Paris Biennale

Second edition of the event involving two combined fairs benefits from extra space at new venue

Over 17,000 visitors including representatives from French and foreign museums, major collectors and decorators attended the first staging of the newly merged fair Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale.

First edition of 'Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale' resulting from a merger takes place in Paris this month

The exhibitors’ list has been announced for the French fair that has evolved from the merger of two Paris events.

The French fairs calendar has developed a certain rhythmical repetition over the years but this has been changed as Covid restrictions necessitate cancellations and postponements.

La Biennale fair opens in Paris this week at the Grand Palais Ephémère and runs from November 26-December 5.

TEFAF Maastricht 2021 has been cancelled due to the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

A new art and antiques fair is being planned for the end of November to replace the Paris Biennale (Biennale des Antiquaires).

Launched in 1956, La Biennale des Antiquaires, now an annual event known as La Biennale Paris, is one of the world’s longest-established and best-known art and antiques fairs.

La Biennale Paris has proposed that potential exhibitors may spread payment of their participation fees out over four months after the event.

'La Biennale Paris' and 'Parcours des Mondes' bring the dealing scene in the French capital back to life after summer slumbers, while auction houses also rise to the occasion. We take an early glimpse at what will be on offer for the visitor in September.

There is a decidedly French flavour to the loan exhibition at this year’s Biennale. Prominently displayed under the central dome of the Grand Palais will be a selection of works from the extensive Napoleonic collection of Pierre-Jean Chalençon.

The September return to work (and school) after a long summer break is significant enough in France to have its own title: La rentrée.

Fair aims to capitalise on the event’s past heritage and more recent major innovations.

ATG canvasses the opinion of two exhibitors, one returning for the second time and a new recruit.

More than 90 exhibitors will gather at the Grand Palais in September for the Biennale Paris, France’s premier art and antiques fair.

The Biennale has restructured as the fair evolves into an annual event. ATG talks to chief organiser and SNA president, Mathias Ary Jan, to hear how the changes are not just practical but cultural as well...