Critiquing mainstream art fairs for alternatives from @gstaadguy

The creator critiques the commercialism of mainstream art fairs, questioning their relevance to actual art, and then lists specific, prestigious global alternatives for 'real connoisseurs' before looping the video back to the initial question.

Creator: @gstaadguy on Instagram

Transcript

Do art fans still have anything to do with art? I look around and all I see is people networking, upselling, and taking photos. So unless you're willing to go off grid among the real connoisseurs to Art Basel in Basel, Hong Kong, Qatar, or Paris, not Miami, the Venice Biennale in Venice, the Bukhara Biennale in Uzbekistan, or freeze masters in London where you'll naturally filter out far more of those there to see and be seen. You should reconsider your surroundings and ask yourself.

Topics: Art, Travel, Lifestyle

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