The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF), whose fairs champion museum-quality art from across the ages, is delighted to announce the launch of its new digital platform, TEFAF Online. Accelerated in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, this digital marketplace will host its inaugural fair November 1-4, 2020, with two preview days on October 30 and
The College for Creative Studies (CCS) Fine Arts department has changed its name to Art Practice, effective Fall 2020 semester. The new name better reflects how the role of the artist in society has evolved and the many ways artistic practice has expanded beyond studio art and Western European fine art tradition. From the methods and
The European Fine Art Fair (Tefaf) in Maastricht, The Netherlands will be postponed from mid-March to 31 May to 6 June next year as the disruption reeked by the Covid-19 pandemic extends into 2021. “Amid imperfect circumstances, this move is designed to allow the global art community, including Tefaf’s exhibitors, to more securely and safely
New York is arguably the most important global centre—historically, artistically and commercially—for the field of modern and contemporary art”, says Sofie Scheerlinck, managing director of TEFAF New York. “We are delighted to be part of this dynamic art landscape, offering an unrivalled platform for exhibitors in New York. In turn, the fair offers art lovers,
Image: Loan Exhibition from Amsterdam Museum, Photo: Loraine Bedews I was a young adult when I visited TEFAF the first time. The 2020 edition could have been my 30th visit. For the first 20 years I visited TEFAF with my uncle, a smart man. He could determine the most expensive piece between 2 almost identical still life flowers
People who are comfortable buying pricey cars or jewelry often don’t carry the same level of confidence when they step into an art gallery. “Why?” asks Mike Steib, the CEO of Artsy. His answer: “The industry is opaque, it isn’t accessible, and there’s high transaction friction. So [wealthy people], despite their means, come to believe
TEFAF Maastricht organizers said the annual art fair will close at the end of the day Wednesday after an exhibitor contracted coronavirus. It was scheduled to run until March 15. Inside TEFAF Maastricht 2020 TEFAF “In close consultation with the city of Maastricht, the health authorities, and MECC Maastricht, TEFAF has decided to shorten the
Armor, saints, kings, and patriots, plus a classy place to keep your powder dry. The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht is the zenith of art happenings. With 285 exhibitors, it’s one of the world’s biggest fairs, but its main attraction is quality, quality, quality. Every object is vetted by curators and scholars, and
Despite the coronavirus outbreak, and a reported 29 percent drop in first-day preview attendance as a result, many things remained the same at the 2020 edition of The European Fine Art Fair, or TEFAF, in Maastricht—the world’s most famous art and antiques fair, where museum curators as well as blue-chip collectors stalk the seeming miles
This month, the city of Maastricht once again hosts the flagship fair of the European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) – still the continent’s pre-eminent marketplace for art and antiques. From 7–15 March, 280 dealers will convene at the Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre (MECC); they bring with them works of art spanning some seven millennia,