The hottest art spots to visit this year

Art lovers are spoilt for choice with a calendar that is chockablock with art fairs, biennales (and triennales) and other art outings that span the world across all seasons

Jan 23, 2017, 13:52 IST7 min
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Art MiamiMiami Beach, Florida, USADecember 1-4, 2016They come in private planes, hire private yachts and party at Miami&rsquos hot spots, but make no mistake, it&rsquos the art that draws t...
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Kochi-Muziris BiennaleKochi, IndiaDecember 12-March 29, 2017Heading for its third edition after a rocky start in 2012, which its founders Bose Krishnamachari and Riyas Komu pulled off again...
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India Art FairNew DelhiFebruary 3-5, 2017The annual art jamboree is one of India&rsquos winter highlights and was instrumental for first bringing the Indian art discourse and exchange to a ...
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The Armory ShowNew York, USAMarch 2-5, 2017Held at Piers 92 and 94 on the Hudson river wharf, with a chilly wind blowing, The Armory Show hits you in the guts. It isn&rsquot typically large...
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TEFAF MaastrichtMaastricht, The NetherlandsMarch 10-19, 2017Begun in 1988 by art and antique dealers, TEFAF Maastricht continues to enjoy the distinction of one of the most visited spots wh...
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Art DubaiDubai, UAEMarch 15-18, 2017Abu Dhabi is aiming at becoming an art hub for the region with the opening of The Guggenheim and The Louvre, but it is Dubai&rsquos art fair that grabs t...
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DocumentaKassel, Germany and Athens, GreeceAthens: April 8-July 16, 2017Kassel: June 10-September 17, 2017 For an art event that is so serious, Documenta does not grab the kind of press in ...
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Venice BiennaleVenice, ItalyMay 13-November 26, 2017La Biennale di Venezia is the oldest art event of its kind, having begun in 1895, with the first international pavilions starting in 1907...
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Art BaselBasel, SwitzerlandJune 15-18, 2017Started in 1970 by a handful of local gallerists wanting to show the best world art, Art Basel is arguably the most prestigious of the world&rsquo...
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MasterpieceLondon, UKJune 29-July 5, 2017The only thing better than summer in England must be Masterpiece, the Chelsea fair that&rsquos young by comparison with its peers&mdashit was launch...
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