Artgenève Confirms its Status as a Fair for Connoisseurs

The ninth edition of artgenève was held from 30 January to 2 February at Palexpo. According to its director Thomas Hug, the fair, limited to 95 exhibitors (five more than in 2019), once more gained from its ideal positioning in the art fair calendar and the luxury tourism generated by chic ski resorts around Geneva. The general view is that artgenève visitors are among the most “educated”, while the setup of the Swiss event is conducive to sales. “artgenève has carved out a spot for itself between Art Basel in Switzerland, FIAC in France and Artissima in Italy. It's the ideal size, serious-minded and friendly, and features Swiss galleries seen nowhere else,” says Parisian gallery owner Nathalie Obadia, delighted with “several sales at between €10,000 and €100,000”. “Its size means that all the participants can do well out of it,”…