From the Serpentine’s annual fundraiser to contemporary art in Dubai, LUX presents the best opportunities for art lovers and collectors alike in the year ahead
JULY 2008 SERPENTINE SUMMER PARTY 2008 The Serpentine Gallery, London
This year Frank Gehry’s temporary timber and glass canopied pavilion will be sheltering the likes of Jade Jagger, Giles Deacon, Damien Hirst and Dennis Hopper at the gallery’s world-renowned fundraiser party. www.serpentinegallery.org
JULY 3 – 26 MARIO TESTINO, OBSESSED BY YOU Phillips de Pury, London
Esteemed global gallery and art dealer Phillips de Pury will be selling portraits of the beautiful and famous from one of the most coveted contemporary fashion photographers, Mario Testino. www.phillipsdepury.com
SEP 20 – NOV 30 LIVERPOOL BIENNIAL, Liverpool
European Capital of Culture, Liverpool, will be hosting its 5th festival later this year showcasing commissioned works by established contemporary artists such as Antony Gormley, often designed for the city’s streets and public spaces. www.biennial.com
SEP 30 – JAN 18/09 TURNER PRIZE 2008, Tate Britain, London
Works of four shortlisted up and coming artists, Runa Islam, Mark Leckey, Goshka Macuga and Cathy Wilkes, are to be revealed with the winner of 2008 FIAC the notoriously controversial prize being announced in December. www.tate.org.uk
OCT 16 – 19 FRIEZE ART FAIR, Regent’s Park, London
Now in its sixth year, Frieze has established itself as the world’s leading contemporary art fair with a buzzing social scene. www.friezeartfair.com
OCT 23 – 26 2008 FIAC, Grand Palais and Louvre, Paris
The Louvre, doyenne of all galleries worldwide, temporarily dismisses its revered classic art collection in favour of contemporary installations and modern art, and the Tuileries gardens are taken over by monumental sculptures for a few days each autumn when the art world hits Paris. www.fiac.com
NOV 19 – 23 COLOGNE FINE ART & ANTIQUES, Cologne
A rather high-brow affair, Cologne Fine Art & Antiques fair is just that; classical antiquities, Old Masters, nineteenth-century painting and rare antiquarian books, prints and manuscripts are in and contemporary art is strictly not admitted. www.cologne-fine-art.com
DEC 4 – 7 ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH Miami Beach Convention Center
Private jet is the transportation of choice for visitors to this extravaganza where the parties often upstage the contemporary and modern art. www.artbaselmiamibeach.com
MAR 13 – 22/09 TEFAF, Maastricht
This conventional, old-world art fair is known for its pre- 19th century paintings but in recent years organisers have started to lure more 20th century-art collectors with an $8 million Jackson Pollock work being the most expensive piece ever sold at TEFAF in 2008. www.tefaf.com
MAR 17 – 21/09 DUBAI ART FAIR, Dubai
The economic downturn has not stopped expansion and spending in Dubai where Art Dubai, the city’s first contemporary art fair, has become a cornerstone of the Middle East’s booming art community. Arabian Delight, a stuffed camel squashed into a large blue suitcase by Pakistani artist Huma Mulji, was the talking point of the 2008 fair and was quickly snapped up by Charles Saatchi. www.artdubai.ae
APRIL 2009 SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DE MOBILE Milan Furniture Fair, Milan
The place to spot emerging trends in what is now seen as the most exciting area of contemporary design. www.designws.com
MAY 25 – JUNE 1/09 MOSCOW FINE ART FAIR, Manege, Moscow
An eclectic collection of dealers from around the world make up this showcase event chasing oligarch money with a mix of everything from ancient to contemporary art in a stunning location by Moscow’s Red Square. www.moscow-faf.com
JUNE 10 – 14/09 ART BASEL, Basel
Celebrating its 40th birthday in 2009, Art Basel is still the most prestigious annual rendezvous of contemporary art aficionados and well-heeled art lovers worldwide. Brad Pitt was among buyers at the 2008 fair, purchasing a marble rococo-style table by the Dutch designer Jeroen Verhoeven. www.artbasel.com
THE ART OF LIVING
From the 12 to 14 September the Pueblo Español in Majorca will be the site of the first annual luxury fair in the Balearic Islands. The three-day fair is the perfect event for lovers of luxury cars, yachts, art, antiques, fine wines, private jets and all things luxurious. www.congress-palace-palma.com
ONE TO WATCH
Majorcan fashion guru Michaela Hüffer is opening yet another boutique which is sure to bring some fashion excitement to the ‘isle of calm’. The new boutique, in the town of Llucmayor, offers the latest trends in fashion footwear from names like Cerruti, Stuart Weitzman, Chie Mihara, Tremp, Magrit and more. www.top-as.info
