters Local 804 were … Read more