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BRAFA Art Fair 2026: Everything You Need to Know About the Edition That Will Transform the European Art Market

Installation Valkyrie Leonie de Joana Vasconcelos à la BRAFA Art Fair : sculpture textile monumentale suspendue, aux motifs lumineux et colorés, photographiée par Olivier Pirard. Vue générale de l’œuvre emblématique de la foire d’art de Bruxelles.

Olivier Pirard

The BRAFA Art Fair 2026, held from January 25 to February 1, 2026 at Brussels Expo, is shaping up to be one of Europe’s major art-market events. With nearly 150 international galleries, a spectacular scenography, the exceptional presence of the King Baudouin Foundation as guest of honour, and a selection of artworks spanning five continents, the 2026 edition is already positioning itself as a must-attend fair for collectors, art lovers, and market professionals.

Why BRAFA 2026 is the art fair you can’t afford to miss this year

A selection of 150 galleries from 18 countries
Artworks ranging from the 15th century to cutting-edge contemporary creation
A new fair highlight: 5 masterpieces, 5 continents
The King Baudouin Foundation as guest of honour
An immersive scenography inspired by the sky and the Northern Lights
Art Talks with curators, experts, and leading market voices

With more than 72,000 visitors in 2025, BRAFA confirms its status as a major European fair — more intimate than TEFAF, more historically anchored than many emerging fairs, and increasingly innovative.

The must-see artworks of 2026: a world tour through five masterpieces

BRAFA introduces an exceptional path across continents. Here are the five works destined to spark conversations in 2026.

1. Keith Haring – Untitled (1981)

Martos Gallery (USA)
An iconic, explosive drawing capturing the raw energy of 1980s New York street art.

2. Sergio Rodrigues – Mucki Bench (1960s)

Laurent Schaubroeck (BE)
A sculptural, monumental gem of Brazilian modernism — extremely rare.

3. Kim Tschang-Yeul – Water Drops (1982)

Boon Gallery (BE)
Poetry, silence, contemplation: a major work of contemporary Korean art.

4. Kota Reliquary Figure (19th century)

Dalton Somaré (IT)
An icon of traditional African art, central to the genealogy of modernism.

5. Flemish Triptych (c. 1500)

Jan Muller Antiques (BE)
A rare masterpiece meticulously studied by specialist Didier Martens.

Old Masters, design and iconic pieces: the key trends of BRAFA 2026

The powerful return of the Old Masters

From Rembrandt to Van Goyen, BRAFA confirms its position as Europe’s leading fair for Old Masters.

Twentieth-century design in the spotlight

Featuring:
– Serrurier-Bovy
– Louis Comfort Tiffany
– Jorge Zalszupin
– Lina Bo Bardi

Brazilian design and European avant-gardes engage in a remarkable dialogue.

**BRAFA 2025 – Galerie de Potter d’Indoye © Luk Vander Plaetse**

“Conversation pieces”: artworks that captivate at first sight

– Yves Klein – La Terre Bleue (1957)
– A mythological Consulate-era clock (Galerie de Potter d’Indoye)
– An Egyptian Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure (Axel Vervoordt)

Guest of Honour 2026: the King Baudouin Foundation

For its 50th anniversary, the Foundation unveils a museum-like stand, daily concerts, and an unprecedented program of talks.

👉 A rare institutional presence at a private fair.

An immersive scenography inspired by the sky

sky-inspired colour gradients,
lighting effects reminiscent of Northern Lights,
suspended elements to create fluid circulation,
and a new Hall 8 dedicated to gastronomy.

Art Talks & KBF Talks: a high-level intellectual programme

Every day, leading voices of the art market take the stage:

– Dominique & Sylvain Lévy
– Dr Michael Philipp
– Estelle De Bruyn
– Virginie Devillez
– Michiel Vervloet
– Ludwig Forrest

👉 One of the strongest conference programmes among European fairs.

Practical Information – BRAFA 2026

📅 January 25 – February 1, 2026
📍 Brussels Expo – Halls 3, 4 & 8
🕒 11:00 – 19:00
🌙 Late Opening: Thursday, January 29

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Kwame Brathwaite: “Black is Beautiful” — Exhibition at the Mougins Center for Photography, on view until January 18, 2026

From July 5 to January 18, 2026, the Mougins Center for Photography presents a major retrospective dedicated to Kwame Brathwaite, a seminal figure of the Black is Beautiful movement. Photographer, activist, and visionary, Brathwaite redefined Black beauty and identity through images that have become icons of African-American pride.

**© Kwame Brathwaite** *Radiah Frye, a model embracing natural hairstyles during a photo session at the AJASS studios* c. 1970, pigment print, 76.2 × 76.2 cm Courtesy of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive and Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles

Beauty as a Visual Revolution

In 1960s Harlem, Kwame Brathwaite turned photography into a powerful act of emancipation. Inspired by Marcus Garvey’s pan-African philosophy, he founded the AJASS (African Jazz-Art Society & Studios) collective with his brother Elombe.

