Featured Major Art Fairs 2018
Observe Art™ regularly has advisors at more than a dozen major international art fairs each year. We welcome the opportunity to attend any major art fair on behalf of our client’s. We have attended some fairs for more than a decade and can always obtain VIP or advance preview admission for our client’s. Below is a list of major events. If you are interested in attending with an advisor for purposes of purchases at one of these fairs, individually or for a corporation/institution, please let us know.
JANUARY–FEBRUARY 2018
ARCO International Contemporary Art Fair at Ifema on February 25, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images.
🇺🇸 UNTITLED, January 12–14, San Francisco
The Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
🇬🇧 London Art Fair, January 17–21, London
Business Design Centre, London
🇺🇸 Outsider Art Fair, January 18–21, New York
Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC
🇺🇸 Art Los Angeles Contemporary, January 25–28, Los Angeles
The Barker Hangar, California
🇧🇪 BRAFA Art Fair, January 27–February 4, Belgium
Vernissage: January 26; Tour & Taxis, Brussels
🇨🇭 artgenève, February 1–4, Switzerland
Palexpo Convention Center, Geneva
- PAD Genève Art + Design, February 1–4, Palexpo Convention Center
🇮🇹 Arte Fiera Bologna, February 2–5, Italy
VIP Preview Day (by invitation only): February 1; Via della Costituzion, Bologna
- Art City Bologna, February 2–4, Bologna Exhibition Center
- SetUp Contemporary Art Fair, February 1–4, Palazzo Pallavicini
🇨🇭 NOMAD, February 8–11, Switzerland
Chesa Planta, St. Moritz
🇪🇸 ARCOmadrid, February 21–25, Spain
IFEMA Convention Center, Madrid
- JUSTMAD, February 20–25, Carlos Maria de Castro Palace, Madrid
- Art Madrid, February 20–25, Galería de Cristal de CentroCentro Cibeles, Madrid
🇩🇪 Art Karlsruhe, February 22–25, Germany
Messe Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe
🇺🇸 Ad Art Show, February 22–25, New York
Sotheby’s Auction House NYC
🇲🇦 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, February 24–25, Morocco
La Mamounia, Avenue Prince Moulay Rachid, Marrakech
MARCH 2018
Douglas Coupland’s “Platform Project.” Photo by Jennifer Calais | Courtesy of The Armory Show.
🇺🇸 ADAA Art Show, February 27–March 4, New York
Gala Preview, February 27; Park Avenue Armory.
🇧🇪 Collectible, March 7–11, Belgium
Vanderborght Building, Brussels
🇺🇸 Salon Zürcher, March 5, 33 Bleecker Street, NYC
🇺🇸 SPRING/BREAK Art Show, March 6–12, 4 Times Square, NYC (Chashama)
🇺🇸 VOLTA NY, March 7–11
Pier 90, NYC
🇺🇸 Armory Show, March 8–11, New York
VIP Preview Day (by Invitation only): March 7; Piers 92 & 94 in New York City
🇺🇸 SCOPE Art Fair March 8–11
VIP Preview Day (by Invitation only): March 8; Metropolitan Pavilion, New York
🇺🇸 Independent New York, March 8–11
Spring Studios, NYC
🇺🇸 NADA New York, March 8–11
Skylight Clarkson Square, NYC
🇺🇸 Collective Design, March 8–11, New York
VIP Preview Day: March 8; Skylight Clarkson North, New York
🇯🇵Art Fair Tokyo, March 8–11, Japan
Tokyo International Forum, Chiyoda, Tokyo
🇳🇱 TEFAF Maastricht, March 10–18, The Netherlands
VIP Preview Days (by invitation only): March 7 & 8; Maastricht’s Exhibition & Congress Centre, The Netherlands
🇦🇪 Art Dubai, March 21–24, UAE
Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
🇭🇰 Art Basel Hong Kong, March 29–31
VIP Preview Days (by invitation only): March 27 & 28; Vernissage: March 28, 5-9 p.m.;Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Art Central Hong Kong, March 27–31, 9 Lung Wo Road Central
APRIL 2018
Photo: Ênio Cesar e Jéssica Mangaba, courtesy of SP-Arte.
🇫🇷 Art Paris Art Fair, April 5–8, France
- PAD Paris Art + Design, April 4–8, Jardin des Tuileries
🇺🇸 AIPAD: The Photography Show, April 5–8, New York
Pier 94 NYC
🇧🇷 SP-Arte, April 12–15, Brazil
VIP Preview Day (by invitation only): April 11; Oscar Niemeyer Bienal Pavilion, São Paulo
🇺🇸 Dallas Art Fair, April 12–15, Dallas
Market Art Fair, April 12-15, Sweden
Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
🇮🇹 miart, April 13–15, Italy
🇩🇪 Art Cologne, April 19–22, Germany
Vernissage: April 18, 4–8 p.m.; Koelnmesse, Messeplatz 1, Cologne
🇧🇪 Art Brussels, April 19–22, Belgium
VIP Preview Day (by invitation only): April 19, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; Vernissage, April 19, 5 p.m.–10 p.m.; Avenue du Port Tour and Taxis Building, Brussels
🇧🇪 Independent, April 20–22, Belgium
VIP Preview Day (by invitation only): April 19, Vanderborght Building, Brussels
🇨🇳 Art Beijing Art Fair, April 29–May 2, China
Agricultural Exhibition Centre of China, Beijing
🇲🇨 NOMAD, April 26–29, Monaco
La Vigie, Monaco
🇲🇨 artmonte-carlo, April 28–29, Monaco
Garimaldi Forum, Monaco
MAY 2018
View of Frieze in New York, 2017 via Instagram @freizeartfair.
