The health uncertainty led those in charge of the modern and contemporary art fair Art Paris, scheduled for April 8 to 11, to postpone it from September 9 to 12, as they had already been forced to do last year, they said Thursday in a statement.
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The emergence of new variants, the delay in the vaccination campaign, the lack of visibility on the reopening of borders, not to mention Parisian institutions, hotels and restaurants and the maintenance of administrative closures in France for major events until in the month of June cause too much uncertainty in the spring,
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First fair at the ephemeral Grand Palais
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The members of the selection committee and all the exhibitors interviewed approved this postponement, deeming the conditions offered by September preferable for the full success of their participation
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Deposits paid by exhibitors will be allocated in full to the September 2021 edition, according to the press release.
In September, Art Paris will be the first modern and contemporary art fair to be hosted at the ephemeral Grand Palais in Champ-de-Mars, after the Grand Palais closed for work in mid-March.
140 galleries from 20 countries are expected.
The last edition of Art Paris was held in September, with the participation of 112 galleries, after being postponed due to the spring 2020 containment. It had been considered a success in a difficult context, while others Important fairs like the FIAC (International Contemporary Art Fair) had to give up their annual edition in the fall.