‘This is not really an emergency concept,’ is how Beatrix Bourdon, BRAFA’s managing director, describes the Brussels art fair’s solution to the ongoing challenges of Covid-19. ‘We wanted something that would not be cancelled.’ Last October, faced with the uncertainty created by the pandemic, BRAFA came up with ‘BRAFA in the galleries’, an alternative fair that would nevertheless honour the direct relationship between dealer and collector. Rather than going digital, BRAFA – now in its 66th edition – invited each of the participants that had confirmed for 2021 to create an exhibition in their own gallery, although some have since chosen to partner with colleagues or show in special locations. A total of 129 dealers from across 14 countries and 38 cities confirmed their involvement. The majority of these exhibitions will all open for the same dates and times (28–31 January), with a preview on 27 January – the day that BRAFA was scheduled to open in Brussels.
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BRAFA galleries open for in-person viewings to replace 66th edition of the stalwart Brussels art fair
The premise of the event is to invite the galleries that had confirmed for BRAFA 2021 to develop exhibitions in their own locations of the works that they had selected for the fair.
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.- There is no denying that the invitation the international art fair BRAFAs Board committee extended at the end of October to participate in BRAFA in the Galleries, its alternative fair, was met with much interest. A total of 126 galleries confirmed their participation in the subsequent weeks. As such, 126 exhibitions will be organized in 13 countries and 37 cities, for the most part in their dedicated gallery spaces.