There’s no rest for the weary. In July, the art world’s collective Basel hangover lingers, but many galleries have to pack it all up all over again and make their way to one or more of the international or niche-y art fairs held in July, or possibly some of the smaller summertime art events that nimbly toe the line between fair and festival. If you’re not already burnt out from the June art fairs (and the May art fairs and the April art fairs, etc.), the coming month’s calendar offers a lighter load with roughly nine July art fairs.

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We say roughly because there are fine art festivals that bring in millions of dollars annually (Denver’s Cherry Creek Arts Festival comes to mind) and tinier fairs that sometimes don’t, and in any given month, new art fairs emerge and older ones are subject to delays and cancellations. Not to mention the expos and selling exhibitions. Sidenote: The Hamptons had, for a time, three or four major art fairs every summer—it worked for a while post-Covid because people were gathering again and the wealthy collectors who’d decamped to the East End hadn’t yet re-decamped to the City. Anyway, here’s what’s on:

This year, the second edition of Tokyo Gendai, Art Assembly’s Japan fair under the leadership of fair director Eri Takane, will take place at the PACIFICO Yokohama with about sixty-nine confirmed exhibiting galleries. While Japan in general and Tokyo more specifically have thriving art scenes, the country’s market has traditionally taken a back seat to those of Hong Kong, Seoul, etc. Notable exhibitors include major international galleries such as Perrotin, Pace and Almine Rech, as well as prominent art galleries in Tokyo like ShugoArts and Taka Ishii Gallery. Tokyo Gendai also has a robust VIP program—July 4 is the VIP preview—and a variety of associated private events along with thematic presentations and special sections. One highlight from the 2023 fair was an exhibit titled “life actually: the work of contemporary japanese women,” curated by Michiko Kasahara, which brought together works by some of Japan’s leading women artists.

Artmonte-Carlo, which takes place during Monaco Art Week, was founded in 2016 by Thomas Hug (also founder of artgenève) as a Salon d’Art that would establish the Côte d’Azur as a premier destination for contemporary art, modern art and design. It operates “under the high patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco,” so it could be that fair visitors will catch a glimpse of royalty in........

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