What You Need to Know about the 2018 Edition of the Dallas Art Fair

This year marks the tenth edition of the Dallas Art Fair. Bringing together nearly 100 galleries from 30 cities, the fair takes place again at Dallas’s Fashion Industry Gallery. New this year in director roles are Kelly Cornell and Brandon Kennedy, rising to positions as fair director and director of exhibitions, respectively.

There are some big names in the category of fair first-timers for this edition, including James Cohan Gallery, Casey Kaplan, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Rachel Uffner Gallery, The Hole, Luhring Augustine, and more, to make a total of almost 30. The fair’s Annual Preview Benefit raises funds for the Dallas Museum of Art, the Dallas Contemporary, and the Nasher Sculpture Center.

In addition to a large roster of new participants, the fair boasts a range of international exhibitors, like Beatriz Esguerra Art (Bogotá), Carbon 12 (Dubai), Copperfield Gallery (London), Galeria Javier Lopez & Fer Frances (Madrid), Harlan Levey Projects (Brussels), Massimo De Carlo (Milan/London/Hong Kong), SMAC Gallery (Capetown/Johannesburg/Stellenbosch), and Taubert Contemporary (Berlin).