🇺🇸 Frieze Art Fair NY, May 2–6, New York
VIP Preview Days (by invitation only): May 2-3, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Randall’s Island Park, New York
- Art New York, May 3–6, Pier 94, NYC
- CONTEXT, May 3–6, Pier 94, NY
🇺🇸 TEFAF New York Spring, May 4–8, New York
VIP Preview Days (by invitation only): May 3, 12–8 p.m.; May 4–8 VIP hours, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.; Park Avenue Armory
🇵🇹 ARCO Lisbon, May 17–20, Portugal
Fábrica Nacional de Cordoaria
🇬🇧 Photo London, May 17–20, UK
VIP Preview Day (by invitation only): May 16; Somerset House, London
🇦🇷 ArteBA, May 24–27, Argentina
La Rural in Buenos Aires
JUNE–JULY
Installation view of Meno Parkas’s booth at ArtVilnius. Image courtesy ArtVilnius.
🇨🇭 Art Basel, June 14–17, Switzerland
VIP Preview Days (by invitation only): June 12 & 13, Vernissage: June 13, 4 p.m.–8 p.m.; Messe Basel, Messeplatz, Switzerland
- Volta14, June 11–16, Viaduktstrasse 10, Markthalle
- Liste, June 11–17, Burgweg 15
- Design Miami/Basel, June 12–17, Viaduktstrasse 10, Markthalle
- photo basel, June 12–17, Rebgasse 12-14, Volkshaus Basel
- SCOPE Basel, June 12–17, Webergasse 34
🇬🇧 Masterpiece London, June 28–July 5, UK
VIP Preview Day (by invitation only): June 27; South Grounds at the Royal Hospital Chelsea
🇺🇸 Art Santa Fe, July 12–15, Santa Fe
Santa Fe Convention Center
AUGUST–SEPTEMBER
Chart Art Fair 2017. Photo David Stjernholm, courtesy CHART.
🇺🇸 Seattle Art Fair, August 2–5, Seattle
CenturyLink Field Event Center
🇲🇽 ZONAMACO FOTO & SALÓN, August 22–26, Mexico City
Centro Citibanamex, Mexico City
🇩🇰 Code Art Fair, August 30–September 2, Denmark
Center Blvd. 5, Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
🇩🇰 Chart Art Fair, August 31–September 3, Denmark
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Kunsthal Charlottenborg
🇫🇷 Art-O-Rama, August 31–September 2, France
The J1, Joliette’s docks, Marseille
🇷🇺 Cosmoscow, September 6–9, Russia
Gostiny Dvor, Moscow
🇩🇪 Positions Berlin, September 13–16, Germany
Arena Berlin, Berlin
🇳🇱 Unseen Amsterdam, September 21–23, The Netherlands
Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
🇩🇪 Art Berlin, September 27–30, Germany
Tempelhof, Berlin
🇧🇷 Art Rio, September 27–30, Brazil
VIP Preview Day (by invitation only): September 26; Marina da Gloria, Rio de Janeiro
🇺🇸 Expo Chicago, September 27–30, Chicago
Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois
🇦🇹 vienna Contemporary, September 27–30, Austria
Marx Halle, Vienna
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER
Alicja Kwade’s Big Be-Hide (2017). Frieze Sculpture 2017. Photo by Stephen White. Courtesy of Stephen White/Frieze.
🇬🇧 Frieze Art Fair, October 4–7, UK
South Regent’s Park, London
🇬🇧 Frieze Masters, October 4–7, UK
Regents Park, London
- 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, October 4–7, Somerset House, London
- PAD London Art + Design, October 1–7, Berkeley Square, London
🇰🇷 Korea International Art Fair (KIAF), October 4–7, South Korea
COEX Convention Center, Seoul, South Korea
🇺🇸 Art Nashville, October 17–21, Nashville
🇫🇷 FIAC, October 18–21, France
Grand Palais, Petit Palais & Hors les Murs, Paris
- Paris Internationale, October 18-22, 11, Rue Beranger, Paris
- Outsider Art Fair, October 19-22, Hôtel du Duc, Paris
🇨🇴 ARTBO, October 25–28, Colombia
Gran Salón of Corferias, Bogotá
🇨🇦 Art Toronto, October 26–29, Canada
Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto
🇺🇸 TEFAF New York Fall, October 27–31, New York
Park Avenue Armory
🇮🇹 Artissima, November 2–4, Italy
via Giacomo Mattè Trucco 70, Turin
🇫🇷 Paris Photo, November 8–11, France
Grand Palais, Paris
🇨🇳 Westbund Art & Design, November 8–11, China
West Bund Art Center, Shanghai, Xuhui District
🇨🇳 ART021, November 9–11, China
VIP Preview Day (by invitation only): November 8; Shanghai Exhibition Center
🇩🇪 Art Düsseldorf, November 16–18, Germany
Areal Böhler
🇺🇸 Art Basel Miami Beach, December 6–9, Miami
VIP Preview Days (by invitation only): December 5; Vernissage: December 6; Miami Beach Convention Center
- CONTEXT Art Miami, December 4–9, VIP Preview Day (by invitation only), December 4; Former Miami Herald Site, Biscayne Bay
- UNTITLED, December 5–9, Miami Beach, Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
- PULSE, December 6–9, Indian Beach Park, Miami Beach
For a full list of art fairs worldwide, please check out Art Net’s calendar. If another event interests you, please let us know and we can always add it to our calendar time permitting.
