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
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 where the best old masters, ancient collectibles and treasures gather under one roof, pointing to the way the world is collecting. It works, and curates, in the belief that someone who is passionate about
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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’s art fair that grabs the eyeballs with its concentration on the region and its cultural neighbours, South Asia and Africa. Ten editions old, the curatorial focus of Art Dubai is driven towards individual artists, and with a discu
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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 India that it should. Begun in 1955, and held every five years, it has become a huge resource and library for searching for curatorial ideas and an archive rich with art writings and ideas from around t
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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 and steadily building up a presence to become the world’s most exciting outing for art. While India has remained removed from this by way of a national pavilion, Indian artists at least have been well
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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’s art shows. Located near the borders of France and Germany in the small Swiss town better known for its watch and jewellery fair, Art Basel’s language is considered more contemporary than modern, yet it seg
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MasterpieceLondon, UKJune 29-July 5, 2017The only thing better than summer in England must be Masterpiece, the Chelsea fair that’s young by comparison with its peers—it was launched in 2010—but makes up for it with its eclectic, exciting selection of antiques, rare books and maps, ancient furniture and statuary, art and even armour. Here, you can rub shoulders with British royalty, Indian