Around them, a movement emerged: the Grandassa Models — young women proudly embracing their natural beauty, Afro hairstyles, and handmade African-inspired clothing.

Brathwaite’s images — radiant, proud, and luminous — became a silent yet resounding declaration: “Black is Beautiful.”
Through his lens, he did more than show; he uplifted. He celebrated an identity long denied and transformed photography into a peaceful weapon of liberation.

An Artist at the Crossroads of Music, Fashion, and Politics

At the AJASS studios, creation was a collective endeavor.
Brathwaite photographed events such as Naturally ’65 and Miss Natural Standard of Beauty, where Black beauty became performance, statement, and manifesto.

His lens soon reached a wider artistic community: Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Muhammad Ali…
All stood before his camera, all contributing to a vast visual narrative of reclaimed dignity.

A Tribute Exhibition at the Mougins Center for Photography

Presented as part of the Grand Arles Express, Kwame Brathwaite – Black is Beautiful marks the artist’s first European retrospective.
Curators François Cheval and Yasmine Chemali offer a powerful and intimate journey through archives, portraits, and iconic moments.

The large-scale prints create a dialogue between intimacy and collective strength: Harlem becomes a stage of resistance where every gaze proclaims “I am.”

Also worth reading:

• Urban Photo 2025 – Exhibition at Quai de la Photo
• Photo Days, Offprint… when Paris becomes the capital of images

**© Kwame Brathwaite**
*Untitled. Deedee Little, Grandassa Model in a car during the Garvey Day parade*
c. 1965, pigment print, 72.6 × 101.6 cm Courtesy of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive and Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles.

Legacy and Contemporary Relevance

In 2025, Kwame Brathwaite’s message resonates with renewed urgency.
In a world still shaped by questions of identity, representation, and diversity, his work reminds us that loving one’s own image is already an act of liberation.

His photographs — now part of the collections of the MoMA, LACMA, and the Pérez Art Museum Miami — continue to inspire artists, activists, and creators worldwide.

Practical Information

Exhibition: Kwame Brathwaite – Black is Beautiful
Venue: Mougins Center for Photography
Dates: July 5 → January 18, 2026
Curators: François Cheval, Yasmine Chemali
Hours: 11 am → 7 pm (closed Tuesdays)
Admission: €6 / Free on the first Sunday of the month

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A historic Venice Biennale, born from a unique artistic legacy

Six personnes sont alignées sur scène devant un public, se tenant par la main, avec en arrière-plan un grand écran montrant un portrait souriant de Koyo Kouoh entourée de son équipe. Cette image est présentée dans le cadre de la 61ᵉ Exposition internationale d’art, In Minor Keys, prévue du 9 mai au 22 novembre 2026, une édition conçue par la commissaire Koyo Kouoh. magazine art mag

biennale Arte 2026

The Biennale Arte 2026 is already emerging as one of the major artistic events of the year. Titled In Minor Keys, this 61st edition is built on the deeply sensitive and poetic vision of Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh. Having passed away in May 2025, she leaves behind a project of rare coherence, driven by a simple yet powerful idea: to listen to what the world whispers rather than what it shouts.

Running from 9 May to 22 November 2026, across the Giardini, the Arsenale, and various sites throughout Venice, this Biennale promises a sensory, meditative, and deeply human experience—breaking away from the visual excess often seen in contemporary exhibitions.

Commissaire de l’Exposition internationale d’art de la Biennale de Venise 2026 assise sur un banc en bois dans une galerie, vêtue d’une longue robe blanche et chaussée de mocassins blancs. Elle pose calmement, les mains croisées, avec de longues tresses. En arrière-plan, plusieurs photographies de paysages désertiques sont accrochées au mur magazine art mag

“In Minor Keys”: when the Biennale chooses softness to speak about the world

At the heart of the project lies the notion of minor tonalities.
In her curatorial text, Koyo Kouoh evokes these lower frequencies—spaces where one turns toward slowness, relationship, and poetry.

Far from overwhelming statements, In Minor Keys offers:

a sensitive, almost musical experience;
an immersion in intimate, restorative artistic forms;
a parcours conceived as a polyphony of voices, inspired by jazz, blues, morna, and Creole songs;
a relational aesthetic prioritising the human, attentive listening, and the fragility of our worlds.

This 2026 Biennale does not seek to persuade, but to move.

A free, polyphonic, organic journey

The 2026 Biennale follows an archipelago-like logic. Each artist, each work, each exhibition space becomes an island connected to the others by invisible bridges: emotions, rhythms, materials, vibrations.

Visitors will encounter:

Sensory worlds

A meditative exhibition working with slowness, silence, and resonance.

Creole gardens

Drawing from Glissant, Kouoh imagines a creolised garden: a rich, self-protective ecosystem where forms coexist, support one another, and respond.

Spaces of care

The works become oases in a world saturated with crises.

A festival of ensembles

Rather than a single overarching message, the Biennale 2026 proposes a poly-rhythm—a chorus of voices improvising, dialoguing, and responding like a jam session.

