Let’s take a look at the next edition of Biennale Paris – now less than four months away – with Mathias Ary Jan, Chairman of the Syndicat National des Antiquaires, who wants it to be the international kick-off of the new autumn season.
A year ago, few rated the chances of the 2018 edition of the former Biennale des Antiquaires, now renamed Biennale Paris after it was made annual. Then lagging behind the all-powerful TEFAF Maastricht, it was disparaged by some within the very Syndicat National des Antiquaires, which organises it, to the point where “Biennale bashing” seemed to have become a national sport. Despite the toxic climate, Biennale Paris opened on 8 September 2018 in style, after a traditional gala dinner that proved a real success. So what about the 2019 fair? Firstly, as SNA President Mathias Ary Jan has pointed out, it needs to move on: “If we wanted to reproduce a Biennale as it was twenty years ago, it would be impossible, because many of the leading antique classic furniture dealers providing the major displays…
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