From roman feria to global art fair, from Olympia festival to neo-liberal biennial : on the 'biennialization' of art fairs and the 'fairization' of biennials

Paco Barragan’s “From Roman Feria to Global Art Fair From Olympia Festival to Neo-Liberal Biennial On the ‘Biennialization’ of Art Fairs and the ‘Fairization’ of Biennials” recently published by Artpulse edition, is one of those publications we suspect could spark a longer and potentially more fruitful debate than others before. The book is structured in two parts, the first analyses in depth and with plenty of examples the world of art fairs, their origins, models, motivations while the second builds a parallel to that of biennials.