Why this Biennale will have global impact

The strength of In Minor Keys lies in its singular position:
it rejects visual saturation, overabundance, and the spectacle of global exhibitions.

Instead, the 2026 Biennale:

restores vernacular practices, slow gestures, and ancestral knowledge;
places artists at the centre as mediators rather than performers;
reconnects art with its emotional and social functions;
aligns with the critical issues of 2026: ecology, cultural archipelagos, polyphony, decolonising imaginaries, collective care.

This makes it one of the most anticipated exhibitions in the world.

A powerful tribute to Koyo Kouoh

Because the exhibition is realised exactly according to her plans, with the approval of her family, In Minor Keys becomes an act of transmission.

Koyo Kouoh leaves behind:

a relational vision of the world;
a radical defence of Afro-descendant artists and plural knowledge systems;
a deeply anti-colonial, poetic, embodied gaze;
a conception of art as breath, rhythm, meditation, and care.

The 2026 Biennale stands as one of the final major curatorial works of her time — and perhaps her most intimate.

📍 Biennale Arte 2026 — Practical Information

Dates: 9 May – 22 November 2026
Locations: Giardini, Arsenale, and various sites across Venice
Theme: In Minor Keys

Why you should follow this edition

The Biennale Arte 2026 reinvents the museum experience.
It restores attention to what the world often overlooks: sensitivity, slowness, discreet voices.
It opens a new path for contemporary creation: more human, softer, more polyphonic.

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David Bouyou — Drawing Fragility

French artist of Congolese origin, David Bouyou turns drawing into an art of attention. His portraits and animals become sites of memory where beauty meets the finitude of life. From his childhood in Congo to his exhibitions in Provence, Picardy, and now abroad, his journey traces an ethics of the gaze — humble, steadfast, and deeply human.

Childhood of Observation: The First Gazes

The gesture appeared early. As a child, David constantly asked for “paper, paper, paper,” absorbed in the contemplation of his grandfather’s farmyard. Two motifs took root — the animal and the face — and never left him. Arriving in France at around three years old, he continued to draw relentlessly, refining in adolescence his taste for realistic and expressive portraits.
This practice of observation forged in him a rare quality: an attentiveness to life, to the imperceptible movement that crosses all living beings.

Learning to Step Aside: The Blois School

In Blois, he spent three years studying art, design, and graphic arts. This training marked a turning point. It pushed him to leave his comfort zone, to question drawing itself, and to explore other visual languages.
That inner shift, he says, shaped his practice. He discovered that drawing is not just the reproduction of reality, but a poetic interpretation, a dialogue between the gaze and silence.

The Silence of the Line — Then the Return

After art school, David Bouyou took another path: theological studies in Bordeaux, a pastoral commitment, and nearly eight years during which drawing faded from his life. The thread was picked up again in 2019 with an elephant — a symbol of memory and resilience.
The 2020 lockdown gave him time. Living in Provence, he decided to give drawing the place it deserved. Commissions started to flow, particularly through Instagram, where his graphic universe captivated viewers with its depth and simplicity.

From Provence to New York: An International Flight

His first exhibition took place in Provence in October 2021, followed by another in Picardy in 2022. In 2023, a Spanish gallery owner discovered his work on Instagram and invited him to an international art fair — one of his pieces received the jury’s honors.
Since then, his drawings have crossed borders, reaching New York and Miami. The artist speaks of these opportunities with serene wonder:

Portraits and Animals: The Beauty of Vulnerability

David Bouyou’s portraits are silent tributes. The first, dedicated to Kobe Bryant after the 2020 tragedy, was born from personal emotion. Others followed — including Gaspard Ulliel — as meditations on life’s fragility.
For him, drawing is an act of presence: capturing the moment before it disappears.
In his animal drawings, the artist conveys majesty without excess: lions, elephants, and horses share the same wounded innocence as his human faces. His line does not show off — it watches over.
This “calm gravity”, the hallmark of his style, is born from his attention to the beauty of the fragile.

An Ethics of the Gaze

Trained in theology, David Bouyou does not preach — he listens to the world.
His faith, he says, teaches him to “let go of small battles” and focus on what matters: inner peace and meaningful traces.

Why His Work Resonates Today

At a time when digital images saturate our attention, David Bouyou reminds us of the power of drawing — its slowness, emotional precision, and responsibility toward life.
His art doesn’t impose. It invites us to look differently — to sense beauty through vulnerability.
In a rushed world, he chooses the tenderness of the line. And perhaps that is where his modernity lies.

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❓ FAQ — David Bouyou, the Artist of Line and Fragility

Who is David Bouyou?
David Bouyou is a French-Congolese artist whose work explores the beauty and fragility of life. Through portraits and animal drawings, he celebrates memory, presence, and vulnerability. His journey, marked by a childhood in Congo and studies in art and theology, nurtures a deeply human and contemplative body of work.

What is David Bouyou’s artistic style?
His style is defined by precise, quiet line work, attention to light and texture, and restrained emotion. Combining realism and introspection, he translates the vulnerability of life without overemphasizing technical virtuosity.

