Art Industry Insights With Reena Devi

Category: art fairs

  • The Cultural Paralysis Of Frieze, Art Basel And Other Art Fairs

    Earlier this month, the Frieze Viewing Room for Frieze London and Frieze Masters launched alongside in-person programming and physical versions of their online art exhibits set up by gallerists in their brick-and-mortar spaces. In spite of reportedly brisk sales even via its online platform, the overall visitor experience for the Frieze Viewing Room did not seem to…

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  • Art Fairs From Frieze To Basel Make Moves To Stay Afloat But At What Cost?

    It is an observable fact that financial sustainability is a major concern for art fairs this year due to numerous cancellations and postponements that wiped the international art fair calendar clean in the face of a global pandemic. Even mega conglomerate, MCH Group, the parent company of Art Basel, is not exempt from financial woes.…

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  • Can The Global Art Fair-Industrial Complex Survive COVID-19?

    There was a point a few months ago when art fairs and cultural stakeholders were pretty much convinced the COVID-19 global pandemic would be a short-term problem, and that during the second half of this year the art world would be back to business. In fact, they expected it would be busier than usual with…

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  • Can Art Basel Take On COVID-19?

    As international art and trade fairs are cancelled or postponed due to the globally spreading novel coronavirus COVID-19, there is growing speculation whether Art Basel, the biggest and most important art fair on the art world calendar, is likely to take place as planned in Switzerland from 18 to 21 June. The Swiss government banned all…

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