A global pandemic, an attempted armed robbery and four leadership changes over three years—it’s fair to say that The European Fine Art Foundation (Tefaf) has faced a few challenges of late. Nevertheless, with its Maastricht event returning to its usual springtime slot in the calendar (11-19 March) following a slimmed-down edition in June last year,
Designing a major art fair is like creating a temporary metropolis. It involves months of research, imagining and planning; weeks and weeks of building; and, above all, it requires a singular vision: to bring hundreds of presenters and thousands of attendees together. Based in Amsterdam, Tom Postma and his firm, Tom Postma Design, have designed
From March 11 through 19, a treasure trove of incredibly rare jewels can be explored at one of the world’s top art fairs, the European Fine Art Foundation’s TEFAF Maastricht in the Netherlands. Staying true to the standards set by previous TEFAF fairs, the jewels—along with Old Masters paintings, antique furniture, and more—were carefully curated
In theory, any collector who is willing to pay for a work of art is a good collector. But art dealers favor having a museum as a client, since an institutional purchase confers prestige on the art, as well as the gallery that sold it. TEFAF Maastricht has always prided itself on having groups of
The last thing the organizers of a venerable event like the European Fine Art Fair want to be associated with is a heist. But during last year’s fair in Maastricht, the Netherlands, four men smashed a glass display case with a sledgehammer and took jewelry, the police said, in broad daylight as horrified collectors and
The only European fair dedicated to modern and contemporary art from MENA, MENART Fair provides a window into this rich, cultural landscape too often underrepresented in the West. More than 200 works of art, from Morocco to Iran, were on show. Chairs are overturned, shoes are abandoned on the carpet and a dining set is
From the March 2023 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. After a one-off opening in June last year, the European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) returns to Maastricht this month as usual. Some 270 galleries and dealers in art and antiques bring the best of their wares to the Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre (MECC) from 11–19
Citation: European Artistic Research Network (EARN) annual conferenceConvened by School of Fine Art in partnership with Leeds Art Gallery and PavilionNovember 7–8, 2019 Conference : November 7- November 8, 9:15 am- 5:30 pm Leeds Art Gallery The Headrow Leeds LS1 3AA Exhibition : October 30–November 20, private view November 7, 5:30–7:30pm Project Space, School of
A new EU tax directive that will dramatically raise the cost of selling art in France “would be fatal” for the country’s art market”, warns Thaddaeus Ropac, the founder of the eponymous global gallery brand. He is one of a growing legion of dealers, auctioneers and advisers who are up in arms over what the
The job — annual salary $90,000-$100,000 — entails developing and testing “prompts,” the text that tells AI programs what to create. The ideal candidate would have an eclectic background, blending coding skills with creativity and, according to Addition’s CEO Paul Aaron, artistic sensibility. Writing prompts has, in the view of many of its practitioners, become