Where does David Bouyou exhibit his work?
After his first exhibitions in Provence (2021) and Picardy (2022), David Bouyou was discovered by a Spanish gallery owner in 2023. His works have since traveled to New York and Miami, where they captivated international audiences with their emotional intensity and refined aesthetics.

What themes recur in his drawings?
Recurring themes include faces and animals — symbols of memory and innocence. His portraits (such as Kobe Bryant or Gaspard Ulliel) explore human finitude, while his animals embody the tranquil strength of the living world. For him, drawing is an act of attention and gratitude.

What role does theology play in his artistic path?
His spiritual journey and theological studies have shaped an ethics of the gaze: a sense of time, silence, and creative responsibility. Without ever imposing religious discourse, he invites an attentive listening to the world — each drawing becoming a meditation on life.

Why does his work move so many people?
Because it speaks to everyone. His works do not seek to impress but to be present. They invite us to slow down, to observe, to feel.
In a world overloaded with images, David Bouyou offers a form of visual peace — an art of tenderness and truth.

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Paris Photo 2025 : My Top 3 Highlights at the Grand Palais — The Artists You Can’t Miss This Year

Affiches monumentales de Paris Photo 2025 suspendues entre les colonnes du Grand Palais, annonçant l’édition du 13 au 16 novembre 2025.

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Paris Photo 2025 has transformed the Grand Palais into a true world capital of photography. With 222 exhibitors from 33 countries, the fair offers a unique panorama of contemporary creation.
Amid this vibrant energy, three encounters stood out. Three artists, three approaches, three powerful emotions — and three reasons not to miss this edition.

Monumental woven works by Mia Weiner exhibited by Homecoming Gallery at Paris Photo 2025, showcasing her thread-by-thread textile self-portraits. Art Mag Magazine — Mia Weiner / Galerie Homecoming, Stand N01, Emergence Sector

1. Mia Weiner — When the body becomes digital tapestry

Homecoming Gallery – stand N01, Emergence sector

My first visual shock: the monumental self-portraits by Mia Weiner, represented by Homecoming Gallery.
In her series You’re My Son, the American artist turns digital imagery into textile matter: each pixel becomes a thread, hand-woven with breathtaking precision.

Why it’s a highlight ?

A powerful, unapologetic, political presence of the female body.
A subtle dialogue between technology and craftsmanship.
Textures that make the image feel alive.

Mia Weiner questions how women’s bodies are seen and represented in a digital age — and she does so with raw, vibrant poetry.

Ruttkowski;68 gallery stand at Paris Photo 2025, presenting François Alary’s “Conversation with Monet” series under the Grand Palais glass roof. Art Mag Magazine — François Alary / Galerie Ruttkowski;68, Stand D26 main sector

2. François Alary — An unexpected dialogue with Claude Monet

Ruttkowski;68 Gallery – Stand D26 main sector

Next, I headed to Ruttkowski;68, where French photographer François Alary presents an elegant and intimate new series.
After forty years in New York, working for Vogue, Vanity Fair, and more, Alary takes a more contemplative turn.

His series reimagines the gardens of Giverny:

scanned Polaroids,
hand-painted oil gestures,
color spilling beyond the frame,
dialogue between photographic blur and painterly texture.

Photograph by François Alary exhibited by Ruttkowski;68 at Paris Photo 2025, blending a soft-focus Polaroid with colorful oil strokes inspired by the gardens of Giverny. Art Mag Magazine — François Alary / Galerie Ruttkowski;68, Stand D26 main sector

Why it’s a highlight
These images create a visual conversation with Monet without ever imitating him — capturing an impressionist spirit while offering a resolutely contemporary gaze.

Wall display by Poggi Gallery dedicated to Sophie Ristelhueber at Paris Photo 2025, bringing together forty years of images exploring war traces and wounded landscapes. Art Mag Magazine — Sophie Ristelhueber / Poggi Gallery, Stand A24 – Main Sector

3. Sophie Ristelhueber — The memory of wounded landscapes

Poggi Gallery – Stand A24 – Main Sector

The third striking moment: Poggi Gallery’s stand dedicated to Sophie Ristelhueber, one of France’s most influential photographers and recipient of the prestigious Hasselblad Award.

Facing a 40-meter-long wall, tracing four decades of work, visitors are immersed in an oeuvre shaped by the world’s scars:

territories marked by conflict,
landscapes turned into bodies,
ruins transformed into memory.

Poggi Gallery’s display at Paris Photo 2025, featuring a monumental black-and-white portrait of Sophie Ristelhueber with visible scars, surrounded by photographs of landscapes marked by conflict. Art Mag Magazine — Sophie Ristelhueber / Poggi Gallery, Stand A24 – Main Sector

Why it’s a highlight
Each image feels like a sensitive investigation, turning landscapes into silent witnesses. You leave this stand deeply moved, as if you had crossed a wounded yet fiercely alive territory.

