FIABCN

FIABCN is Barcelona’s most established and famous contemporary art fair, established in 2011 in the architectural jewel of Gaudi, the Casa Batlló. The essence of FIABCN is the curatorial process. The Curator Committee are members of a globally significant art community, and they set the high standard of the fair – ensuring that visitors can learn and buy from our exhibitors with the confidence that they are investing in the best of emerging and established talent. What makes FIABCN unique is that we are always adapting and evolving together with the city of Barcelona. The DNA of the art fair is related to the history, experience and diversity of Barcelona’s art scene and the Spanish collectors. They are known for their art collections that mix artworks from Miró, Picasso, Tàpies, Dalí, Goya, Velàzquez, … with the latest emerging artists from contemporary art.

A selection of around 120 established and emerging exhibitors from 37 different countries are selected to exhibit at FIABCN 2021. They are chosen because of their passion for painting and their personality in the art market. The selected exhibitors display a selection of artworks in different media such as painting, illustration, mixed media, photography, sculpture, digital art and installations. We offer the visitor a resume of all that is going on in contemporary art around the world. The art fair presents a wide range of styles from many different countries and cultures – putting across a variety of expressions, messages, themes and techniques.

You can find artworks from €250 to €150-200k. FIABCN buyers are both experienced and new collectors. We ensure that collectors can buy with the confidence that they are investing in the best price range of emerging and established talent.

We do not have any specific audience, and we are not interested in addressing only one audience. Our audience is like the selection of artworks displayed in FIABCN, a wide variety of art lovers from all over the world.

We are already offering digital art exhibitions through big screens during the art fair, and we are working on including an online viewing of the art fair. The strategy is to keep always updated to the reality of the art world. Online and digital has each time more presence, so we evolve together. On the other side, we are art romantics, and we still believe that the best way to appreciate an artwork is being in front of it. This way, you can feel and understand the power or combination of the colours, the size, the details, the backside, or even the smell of the paint. Our strategy focuses on finding a balance between the digital and physical.

I highly suggest attending Art Basel Hong Kong, which has an excellent selection of galleries and a very complete and quality art programme.

I would also recommend 1-54 Marrakech because it’s an excellent opportunity to discover new talented artists from Africa and enjoy new trends and insights into the contemporary art scene.