London: Future Prospects

Published on 22 January 2019, by Pierre Naquin

As the panic over Brexit grows ever more frenetic, two London art fairs, ArtRooms and the London Art Fair, provide a glimpse of a more positive future.

"Moisés" by Mariela Sancari (b. 1976), at "Photo50", the London Art Fair’s annual... London: Future Prospects

"Moisés" by Mariela Sancari (b. 1976), at "Photo50", the London Art Fair’s annual exhibition.
Courtesy of London Art Fair 2019.

After its success in Rome and Seoul, the fifth edition of the London ArtRooms Fair took place at the Melia White House Hotel from 11 to 13 January at the corner of Regent’s Park: a district firmly linked with art from the first Frieze. Every year, the fair provides a rare occasion for artists from all over the world (here, some thirty countries) to exhibit without going through a gallery. Seventy-one hotel rooms were transformed into intimate studios curated by the artists themselves,…

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