This year looked complicated for FIAC because "intermediary" galleries are dying in France in 2018. But foreign players who were questioned after the fair sounded very satisfied. Satellite fairs achieved more mixed results...
The Perrotin gallery’s stand with Xavier Veilhan’s sculpture. FIAC 2018, Grand Palais.
This year looked complicated for FIAC because "intermediary" galleries are dying in France in 2018. “We can no longer read the market,” Thomas Bernard said before the fair. “The randomness is very destabilising.” To notice the toll, all it takes is a walk in the Marais neighbourhood of Paris, where many galleries have “For Rent” signs in their windows. But foreign players who were questioned after the fair sounded very satisfied. James Green (David Zwirner, London) said “the sculpture by Franz West (editor’s note: honoured at the Centre Pompidou) and early works by Jeff Koons got a lot of attention.” He…
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