Art
The Gilded Lily of the Art Fairs, TEFAF, Blossoms on Park Avenue
Oyster shuckers roam the drill hall as VIP attendees sip champagne and ogle a $20 million Gauguin painting.
Art Fairs
Guide
Your Concise Guide to Frieze Week 2019
Check out Hyperallergic's guide to the art fairs of Frieze Week in New York.
Opinion
Why Art Colleges and Universities Should Not Act Like For-Profit Galleries
Several questions occurred to me when I read that a new art fair geared toward showing the work of recent Master Fine Arts graduates is scheduled to launch this November in New York City.
In Brief
Major Art Fair Bans Dealers and Auction Experts from Vetting Committees
The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) has announced a new global vetting policy that will replace commercial experts with advisors less connected to the art market to avoid possible legal issues.
Art
The Challenges and Realities of Breastfeeding at an Art Fair
At art fairs around the world, breastfeeding is no easy task.
News
Artist-Run Satellite Art Show Relocating to Expansive New Miami Location
For its fourth edition, the artist-run fair is relocating to a 33,000-square foot lot near downtown Miami directly alongside the NADA fair's new location.
Art
Washing Down the Canon with Wine and Oysters at TEFAF New York
Amid all the works by familiar white male modernists on view at the plush and posh fair, there are many superb pieces by women and artists from Latin America.
Art
The Good, the Bad, and the Forgettable at Frieze New York
The latest edition of the mega-fair is full of extremes, from the very high temperatures during the first day of previews to impressively bad booths and plenty of strong, thoughtful presentations.
Guide
Your Concise Guide to Frieze Week 2018
As Frieze and TEFAF go head-to-head, eight other fairs or fair-like endeavors are vying for your attention (and time, and money) this week.
News
Cleaners Throw Away Frowning Happy Meal Sculpture at Hong Kong Art Fair
Carol May's sculpture "Unhappy Meal" was on view at Hong Kong's Harbour Art Fair when cleaners threw it out, destroying it.
Art
The Beauty and Anxiety of Seeing Myself, and My Partner, in a Portrait
I forget if we asked Danny Ferrell to paint us or if it was his idea, but I was surprised to feel so much when I saw the painting for the first time at an art fair.
Comics
A Hand-Drawn Dispatch from the LA Debut of the Other Art Fair
From the price of booze to artists pacing their booths, plenty of things caught my attention at the inaugural West Coast edition of the fair.