Art fairs

Art Toronto gets sales boost from baseball World Series

Canada’s biggest art fair appeared to benefit from the Toronto Blue Jays’ first crack at baseball’s top trophy since 1993

Art Toronto reflects Canadian art scene’s emphasis on Indigenous representation

Canada’s largest art fair spotlights a growing market for work by Indigenous artists while challenging stereotypes and expectations

Art Collaboration Kyoto expands with record line-up and city-wide projects

The fair returns with its largest edition yet, pairing Japanese and international galleries, staging exhibitions across the city and launching a new fellowship with Bangkok Kunsthalle

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Ascendant Art Basel Paris rewards top dealers, while smaller galleries compete for attention

The fair's new Avant-Première preview for the most important VIPs generated seven- and eight-figure sales of blue-chip art, but things were quieter upstairs in the emerging gallery sector

Paris Internationale announces plans to launch Milan edition in 2026

As the fair's eleventh edition opens in the French capital, dealers are bullish about their prospects

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‘Everyone benefits’: Art Basel’s chief on the new Paris VVIP slot and the viability of its Qatar fair

Noah Horowitz sees the fair company’s inaugural Doha show as a “moment of expansion, not saturation”

Art Toronto gives Latin American artists pride of place with new curated section

Amid trade war between US and Canada, Toronto’s largest art fair strengthens ties with Latin America’s art scene

Larry Gagosian is revisiting his love for Rubens—bringing a $7m painting to Art Basel Paris

The dealer is showing a depiction of the Christian holy family at his fair booth, three decades after he hosted a show on the Old Master in New York

Double-edged sword: arms and armour play a small—but mighty—role at Frieze Masters

Quirky items, from crossbows to Bronze Age spearheads, can be found at the fair

Shifting the dial: new fair Echo Soho celebrates women-run galleries

The inaugural edition, taking place in Soho Revue's residency space, features 12 gallerists

‘Quality always rules’: VIP day sales at Frieze London 2025

According to gallerists, collectors are taking longer to make decisions this year—but they are still showing up to buy

Frieze to launch Abu Dhabi edition in November 2026

A deal struck with the emirate's department of culture will see the brand take over the existing Abu Dhabi Art fair

Art Basel names 87 galleries taking part in inaugural Qatar fair

Strong interest has resulted in the the fair having upwards of 50% more participants than anticipated, organisers say

During Guadalajara Art Week, exhibitions and fairs raise city’s profile

The fourth edition of the citywide art event included fairs, pop-up exhibitions and more, attracting new levels of institutional attention

At the Atlanta Art Fair's second edition, the city showed its strengths

The fair’s second edition brought in more visitors and featured strong presentations especially by local artists and of textile works

Art Basel hires Christie's veteran for new collector and institutional relations role

Carly Murphy, who has been at Christie's since 2022 and previously worked at Sotheby's for more than a decade, will move to the fairs sector later this month

Art Basel Paris to offer extra-early preview slot for ‘closest clients’

Dealers can invite guests to tour the fair ahead of its First Choice VIP Opening the following day

Frieze to launch climate change fundraising initiative at its London fairs

Participating galleries have signed up to pledge 10% of the sale price of selected works to fund the Gallery Climate Coalition

New chapter for Artbo: Colombia’s art market finds resilience amidst flux

The 21st edition of Bogotá’s marquee art fair opened alongside the city’s new contemporary art biennial, eliciting healthy sales in the four- and five-figure range

Sydney Contemporary art fair sees fourth year of decline in sales

Australia's leading art fair held its ninth, and largest edition, this month

Detroit’s first fair, Season, revs up for inaugural edition

The new fair, which has grown out of Detroit Art Week, will bring 11 galleries, a pop-up exhibition and site-specific installations to the former Michigan Central train station

Untitled Art Houston opens with a slew of four- and five-figure sales

The Texan fair’s inaugural edition got off to a strong start for dealers who brought more affordable works

Picasso or Bitcoin? How art’s status is changing among the super-rich

The art market is failing to attract the highest spenders, whose sights are set on other investments as the trade plateaus

Art SG to organise fellow Singapore fair S.E.A. Focus from 2026

The decision has been made in order to “enhance S.E.A.. Focus’s prominence and strengthen its value propositions”, according to its founder

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Despite new autumn slot, Tokyo Gendai remains a largely local affair

Galleries reported satisfactory sales amid a global slump, noting that the relatively low prices and high volume of Japan's market are serving its domestic scene well

Ukraine-Russia war remains front and centre for Viennacontemporary fair exhibitors

The fair continues to act as a bridge between eastern and western Europe

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Despite external chaos, Frieze Seoul soldiers on

The fair's fourth edition sees its increasingly regional collecting base more subdued—but decent top-end sales and strong institutional presence maintain its position as one of Asia's leading market moments

Independent 20th Century fair will move to Sotheby’s Breuer Building in 2026

The move will allow the fair to grow significantly, from around 30 exhibitors to around 50