Paris+ Week | Featured Exhibitions

Paris+ par Art Basel kicked off today at the Grand Palais Éphémère, running through Sunday (18), and there’s no shortage of incredible exhibitions to visit during the fair.
Check out the highlighted exhibitions selected by our advisors Camila Yunes Guarita and Teodoro Bava:

35th São Paulo Biennial | Exclusive interview with curators

Curated by Diane Lima, Grada Kilomba, Hélio Menezes and Manuel Borja-Villel, the 35th Bienal de São Paulo, one of the most important art events in Brazil and Latin America, opens on September 6th. We interviewed the curators to learn more about the concept behind the show, entitled “Coreografias do Impossível” [Choreographies of the Impossible], and how they have been working together.

The Art Market in 2022: year closed with the second best result since 2009

Global art sales increased by 3% year-over-year to an estimated $67.8 billion, surpassing the pre-pandemic context in 2019. Transactions brokered by art dealers grew by 7% to $37.2 billion, while sales by auctions reduced slightly by 1%. As far as markets are concerned, the US retained the top position in the world ranking, accounting for 45% of transactions; followed by the UK, with 18%; China, with 17% and France, as the fourth largest art market worldwide, with 7%.
82% of the agents heard in the study are active in the sale of fine arts, with the primary market being the most expressive (45%), followed by those acting in parallel in the primary and secondary markets (42%), while a smaller portion (13%) is dedicated exclusively to the secondary market. 25% of the market agents show concern with sustainability and the carbon footprint of the art market, while 71% have political and economic volatility as their greatest concern.