Biennale Paris: Heading for the Future

The Biennale Paris is unveiling its 31st edition, again staged beneath the glass roof of the Grand Palais. This time it features many more exhibitors – particularly from abroad, it should be stressed. For the first time, the guest of honour is a country, Bahrain, which is contributing to the event's ambition to show the importance and influence of the Paris marketplace. Mathias Ary Jan, its President, emphasises one essential point: the Biennale des Antiquaires of the glory years is a thing of the past. A new chapter is now being written, and this is the one everyone should read. What's "In" The crucial ingredients are still present, in even stronger form. They are largely highlighted, because while they do not, of course, ensure an event's success, they certainly contribute to it. They include a commission, as ever chaired by Christopher Forbes; a vetting committee…