What I take away from Paris Photo 2025: three artists, three visions, one shared breath

This 2025 edition reminds us that photography is not just a medium — it is a living language, capable of uniting technique, memory, the body, pain, softness, and innovation.

👉 Mia Weiner reinvents textile.
👉 François Alary reinvents Monet.
👉 Sophie Ristelhueber reinvents how we look at the world’s scars.

Three artists to follow closely, three committed galleries, and a fair that confirms that Paris remains — more than ever — the world capital of the photographic image.

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Luxembourg Art Week 2025: An XXL Edition Propelling Luxembourg to the Heart of the International Art Scene

Luxembourg Art Week 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most ambitious art fairs of the year. From 21 to 23 November, the event brings together 77 galleries, 15 represented countries, and a uniquely cosmopolitan audience in Europe.
With 48% international residents, Luxembourg has become a cultural laboratory where collectors, institutions, and emerging scenes intersect.

Montreal in the spotlight : the most anticipated Focus of the 2025 edition

A major highlight this year: the fair celebrates Montreal, an artistic scene renowned for its freedom, energy, and ability to reinvent visual forms.

The four Montreal galleries featured in the Focus are:

Chiguer art contemporain – northern landscapes, narrative ice worlds, climate transformation.
Duran Contemporain – six emerging figurative and abstract painters: a panorama of new pictorial languages.
Art Mûr – Eddy Firmin, Holly King, Hédy Gobaa: hybrid, decolonial, and strikingly contemporary voices.
Galeries Bellemare Lambert – a solo show by Quebec–Belgian artist Jérôme Bouchard on industrial landscapes.

A strong selection : 77 exhibitors, 22 newcomers, and a remarkably high artistic level

Luxembourg Art Week confirms its draw with a rigorous and forward-looking selection.

Main Section – 50 leading galleries

Ceysson & Bénétière, Galerie Lelong, Zidoun-Bossuyt, Nosbaum Reding, Galerie Zlotowski…
The fair consolidates its role as a European hub.

Exhibition view at Galerie Porte B: painted works with botanical motifs and wooden cut-out sculptures displayed in a bright white space with light parquet flooring — photo by French Kate. — Galerie Porte B – Paris

Take Off – 18 emerging artists

A section that attracts critics, collectors, and young audiences every year.
The best of the new generation, at accessible prices.

Cultural institutions – 5 invited structures

Ensad Nancy, Konschthal Esch, EKA Kunsthalle Trier…
A strong territorial anchor paired with a decisively international outlook.

Art Talks, Art Walk, Artflo: a programme designed for the visitor experience

Luxembourg Art Week has grown beyond the traditional art fair format: it has become a complete cultural ecosystem.

Art Talks

Conferences addressing :

digital creation and AI
ecology in contemporary art
the future of collecting
curatorial issues

Insightful discussions that reinforce the intellectual dimension of the fair.

Capsules – Luxembourg Art Week 2025: nighttime view of Anna Bochkova’s blue-and-white installation Soft Futures, paired with black sculptures displayed in a street-facing window — an urban intervention photographed at night. magazine art mag
© Sophie Margue magazine art mag — © Sophie Margue

Art Walk : Luxembourg turned into an open-air art trail

An outdoor programme including:

a sculpture route from the Gare district to Boulevard Royal
Capsules: exhibitions displayed in empty shop windows accessible 24/7
visits across partner galleries and institutions

Art flows into the city, creating a seamless experience between fair and territory.

Artflo : an enhanced digital fair

An innovative application enabling visitors to:

locate stands via an intelligent map
save their favourites
contact galleries directly
extend the fair experience afterward

Painted portrait of a young man wearing a large red beanie and a blue coat, holding a card engraved with an ear, set against mountain and glacier landscapes — artwork presented by a Belgian gallery at Luxembourg Art Week. — Belgian Gallery – Red hat – Oil Painting – 30 x 30 cm – 2026

Collecting 101: collecting art under €4,000

To attract a new generation of buyers, the fair launches Collecting 101:
a curated path of artworks under €4,000, highlighted with a special sticker.

Objective:
👉 make art buying simpler, clearer, and less intimidating.

One of the fair’s most strategic — and most anticipated — initiatives.

Why the 2025 edition is a key moment for art in Europe

Luxembourg Art Week achieves something rare :
being simultaneously European, local, ambitious, and accessible.

77 galleries
A major Quebec guest scene
A city transformed by art
An increasingly connected fair
Artworks for all levels of collectors

Everything points to the 2025 edition becoming one of the most closely followed — by collectors and market observers alike.

❓ FAQ – Luxembourg Art Week 2025

What is Luxembourg Art Week?

Luxembourg Art Week is the leading contemporary art fair in Luxembourg. Each year, it brings together international galleries, institutions, emerging artists, and a diverse audience of collectors, professionals, and art enthusiasts. The 2025 edition marks its 11th year.

When does Luxembourg Art Week 2025 take place?

From 21 to 23 November 2025, on the Champ du Glacis in the heart of Luxembourg City.

How many galleries are participating in 2025?

The fair hosts 77 galleries and institutions from 15 countries, including 22 newcomers.

