Taipei Dangdai has announced the cancellation of its 2026 event.
In a series of unexpected announcements, Angus Montgomery Arts (AMA) has decided to put several art fairs on hiatus, including Taipei Dangdai, Art SG, Tokyo Gendai, and Photofairs. This decision comes as a response to a strategic evaluation of the future direction of these events, amidst a prolonged contraction in the art market.
One of the most impactful cancellations is that of Taipei Dangdai, which was scheduled to open with a benefit preview on October 28. The sixth edition of the art fair took place in May of this year, with more than 90 participating galleries, including some of the biggest names in the industry. However, the fair will not return in 2026, as AMA has decided to take a closer look at the model, timing, scale, and format of future activities.
The news of Taipei Dangdai's hiatus follows a similar announcement from the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA). The ADAA leadership cited a "strategic pause" as the reason for cancelling The Art Show, which was set to take place in October.
The art community first learned of these cancellations through reports by Artnet. The Instagram page for The Art Assembly, which oversees Taipei Dangdai along with Art SG and Tokyo Gendai, appears to be disabled. Information about previous editions of Taipei Dangdai has been removed from its website, and the fair has been taken off the website of Angus Montgomery Arts.
UBS provided financial support for Taipei Dangdai, making it one of three regional art fairs in Asia overseen by The Art Assembly. The other two are Art SG in Singapore and Tokyo Gendai in Yokohama, Japan. AMA is a principal and founding shareholder of all three art fairs.
The hiatus of Photofairs is also noteworthy, as Angus Montgomery Arts's division Creo Arts organizes these events. The debut edition scheduled for Hong Kong this year was called off in December, and a second edition in New York for 2024 has been cancelled.
In a statement, AMA added that they are currently re-evaluating Taipei Dangdai and will provide updates as they become available. For now, the art community can only wait and see how these changes will impact the future of these important events in the art world.
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- Amidst a prolonged contraction in the art market, Angus Montgomery Arts (AMA) has decided to put several art fairs on hiatus, including Taipei Dangdai, Art SG, Tokyo Gendai, and Photofairs.
- The decision to cancel Taipei Dangdai, originally scheduled for October 28, was a result of a strategic evaluation of the future direction of these events by AMA.
- UBS provided financial support for Taipei Dangdai, making it one of three regional art fairs in Asia overseen by The Art Assembly, which also includes Art SG in Singapore and Tokyo Gendai in Yokohama, Japan.
- The art community is currently waiting for updates from AMA regarding the future of Taipei Dangdai, as the fair will not return in 2026 and the news of its hiatus follows a similar announcement from the Art Dealers Association of America.
- The cancellation of the Photofairs events, organized by AMA's division Creo Arts, includes the debut edition scheduled for Hong Kong in 2022 and the planned second edition in New York for 2024.
