Art Basel Switzerland 2018: What Lies Outside Messeplatz

Another art fair season is upon us. It seems like over the past five years, the art fair seasons have multiplied. There are more of them and in quicker succession. It was only a month I was perusing various fairs in New York and then again, two months before that and three months before that in Miami…
Art fairs keep cropping up and beneath the fronds of a large fair are smaller fairs who take shelter in the advertising and promotion of a larger fair by offering VIP guests free access or a small entrance fee. These smaller fairs often showcase new galleries or smaller galleries; either of which cannot afford and/or will not be accepted into larger fairs. With these lesser known galleries come emerging artists who’s works are equally profound to other artists but may not have been “discovered”.
If you happen to have stumbled upon this blog and find yourself in Switzerland this weekend, here are a few fairs outside of Art Basel that I would check out:

Liste
Focused on small galleries and emerging artists

Photo Basel
Focused exclusively on photography and photographic art

Scope
You can find Scope at every major art fair season around the globe. Over the years, they have begun curated a more tangible feel to art. The work showcased tends to be highly trendy; think graffiti artists, gold leaf, neon.

And here you can find a list of different fairs and art related events that have been curated by the Swiss Tourist Board.

For me, I love walking around the fairs and seeing it all; clients, friends and great art. Big or small, the fair for me is merely a conduit for access to a high concentration of everything I want (in art) at the same time. The good, the bad, the gaudy, you name it, I love it, I hate it but I eat it all up.

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Happy Hunting!