{"id":100038,"date":"2020-09-16T02:31:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T07:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/all-destinations\/paris-capitale-de-lart-contemporain\/"},"modified":"2021-05-17T06:34:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T11:34:17","slug":"paris-capital-of-contemporary-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/all-destinations\/paris-capital-of-contemporary-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris, capital of contemporary art"},"content":{"rendered":"

All eyes were on Art Paris<\/a>, the modern and contemporary art fair held from 10 to 13\u00a0September under the glass dome of the Grand Palais. The first major event in the art market in the last six months, bringing together 112\u00a0galleries from 15\u00a0countries, the 22nd<\/sup>\u00a0edition of this event demonstrated the vitality of the art market along with Paris\u2019 place at its heart.<\/h4>\n

PARIS -\u00a0Phew! We certainly had our fingers crossed. Despite the health and safety measures, which were applied to the letter, Art Paris successfully welcomed 56,931\u00a0visitors over 4\u00a0days. With a maximum of 3,000\u00a0people present at any one time and vernissages<\/em> spaced out over the entire duration of the fair to prevent crowding, although the number of visitors from the general public fell 10% compared to 2019, the attendance rate of collectors and heads of cultural institution was up by a massive 25%, with 23,218 professional and VIP guests.<\/p>\n\n\t\t