The Parisian art world was shocked in January when it was announced that Art Basel, the world's biggest fair organiser, would replace the long-running FIAC.
PARIS - Art Basel said on Thursday that its new Paris fair would have a French team and be called "Paris + by Art Basel" as it seeks to ease tensions over replacing France's own fair.
The Parisian art world was shocked in January when it was announced that Art Basel, the world's biggest fair organiser, would replace the long-running FIAC this autumn. The Swiss giant, part-owned by billionaire investor James Murdoch, already has fairs in Basel, Miami and Hong Kong under its own brand.
Its takeover reflects a recent boom in the French capital's standing as a centre for the arts thanks to the opening of major new museums, as well as dealers shifting away from Brexit-impacted London.Apparently keen to reassure locals, Art Basel said the new fair would have French management, led by Clement Delepine, who ran the Paris Internationale contemporary art fair, alongside a former head of Christie's France and a former deputy director of FIAC."I'm very confident.
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