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The FIAC Online Viewing Rooms

Published on , by Alexandre Crochet

The FIAC is the last fair to launch its digital version, with a very convincing preview. Stay tuned...

Pilar Albarracín (b. 1968), En la piel del otro, 2018, color photo, 225 x 150 cm... The FIAC Online Viewing Rooms

Pilar Albarracín (b. 1968), En la piel del otro, 2018, color photo, 225 x 150 cm (88.58 x 59.05 in), edition of 5 + 1 AP. Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois.
Courtesy of the Galerie GP & N Vallois and the artist © Pilar Albarracín

Yet another online fair? Yes, but for two reasons it is hard to ignore the FIAC Online Viewing Rooms, which will open to the public on March 4 after two “VIP” days. First, this spring collectors will have hardly any alternatives in Europe. Art Paris and Art Basel have been postponed to September, Art Brussels has been canceled and artgeneve put off until June after considering March or April. Second, the FIAC has had time to observe other online fairs and fine-tune its platform. “We wanted to recreate the FIAC spirit with the aim of putting gallerists and collectors in touch with each other and making the latter want to remain in our Viewing Rooms,” says Deputy Director Maxime Hourdequin. Designed with Artlogic, the platform,…
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