What is the theme or focus of the 2025 edition?

The main focus spotlights the Montreal art scene, with four invited galleries:
Chiguer art contemporain, Duran Contemporain, Art Mûr, and Galeries Bellemare Lambert.

What is Collecting 101?

A curated selection of artworks under €4,000, designed to help newcomers start a collection easily and confidently.

Which activities are offered during the fair?

Art Talks (conferences)
Art Walk (city-wide art trail)
Artflo, the digital fair experience
exhibitions across partner institutions in Luxembourg City

Where are the in-city exhibitions located?

Art Walk exhibitions are distributed throughout the city centre: Gare district, Boulevard Royal, Capsules window installations, and partner institutions.

Is Luxembourg Art Week accessible to new collectors?

Yes. Thanks to Collecting 101, emerging-artist sections, and works at varied price points, the fair is suitable for seasoned collectors as well as those wishing to start their first collection.

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Paris Photo 2025, Photo Days, Offprint… the month Paris becomes the capital of image

Antoine Schneck

In November, Paris transforms into the world capital of photography. Between Paris Photo, PhotoSaintGermain, Offprint and Photo Days, the entire city celebrates every form of visual expression — from photobooks to monumental prints.

Paris Photo 2025 : the great mass of the medium

From 13 to 16 November 2025, Paris Photo returns to the majestic setting of the Grand Palais.
Directed by Florence Bourgeois and Anna Planas, this 28th edition brings together 222 galleries and publishers from 33 countries.

The sectors Main, Digital, Emergence, Voices and Editions offer a comprehensive panorama of contemporary photography, balancing heritage with innovation.

Through the curatorial vision of Devika Singh (Courtauld Institute) and Nadine Wietlisbach (Fotomuseum Winterthur), Paris Photo 2025 becomes a global-scale exhibition — a space where photography reflects on its own future.

Read also: Paris Photo 2025: Photography Through the Lens of the Contemporary World

Portrait “Amelia” (2023) by Gilleam Trapenberg – a fine-art print depicting a young girl on a beach under soft tropical light, presented at Paris Photo 2025. ART MAG. — **Gilleam Trapenberg, *Amelia*, 2023 – Homecoming Gallery, shown at Paris Photo 2025**
Beneath the Caribbean sky, a portrait infused with quiet dignity. The artist explores Afro-Caribbean identities through light, poise and tenderness.

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Off-site events : photography everywhere in Paris

Around the Grand Palais, creativity expands, multiplies and breaks free.

Offprint Paris: the independent editorial scene

Held at Césure, in the 5th arrondissement, Offprint gathers over 150 independent publishers working across art, design and visual culture.
Each table becomes an encounter: the photobook is no longer just a medium, but a work in itself.

Salon a ppr oc he: intimate experimentation

At Le Molière, Rue de Richelieu, the 9th edition of a ppr oc he focuses on photography as a sensory and material gesture.
A tightly curated selection of artists restores the tactile, almost visceral nature of the photographic print.

Pink tapestry depicting a reclining body on a bed, with red threads falling to the floor — “A Flash of Heat” (2024) by artist Mia Weiner, presented at Paris Photo 2025, Homecoming Gallery — ART MAG magazine. — **Mia Weiner, *A Flash of Heat* (2024)**
A tapestry of red threads evoking bodily memory and the sensuality of gesture. Presented at Paris Photo 2025, Homecoming Gallery.
© Courtesy of the artist & Homecoming Gallery.

PhotoSaintGermain and Photo Days: Paris becomes an open-air museum

From the 7th arrondissement’s city hall to the Centre Culturel Irlandais, from Saint-Germain’s galleries to art bookstores, PhotoSaintGermain traces a poetic, open itinerary.
The event invites wandering: Anne-Lise Broyer, Florence Henri, Daragh Soden and others unfold narratives where light becomes a language.

Even broader, the Photo Days festival radiates across the Île-de-France region:

galleries (Clémentine de la Féronnière, Thaddaeus Ropac, Fisheye)
museums (Carnavalet, MAC VAL)
unusual venues (Chapelle de Clairefontaine, Studio Frank Horvat)

Every exhibition becomes an open window onto the world.

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Street scene from the series “Rua Direita” (1970) by Claudia Andujar – an upward-angle photograph capturing urban life and human presence, exhibited at Paris Photo 2025. ART MAG. — **Claudia Andujar, *Rua Direita*, 1970 – Galeria Vermelho, shown at Paris Photo 2025**
Through a bold angle, the Brazilian photographer captures the urban crowd and the humanity of passers-by. A historic moment where the street becomes a social stage.

Photography as the art of connection

These events are more than exhibitions: they form an ecosystem.
Between institutions and independents, between books and images, Paris creates a dialogue of practices, formats and perspectives.

This November 2025 affirms photography as a collective, living art, a mirror of our memories and our transformations.

