Despite the cancelation of the FIAC, several Paris fairs were held in the capital between October 15 and 25. While not always successful in terms of audience, the continuation of these events, even in a smaller format, showed true solidarity within the profession.
Even though there was a dearth of foreign collectors due to the pandemic and more stringent health precautions, the art fairs and shows that maintained the events traditionally scheduled during Paris Art Week, even in an adapted form, were right to do so—or, at any rate, had the merit of existing. Without the FIAC to act as a driving force for them in the Grand Palais, these events did more than just withstand the circumstances, if we look at the attendance figures reported by Asia Now and Galeristes , two of the best established "fringe" participants. The former reported 10,000 admissions, compared with 19,800 in 2019, even though capacity was limited to 300 people and the fair had one day lopped off. The latter reported 8,000 visitors at the Carreau du Temple (in the Marais neighborhood), where some 11,000 turned up last year. Meanwhile, the level of sales, while…
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