Each fair is its own ecosystem, with its own hierarchies and gatekeepers, and they are not all built the same. A guide to 14 different types of art fairs.
Greg Bot
Very Private Gallery's co-founder is a theater school graduate with a major in Film and TV Production, deeply connected to emerging artists in Beijing's art scene. Inspired by her experiences, she pursued further studies in curatorship and creative writing at the University of Sydney. Her career expanded into photography, filmmaking, and communication consulting. After earning an IMBA, she is now completing her PhD, focusing on censorship in art.
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