{"id":2213281,"date":"2026-10-22T23:43:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2213281"},"modified":"2026-10-22T23:43:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:43:30","slug":"as-art-basel-paris-closes-for-protests-satellite-fairs-stay-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2213281","title":{"rendered":"As Art Basel Paris Closes for Protests, Satellite Fairs Stay Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tIf you planned to visit Art Basel Paris but just learned that it\u2019s closing for the weekend ahead of Saturday\u2019s planned protests, there\u2019s some good news: for now, at least, several satellite fairs plan to welcome visitors for part or all of the weekend\u2014while keeping an eye on the surrounding social and political context as it evolves in real time.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs of Thursday night, Asia NOW and Paris Internationale told ARTnews <\/em>they are staying open as planned, through October 24, while exhibitors at OFFSCREEN said they received official confirmation that the fair will remain open through Sunday, October 25. (OFFSCREEN organizers did not respond to a request for confirmation by the time of writing.) Outsider Paris also said it plans to stay open through Sunday, while responding to circumstances as they evolve.<\/p>\n

\n\tPost-Fair, located in two neighboring buildings in the Marais, said the ongoing fair will open an hour earlier, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, and close at 1 p.m., rather than that evening. Other fairs had not responded to requests for confirmation of their weekend plans at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI think that closing a few hours early is the right decision given the uncertainty,\u201d said Robert Heald, of the eponymous gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, showing at Post-Fair. \u201cI am very happy with how the fair has gone, and safety must come first,\u201d he added. Heald is showing contemporary and historic works on paper by the acclaimed outsider artist Susan Te Kahurangi King, of whom the New Yorker recently wrote, \u201cat 75, may be New Zealand\u2019s greatest living artist.\u201d \u201cThe works have this quite strong, visceral, bodily energy to them, which is quite interesting given the fact that she stopped speaking at the age of five,\u201d said Heald. Works on paper range from $8,000 to $16,000.<\/p>\n

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Susan Te Kahurangi King. Untitled (c. 1967). graphite, crayon and coloured pencil on paper. 37.5 x 25cm. Images courtesy of the artist and Robert Heald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tThis is Post-Fair\u2019s inaugural Paris edition, following its 2025 founding in Los Angeles by Chris Sharp. It features 35 galleries from 15 countries and is billed as \u201ca carefully crafted, boutique, and invitation-only alternative to the conventional art-fair model.\u201d Galleries don\u2019t have separate booths and instead exhibit one or two artists in open-plan layouts, with project spaces taking up as little as one wall. The two venues feel elegant and brightly lit, including a 17th-century h\u00f4tel particulier, or mansion, with vaulted stone ceilings on the bottom floor, and an Art Deco building across the Rue du Temple.<\/p>\n

\n\tSharp told ARTnews<\/em> that the first preview day, on Monday, was \u201cbonkers; we had almost 1,000 people.\u201d He added, \u201cIt totally exceeded my expectations\u201d\u2014this, despite last weekend\u2019s protests. \u201cI think people in general are just so excited to be in Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHe also found that collectors generally \u201ctake it slower. They want to learn more about the work, the CV, no matter what the price point, which I really appreciate, because I think they\u2019re serious, and you know they\u2019re not going to turn around and flip it. Take it slower, be more deliberate,\u201d Sharp said.<\/p>\n

\n\tLos Angeles gallery Nonaka-Hill is presenting a standout group of works by Japanese artist Sawako Goda (1940\u20132016), including airbrushy Pop paintings and delicate Xerox photocopy prints of fish with long-lashed eyeballs. These are shown alongside ceramic hanging sculptures by Japanese artist Kentaro Kawabata (born 1976), which have a marine or alien-life feeling, with skeletal as well as invertebrate components, rendered in delicious color and intricately crafted clay.<\/p>\n

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Installation view at Post-Fair, photo courtesy of the fair and \u00a9 Gregory Copitet.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\t\u201cWe met amazing people who don\u2019t regularly pass through Los Angeles and Kyoto, so it was beautifully connective,\u201d Rodney Nonaka-Hill told ARTnews<\/em>. \u201cSales were sufficient, and the spirit was good, despite the distraction. Art people proved intrepid.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tElsewhere, at Paris Internationale, some dealers said their clients had promised to make it out to this edition\u2019s new venue in the northeast part of town but had struggled to find the time. Nevertheless, most said sales had been good for the first part of the fair.<\/p>\n

\n\tAmong several other strong presentations pairing historic with contemporary works was Parker Gallery\u2019s, which showed assembled paintings by Thornton Dial (1928\u20132016) and ceramic and collage crown sculptures by Bay Area artist Sahar Khoury. Prices range from $8,000 to $75,000.<\/p>\n

\n\tNew works by UK artist Aim\u00e9e Parrot at Kate MacGarry gallery are another great discovery. Parrot paints onto glass or metal and transfers the prints onto cotton canvas, which she often stitches together and paints over. She is currently showing work at the Cample Line art space in Scotland. Prices range from \u00a34,500 to \u00a312,500.<\/p>\n

\n\tThough protests are not expected near the Paris Internationale venue Saturday, Galerie Derouillon said it preferred to close early, on Friday night, to ensure the safety of staff and artworks as people travel home or away from the fair. Gallery director Marion Coindeau said the fair had gone well, with sales of paintings and sculptures by Alex Foxton and Mathilde Albouy.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe feel the majority of collectors that we\u2019d have seen have already come by, and with Saturday\u2019s protests, as well as the fear instilled by Art Basel closing, we don\u2019t think many people will want to come by,\u201d said Coindeau. She herself was stuck inside the centrally located gallery last Saturday due to tear gas and clashes with police nearby, she said. Similarly, she was concerned that staff who don\u2019t live near the fair could find themselves unable to leave the venue by day\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

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Photo of Galerie Derouillon\u2019s presentation at Paris Internationale. Photo courtesy of the gallery \u00a9 Gregory Copitet. <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tOFFSCREEN\u2014like last year, located in the expansive, 17th-century Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salp\u00eatri\u00e8re on the Left Bank, not far from the Seine\u2014is not near the planned protests. Set on the grounds of a large hospital, it is also protected and removed from the street.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis year, the fair, dedicated to fixed and moving images, is honoring Ana Mendieta with a special presentation of her films under the grand cupola. Another must-see is brought by Galerie Max Hetzler, featuring a strange and captivating \u201cfictional autobiographical\u201d film titled A Life in a Day<\/em> (2021\u201323) and a handmade mask by Rinus Van de Velde, who imagines himself traveling the world to meet artistic heroes, or behaving like the artist he wishes he were. Van de Velde also has his largest exhibition at a US institution to date, The Dinner<\/em>, on view in Marfa, Texas, through December 6.<\/p>\n

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Rinus Van de Velde\u2019s film \u201cA Life in a Day\u201d (2021-2023). Single-channel video. Photo courtesy of Galerie Max Hetzler.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tOn Thursday evening, the gallery announced it had been awarded the Cultish x OFFSCREEN prize for the best artistic presentation. \u201cIt\u2019s been really exciting being in such an incredible setting, and having this more tightly curated focus,\u201d said a gallery representative, who echoed other exhibitors in noting that many international curators and museums had already been through the fair.<\/p>\n

\n\tParis Internationale, with 54 international galleries and a strong Hispanic and South Korean contingent this year, also aims for a more curated, smaller-scale, and approachable setting. \u201cWe intentionally condensed this year. It\u2019s something we always aim for, because we think a tighter format is best\u2014it\u2019s not for lack of demand,\u201d said fair director Silvia Ammon. \u201cIt\u2019s a choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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