Art Fair Directory
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January
Photo LA, Santa Monica, California
Over the past eighteen years photo l.a. has earned a reputation as one of the foremost art fairs and the leading photo-based events in the country.
FADA Los Angeles Art Show, Downtown Los Angeles, California
Join serious collectors and dedicated art enthusiasts in an exploration of painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, and video from over 110 galleries, both international and domestic. Discover a superlative collection of over 15,000 works from all genres and periods including Historical, Modern, and Contemporary at this internationally acclaimed event.
Art LA, Santa Monica, California
ArtLA, a major player in the international art scene, assembles galleries from the Los Angeles area and around the world, offering an environment overflowing with energy and excitement, giving collectors, curators, artists and those passionate about the contemporary art scene – an unparalleled opportunity to interact with current contemporary art trends.
Art Los Angeles Contemporary Art Fair, West Hollywood, California
Art Los Angeles Contemporary is an international contemporary art fair. The fair presents top international blue chip and emerging galleries from around the world, with a strong focus on Los Angeles galleries. Participants showcase some of the most dynamic recent works from their roster of represented artists, offering an informed cross section of what is happening now in contemporary art making. The fair provides a sophisticated yet accessible environment for art collectors, curators, and patrons of the arts alike to enjoy.
February
Christie’s, London
Contemporary Art sale
Phillip’s de Pury, London
Contemporary Art sale
Sotheby’s, London
Contemporary Art sale
ARCO, Madrid, Spain
Spain’s largest art fair. Located at the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, each year the galleries from one country are invited to participate as guests of ARCO, as well as curators and art critics from around the globe to discuss the current art scene.
March
ADAA Art Show, New York
During the first week of March, the international art world converges at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City for a show organized by the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA). The 70 selected exhibitions, presented by the nation’s leading art galleries, will feature museum-quality works ranging from 19th and 20th century Old Master works to recently completed contemporary painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and multi-media.
Whitney Biennial, New York
The Whitney Biennial is a biennial exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932. The Whitney show is generally regarded as one of the leading shows in the art world, often setting or leading trends in contemporary art.
Armory Show, PIER 94, New York
The Armory Show is America’s leading fine art fair devoted to the most important art of the 20th and 21st centuries. In its eleven years, the fair has become an international institution. Every March, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world make New York their destination during Armory Arts Week.
Berlin Biennial, Berlin
The berlin biennial has established itself as an open space that experiments, identifies and critically examines the latest trends in the art world. The innovative character of this “art lab,” which tries and tests the greenest shoots in the art world is to be expanded, with the particular aim of giving young artists the opportunity to introduce themselves to broad sections of the public.
Art Dubai has created a defining platform for current art practice in the Middle East, setting the business of art within a context that is intelligent, stimulating and relevant. Art Dubai attracts visitors from across the Middle East, South Asia and beyond, including leading curators, museum directors, and artists.
International Artexpo is the world’s largest fine art trade show, providing dealers with access to thousands of wholesale works from artists and publishers in one single venue. Over its 30-year history, Artexpo New York has hosted many of the world’s most renowned artists
May
Sotheby’s, New York
Contemporary Art sale
Christie’s, New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art sale
Phillips de Pury, New York
Contemporary Art sale
June
Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
The Venice Biennale has for over a century been one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world. Ever since its foundation in 1895, it has been in the avant-garde, promoting new artistic trends and organising international events in contemporary arts. It is world-beating for the International Film Festival, for the International Art Exhibition and for the International Architecture Exhibition, and continues the great tradition of the Festival of Contemporary Music, the Theatre Festival, now flanked by the Festival of Contemporary Dance.
The world’s premier international art show for Modern and contemporary works, Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. More than 2,500 artists, ranging from the great masters of Modern art to the latest generation of emerging stars, are represented in the show’s multiple sections. The exhibition includes the highest-quality paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, video and editioned works.
Sotheby’s, New York
Contemporary Art sale
Christie’s, New York
Contemporary Art sale
Phillips de Pury, New York
Contemporary Art sale
September
Art San Diego, Contemporary Art Fair
Art San Diego features prominent galleries representing contemporary
artwork by established and emerging artists from around the world. It is an
especially rich venue for surveying the dynamic work of Latin American artists.
October
Frieze Art Fair, London
Frieze Art Fair takes place every October in Regent’s Park, London. The fair showcases new and established artists to an international audience. It also includes commissioned artists’ projects and an ambitious program of talks. Frieze was the first-ever international Contemporary Art fair to be staged in London.
Sao Paulo Art Biennial, Sao Paulo, Brazil
The São Paulo Art Biennial was founded in 1951 and has been held every two years since. It is the second oldest art biennial in the world after the Venice Biennial (in existence since 1895), which serves as its role model.
FIAC (Fiore Internationale d’Art Contemporain), France’s annual art fair, is usually held the last week of October and has over one hundred international galleries exhibiting.
November
Sotheby’s, New York
Contemporary Art sale
Christie’s, New York
Contemporary Art sale
Phillips de Pury, New York
Contemporary Art sale
December
Art Basel, Miami Beach, Miami, Florida
Art Basel Miami Beach is the most important art show in the United States, a cultural and social highlight for the Americas. As the sister event of Switzerland’s Art Basel, the most prestigious art show worldwide for the past 40 years, Art Basel Miami Beach combines an international selection of top galleries with an exciting program of special exhibitions, parties and crossover events featuring music, film, architecture and design.