Kobel's Art Weekly Archive

Art Brussels 2026; photo Stefan Kobel

Kobel's Art Weekly 18 2026

Since 1968 (initially as a biennial, and annually since 1997), Art Brussels has established itself as a contemporary art fair with its ups and downs. This year, it has been significantly scaled back. Nicole Büsing and Heiko Klaas express their delight in the Tagesspiegel: “[Discovery] features just as many exhibitors as last year. The main Prime section, by contrast, has ... read more

Miart 2026; photo Stefan Kobel

Kobel's Art Weekly 17 2026

The tenth edition of Art Düsseldorf has impressed the critics. Georg Imdahl writes in the FAZ (paywall): “Large stand, small formats is the principle adopted by Frankfurt-based gallery Bärbel Grässlin, which, like Esther Schipper from Berlin, is taking part in Art Düsseldorf for the first time. ‘We’ve been watching this for two years, and we like the line-up,’ says Schipper ... read more

Art Cologne Palma Mallorca 2026; photo Stefan Kobel

Kobel's Art Weekly 16 2026

Josie Thaddeus-Johns presents Art Cologne’s second attempt in Palma, Mallorca, on Artsy: “Enter Art Cologne Palma Mallorca 2026. Although the fair will certainly be attractive to Spanish collectors, its German roots are unmistakable. On the fair’s VIP day on 9 April, a gallery owner remarked that the audience was predominantly German, many of them owners of second homes on the ... read more

KAWS – from the shopping centre to the museum, or: The museum as a shopping centre; photo by Stefan Kobel

Kobel's Art Weekly 15 2026

1 April is also a recurring opportunity for media literacy exercises. Monopol has Wolfram Weimer relocating documenta to Lake Tegernsee. In Artmagazine, VAT on art is being raised to 30 per cent. According to Hyperallergic, the Louvre is now getting door locks.No April Fool’s joke is the read more

Hong Kong; photo Stefan Kobel

Kobel's Art Weekly 14 2026

The Munich-based auction house Neumeister closes. According to a press release, the long-established company will cease operations at the end of October: “This decision was taken by Katrin Stoll, managing partner at NEUMEISTER, for personal reasons. It relates to her life plans and coincides with the dissolution of the private ownership and heirs’ association within her family. This also included the auction house’s premises at ... read more

MIA Phot Fair BNP Paribas Milan; photo Stefan Kobel

Kobel's Art Weekly 13 2026

After much hesitation, Art Dubai has decided not to cancel its upcoming April edition, but to hold it in a modified format in mid-May, according to its website: “We are planning to move forward with Art Dubai 2026 in an adapted format at Madinat Jumeirah, taking place 14–17 May 2026. This edition will take the form of a more focused ... read more