The 19th Parcours des mondes ("Journey Through the Worlds") will take place in Paris as scheduled, but with a less international range of visitors and exhibitors. It will also provide an opportunity to take the pulse of the market.
Kanak culture, New Caledonia, 19th century. Jövö hut door wall lamp, houp wood, h. 110 cm. Galerie Nicolas Rolland
PHOTO VINCENT GIRIER DUFOURNIER
This is the first event focusing on Non-Western art since the Covid-19 crisis started. "The eight fairs I was planning to participate in between May and July were canceled or postponed," says contemporary Aboriginal art specialist Stéphane Jacob. That is why holding Parcours des mondes is so important. "After careful consideration," says Pierre Moos, the event's director, "we did not want to interrupt these enjoyable 'journeys', which have taken place for nineteen years. The Beaux-Arts quarter must live." When the decision was made a few months ago, it was a challenge, as there was no visibility at that time on how the health situation would evolve. Galleries in North America and Australia soon realized that crossing the ocean would be impossible, hence the sharp drop in the number of participants from 64 galleries in 2019 to 44 today, 64% of which are…
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