Practical information

Paris Photo : 13–16 November 2025 – Grand Palais
Offprint Pa ris : 13–16 November – Césure, 5th arrondissement
Salon a ppr oc he : 13–16 November – Le Molière, 1st arrondissement
PhotoSaintGer main : 6–30 November – Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Photo Days : 3–30 November – throughout Île-de-France

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FAQ – Paris Photo 2025

What is Paris Photo?

Paris Photo is the world’s largest international fair dedicated to photography. It brings together galleries, artists and publishers from around the globe.

When and where is Paris Photo 2025?

From 13 to 16 November 2025, at the Grand Palais, Paris.

What other photo events can I see in Paris?

Offprint Paris, PhotoSaintGermain, Polycopies, Photo Days and the a ppr oc he salon all animate the entire month of November

How much is the Paris Photo entry ticket?

Admission is between €35 and €40, but many parallel events are free.

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Paris Photo 2025 : Photography Through the Lens of the Contemporary World

Vue d’ensemble de Paris Photo 2025 au Grand Palais – foire internationale de la photographie contemporaine article dans art mag

Grégoire Grange

A Triumphant Return to the Grand Palais

From November 13 to 16, 2025, Paris Photo celebrates its 28th edition with 222 exhibitors from 33 countries. Under the direction of Florence Bourgeois and Anna Planas, the fair asserts itself as the world’s leading event for photography and the image. Between history and avant-garde, it offers a panorama where memory, vision, and innovation engage in constant dialogue.

Photograph Pont Allenby 2 (2016) by Sophie Ristelhueber – a border landscape steeped in history, reflecting on war and the human trace, presented by Galerie Poggiali. pubished by Art Mag — *Pont Allenby #2 (2016), Sophie Ristelhueber – Galerie Poggi – Winner of the 2025 Hasselblad Award*

Five Movements of Vision

The fair unfolds through five sectors: Main, Voices, Digital, Emergence, and Publishers.
In the Main sector, established masters meet contemporary explorers of the medium: Sophie Ristelhueber presents a monumental 36-meter-long installation, while Adrian Sauer questions the materiality of the image.
Curators Devika Singh and Nadine Wietlisbach infuse Voices with a reflection on landscape and kinship — two themes that weave photography into the fabric of the real.

Home Song (2020–25) by Torbjørn Rødland – an intimate and unsettling scene blending tenderness and tension, presented by Galerie Eva Presenhuber at Paris Photo 2025. Published by Art Mag — *Home Song (2020–25), Torbjørn Rødland – Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich – Digital Sector*

When the Image Becomes Data

Curated by Nina Roehrs, the Digital sector explores the era of augmented reality: artists such as Kevin Abosch and Cole Sternberg (for the Giga – UNICEF project) investigate connectivity and digital memory.
Here, photography expands — it becomes data, trace, and consciousness.

Black and white photograph by Bérangère Fromont from the series République (2024), exhibited at Paris Photo 2025 – a sensitive exploration of the intimate and the political. Published by ART MAG. — *République (2024), Bérangère Fromont – Galerie Bacqueville – Voices Sector, curated by Devika Singh*

Emerging Talents and Transmission

On the balconies of the Grand Palais, the Emergence sector unveils twenty artists of the new generation: Marine Lanier, Atong Atem, Camila Falquez, and Sylvie Bonnot among them.
French artist Marine Lanier receives the 2025 Maison Ruinart Prize for her series Alchimia, a poetic tale about life and the cycles of nature.
This same spirit of transmission resonates in Le Labo, a life-size model of an analog laboratory, and in the Cnap exhibition Faire Familles / Making Families, dedicated to the metamorphoses of kinship.

Elles × Paris Photo: The Power of the Female Gaze

Directed this year by Devrim Bayar, the Elles × Paris Photo program examines the relationship between figure and setting, presence and erasure.
Since its launch in 2018, the share of women photographers has risen from 20% to 39% in seven years — a tangible, vital evolution in a visual world long shaped by the male gaze.

Untitled (Acrobacia), 2012, by Rosângela Rennó – black-and-white photograph evoking memory and the fragility of the body, exhibited at Paris Photo 2025. Published by ART MAG. — *Untitled (acrobacia) (2012), Rosângela Rennó – Collection Estrellita B. Brodsky – Exhibition The Last Photo*

Memory Under Pressure: The Last Photo

Presented for the first time in Europe, The Last Photo — the collection of Estrellita B. Brodsky — brings together more than sixty Latin American works, from Diane Arbus to Vik Muniz.
This manifesto-exhibition symbolically marks the end of the analog era and opens a reflection on the contemporary instability of the image — now fluid, replicated, shared, sometimes erased.

A World of Photography

More than a fair, Paris Photo 2025 is a laboratory of vision.
Beneath the glass roof of the Grand Palais, the image ceases to be a mere trace: it becomes a critical and universal language, a shifting mirror of a world in search of meaning.
Between the visible and the invisible, the tangible and the virtual, photography here reclaims its true vocation: to illuminate, to connect, to think.

FAQ Paris Photo 2025 (dates, artists, practical information)

What is Paris Photo?

