by Pauline Loeb | Aug 28, 2023 | Columns
I’ve just returned to Paris after a wonderful holiday full of sunshine, laughter, reading and artistic discoveries.
Now, what can we expect after this summer break? Autumn is off to a flying start, with Seoul and New York in the spotlight. Artfairmag’s Asian correspondent, Alicia Huieun Kim, will be covering Frieze and KIAF, while Laura Lati, our US correspondent, will be meeting art dealers at The Armory Show and Independent. From Paris, I’ll be taking you to Parcours des Mondes, a tribal art fair held in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Parcours des Mondes
5 – 10 September 2023
My return to art fairs this year will be in Paris, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, with Parcours des Mondes, an open-air fair that each year brings together the best tribal art dealers from France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, as well as gallery owners from the Ivory Coast, Finland, the United States and Australia.
For this 22nd edition, exhibitors will be presenting a wide range of sculptures, masks, textiles, jewellery and other marvellous objects. Classical Africa remains the central axis around which gravitate the arts of Oceania, from Polynesia to Micronesia, via the aboriginal art of Australia, as well as those of The Americas and Asia, where Japan, India, the Himalayas and Indonesia invite us to travel.
Ancient creations sit harmoniously alongside contemporary works, and it is precisely these bridges built between peoples across continents and time that form the DNA of the Parcours des Mondes. Directed by Yves-Bernard Debie, the 22nd edition of the fair will have Stéphane Martin, the emblematic President of the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac from 1998 to 2020, as its Honorary President. I look forward to making you discover (or rediscover) this one-of-a-kind fair.
6 – 9 September 2023, Seoul
For this second edition, Frieze Seoul has named more than 120 galleries, including the four mega-galleries – Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, Pace, and David Zwirner – alongside with major names such as Thaddaeus Ropac, Paula Cooper Gallery, Kurimanzutto, Lehmann Maupin, Lisson Gallery, Galerie Lelong & Co., Mendes Wood DM, Sprüth Magers, and Take Ninagawa. There will also be a special focus on Asia-based exhibitors showcasing the best art from the region.
The main section of the fair will be accompanied by two smaller sections. Frieze Masters will showcase works made at any point in art history and incudes exhibitors as Gallery Hyundai, Gray, Tokyo Gallery + BTAP, Skarstedt, and Axel Vervoordt. Finally, Focus Asia will presents solo presentations from Asia-based galleries, like Capsule Shanghai, G Gallery, and Yutaka Kikutake Gallery.
All info about the fair here.