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Curated, Contextual, Slower and Strategic: A New Blueprint for Art Fairs Emerges in Doha

Blue-chip offerings at six- and seven-figure price points reinforced Art Basel Qatar’s institutional ambitions.
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A wide view of a historic glass-roofed exhibition hall filled with art fair booths and crowds circulating across multiple levels.

Art Fairs at a Turning Point: Why Galleries Can’t Afford to Go—but Can’t Afford to Stop

After decades of unchecked expansion, economic realities are forcing fairs to become more selective, more regional and more accountable.
By Elisa Carollo
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What If the Art World Isn’t Collapsing But Changing Hands as It Should?

We need to start looking at prominent gallery closures as a natural passing of the torch.
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