Paris Photo is the largest international fair dedicated to photography and contemporary image-making. Each year, it brings together galleries, publishers, and artists from around the world at the Grand Palais. In 2025, the event celebrates its 28th edition, featuring 222 exhibitors from 33 countries.

When and where does Paris Photo 2025 take place?

The 2025 edition will be held from November 13 to 16, 2025, at the Grand Palais in Paris. This long-awaited return follows several years of renovation, reopening in a renewed space where historic galleries and emerging scenes converge.

Which artists and projects can be discovered this year?

Among the highlights:
Sophie Ristelhueber, winner of the Hasselblad Award, with a monumental installation;
Marine Lanier, recipient of the 2025 Maison Ruinart Prize, for her poetic series Alchimia;
The exhibition The Last Photo, from the Estrellita B. Brodsky Collection;
The Voices and Elles × Paris Photo programs, celebrating diversity and the role of women in contemporary creation.

Why visit Paris Photo 2025?

Because this edition shines a light on photography in all its dimensions — analog, digital, experimental, social, and political.
Beneath the glass roof of the Grand Palais, Paris Photo 2025 is more than a fair: it is a laboratory of ideas, a place of transmission and critical reflection on our world. vue du grand palais

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Studio Marie-Claude Beaud, the new benchmark auditorium for contemporary art in Paris

Intérieur du Studio Marie-Claude Beaud au Palais-Royal, auditorium de 110 places du nouveau bâtiment de la Fondation Cartier conçu par Jean Nouvel, baigné d’une lumière rouge immersive et dédié aux arts vivants, projections et rencontres.

Martin Argyroglo

The Studio Marie-Claude Beaud is part of the newly-built Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.
It was inaugurated in October 2025 at the Palais‑Royal.
The building was designed by architect Jean Nouvel.

This auditorium has 110 seats.
Its purpose is clear: to host live artistic formats.
The venue supports performances, film projections, debates, public readings, and artist conversations.

A museum built for dialogue

The studio honors pioneer Marie-Claude Beaud (1946–2021).
She reshaped cultural institutions by integrating cross-disciplinary approaches.
Thanks to her work, design, video art, fashion, cinema, and science entered museum spaces.
She believed museums must generate conversation, not only display art.

A modular architectural feat

The building spans 8,500 m² open to visitors.
6,500 m² are dedicated to exhibitions.
Five movable steel platforms allow the space to transform.
This creates a spectacular but adaptable environment for art and scenography.

Here, architecture reaches upward with light and vertical structures.
The Studio Marie-Claude Beaud provides the balance.
It slows the pace, brings audiences closer, and makes art personal.
It is a space to listen.
A space to exchange ideas.
A space where art is narrated, not just observed.

The heart of live cultural programming in 2025

The studio will anchor major cultural events in Paris, including:

talks between artists and curators,
exclusive film screenings,
contemporary art lectures,
debates connected to the inaugural exhibition General Exhibition,
hybrid evening programs blending visual arts, music, and performance.

The format responds to a growing public demand.
Audiences now seek live cultural experiences, not only static exhibitions.
This positions the studio as one of Paris’ most strategic new cultural venues for contemporary art.

Fondation Cartier for Contemporary Art, 2 Place du Palais-Royal, Paris. © Jean Nouvel / ADAGP, Paris, 2025. Photo © Martin Argyroglo.

The Studio Marie-Claude Beaud has redefined what an art auditorium can be in a major capital.
By placing artistic expression and conversation at the center, it opens a new cultural chapter for contemporary art in Paris.
It embodies a museum model that is closer to people, active, and built around shared experience.
A quieter space within a bold architectural framework, it ensures art is heard, narrated, debated, and lived.

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FAQ

How many people can the auditorium accommodate?

110 seated guests.

What types of events take place here?

Performances, screenings, artist talks, lectures, panels, debates.

Where is the Studio Marie-Claude Beaud located?

Inside the new building of Fondation Cartier at the Palais-Royal in central Paris.

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Studio Marie-Claude Beaud, the new benchmark auditorium for contemporary art in Paris

Martin Argyroglo

This auditorium has 110 seats.
Its purpose is clear: to host live artistic formats.
The venue supports performances, film projections, debates, public readings, and artist conversations.

A museum built for dialogue

A modular architectural feat

The heart of live cultural programming in 2025

The studio will anchor major cultural events in Paris, including:

talks between artists and curators,
exclusive film screenings,
contemporary art lectures,
debates connected to the inaugural exhibition General Exhibition,
hybrid evening programs blending visual arts, music, and performance.

studio marie claude Beaud auditorium de 110 place au coeur du Palais Royal — Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, 2 Place du Palais-Royal, Paris
Crédits : © Jean Nouvel / ADAGP, Paris, 2025. Photo © Martin Argyroglo.

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How many people can the auditorium accommodate?

110 seated guests.

What types of events take place here?

Performances, screenings, artist talks, lectures, panels, debates.

Where is the Studio Marie-Claude Beaud located?

Inside the new building of Fondation Cartier at the Palais-Royal in central Paris.

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