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Venues
Art & the City in Dialogue
Geneva, with its rich array of galleries and institutions like the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, positions itself as a significant cultural player. The annual Art Geneva fair attracts international collectors, showcasing contemporary art's latest trends. The city’s diverse art scene is complemented by events such as the Geneva Art Week, ensuring a vibrant platform that nurtures local talent and enhances Geneva's status in the global art ecosystem.
Urban Infrastructure
The institutions, galleries, and independent spaces through which Geneva produces, hosts, and transmits contemporary culture.
Gallery Directory
A verified directory of Geneva's contemporary art galleries — each record fetched and confirmed from the gallery's official website.
The quintessential blue-chip gallery, synonymous with market dominance and monumental exhibitions. Its vast empire spans 19 locations globally, with an unrivaled roster of superstars and estates whose presence defines major biennials and museum shows worldwide.
One of the art world's most enduring forces, Pace has evolved from modernist origins to embrace cutting-edge digital art. Under Marc Glimcher's leadership, its Pace Live and Pace X programs have brought performance and new media into focus, aligning with biennial trends.
Auction houses, upcoming sales, and market-week activity in this city.
Market Signals
A live auction for Modern & Contemporary Art is scheduled to take place in New York on September 26, 2026, at 11am.
Phillips has listed a selling exhibition titled Art of the Covenant: Global Africa at the Crossroads in New York.
Phillips is hosting a live auction for Modern & Contemporary Art in New York on September 26, 2026.
The Dropshop platform is currently featuring an offering from artist Glenn Goldberg.
A live auction for Editions & Works on Paper is scheduled to occur in New York from October 22 to October 24, 2026.
A live auction titled Editions & Works on Paper: Modernism is scheduled for October 22, 2026, at 2pm ET in New York.
An online auction for editions is scheduled to take place from September 3 to September 22, 2026.
A live auction dedicated to 20th-century and contemporary Design was conducted in New York on June 12, 2026.
A New York-based online auction specializing in Modern and Contemporary art concluded on June 30, 2026.
The July 16 sale in New York features a cross-century selection of works, including the auction debut of Werner Bronkhorst with a football-themed monumental composition.
The June 24 auction achieved a 97% sell-through rate by value, with Roy Lichtenstein's "I Love Liberty" selling for $212,850, over five times its estimate.
The June 10 jewels sale saw 95% of lots sold, led by a Colombian emerald and diamond necklace that achieved $541,800.
Phillips Watches achieved a record-breaking spring season total of over $235 million, including selling three watches for over $10 million in a single month.
Announced on July 2, the summer exhibition "St Ives: The Modern Coast" highlights the legacy and artistic impact of the St Ives School.
The June 25 London sale featured David Hockney as a lead artist and achieved strong results for South Asian art and a new world record for Andrew Cranston.
Biennale Radar
Part of Biennale Radar's Art & the City in Dialogue series — aggregating live editorial intelligence about how cities and the art world speak to each other.