MAASTRICHT, the Netherlands — The European Fine Art Fair, known as TEFAF, was the international art market’s first major casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s also been one of the last to return to relative normalcy. On Friday, V.I.P.s attended the preview of the first in-person TEFAF Maastricht since March 2020, when the fair had
Demoiselles d’Avignon, Pablo Picasso (Surfaces),Vik Muniz, presented by Ben Brown Fine Arts Hatched in 2022, Brazilian artist Vik Muniz’s recasting of Pablo Picasso’s famed 1907 oil painting, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, is among TEFAF Maastricht’s newest works on display. The colorful mixed-media creation is an intricately layered exploration of the original. Untitled (La Magie du Hasard)
BRAFA Art Fair in Brussels runs through June 26. Photo: © Fabrice Debatty June is a bumper month in this year’s European art fair calendar. As Art Basel was in full swing last week, BRAFA opened in Brussels, just a few days ahead of TEFAF Maastricht. With BRAFA (through 26 June) exceptionally sandwiched between Europe’s
The European Fine Art Fair (Tefaf) prides itself on promising the collectors a 7,000-year span of art history throughout its aisles—which leaves room for occasional revelations in some of the stands. Such will be the case in the fair’s upcoming 35th Maastricht edition, where the New York-based gallery Christopher Bishop Fine Art will unveil late
The European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht is a one-stop shop for treasures from the past. Under its vast roof, you can find Greek pots and Egyptian statuettes, Dutch genre paintings and French commodes. For much of its 35-year history, however, it has not been the go-to place for contemporary art. Now, contemporary galleries are
The European Fine Art Fair, known as TEFAF, has a fervently devoted collector base. With the latest edition of the event in Maastricht, the Netherlands, scheduled for June 25-30, buyers are looking forward to seeing objects they cannot find anywhere else. The anticipation may be heightened by the fact that the last in-person edition of
December is the perfect catch-up time for Houston art lovers to see all that fall art we might have missed during a busy season. We also still have some end-of-the year surprises in store this month. Crux Australis 68.00 by Tomás Saraceno at Rice University From monumental permanent installations just added to the Houston landscape,
The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) has revealed a special preview of works that will appear at TEFAF Maastricht, running from June 25th–30th, 2022. It was the abrupt closure of the Maastricht fair in 2020 that marked the beginning of lockdown and a difficult period for the art market. This year, TEFAF celebrates its 35th
Holiday hit shows continue to roll in this month, including a few world premieres created just for Houston audiences. But those who might be feeling a bit humbug and want a holiday show break can enjoy some nicely naughty tales with celebratory appeal — and without even one Christmas ghost. From a totally smashed Bard
TOMORROW, THE MUSEUM of Fine Arts, Houston unveils a reimagined showcase for its European art collection. The 11 galleries feature works from the Middle Ages up through the 18th century, and now include new acquisitions and rarely displayed pieces from the museum’s permanent collections. The MFAH revamped its American galleries in 2020 and, says museum