Celebrating leading designers and visual artists, the fifth annual FOG Design+Art Fair runs January 11–14, 2018, at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. A Preview Gala Wednesday, January 10, 2018, benefits the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). The January 11th Innovators Luncheon, supported by FENDI, honors renowned chef Alice Waters, founder and owner of Chez Panisse.
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Opening to the public today in Miami Beach, Art Basel is one of the largest and most anticipated art fairs in the US. A giant party combining high-stakes networking and a sales events, art stars are made at Art Basel (or at least they hope to be).
This weekend marks the premier of a new large art fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. Open November 16th - 19th and in its first year, Art Düsseldorf seeks to establish itself as “a new and innovative platform for collectors, gallerists and curators.” Over 75 galleries will have spaces in a recently converted former factory complex called Areal Böhler. Sixty percent of the galleries present are German, and the fair designated specific spaces for young galleries.
Paris Photo opens this weekend for the 21st year. Running November 9th through the 12th at the Grand Palais, Paris Photo is the premier international art fair devoted to photography. Over 150 galleries and publishers will be exhibiting, with accompanying lectures, conversations, and book signings. This year, the fair debuts a new exhibition of film and video art.
Artissima Contemporary Art Fair opens this week in Torino, Italy. In its 24th year showcasing contemporary art, the fair packs a lot in from November 3-5. Featuring 2,000 works represented by galleries from 31 countries, Artissima is hosted at the Torino Oval Lingotto, originally built to host the 2006 Winter Olympics. Artissima values experimentation and research, bringing together artists, gallerists, collectors, and curators from across the European continent and beyond.
