The 15th edition of artgenève, a modern and contemporary art fair, takes place at Palexpo in Le Grand-Saconnex. It runs from Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 January 2027, with more than 80 galleries.
The story
artgenève was founded in 2012 at Palexpo. Each winter, the fair opens the European art fair calendar. Palexpo SA owns it. Thomas Hug directed it for its first eleven years.
Over the years, the fair has added formats alongside the galleries. artgenève/musique presents sound works. The Sculpture Garden biennial was also created. In 2016, the team launched artmonte-carlo, a summer fair on the French Riviera.
In August 2023, Palexpo appointed Charlotte Diwan as director. She led the 12th edition, from 25 to 28 Jan. 2024, with 80 galleries. That edition created the Solo Shows section, with 29 single-artist presentations. The Sur-Mesure section showed five large-scale works, including a 17-metre suspended sculpture by Joana Vasconcelos.
In 2024, the Prix Solo artgenève-F.P.Journe went to the Geneva gallery Lovay Fine Arts. It was showing the Swiss artist Pascal Vonlanthen. Attendance rose slightly compared with 2023.
The 14th edition, which closed on 2 Feb. 2026, welcomed 28,000 visitors. It brought together 65 commercial galleries, 16 solo shows, 10 art publishers and 27 institutions. The gala dinner gathered more than 1,700 guests. The Music evening BEFORE DEMOLITION took place at the Temple de la Servette, with a performance by Monica Bonvicini.
In 2026, the Prix Mobilière, in its 30th edition, honoured the artist Cassidy Toner. The Prix Solo Art Genève–Piaget went to the London gallery Maximilian William, for the work of Reginald Sylvester II. The 2027 edition will be the 15th.
Who organises it
Palexpo SA organises artgenève. Charlotte Diwan is its director. Audrey Dijkhuizen is project manager, with Désirée von Hohenlohe and Germana Pilo as project coordinators.
An advisory committee supports the fair. Its members include Claude Membrez, CEO of Palexpo SA, and Françoise Ninghetto, honorary curator at MAMCO. A selection committee chooses the galleries.
In 2026, partners included UBS, Piaget, La Mobilière, Harsch and the Ports Francs et Entrepôts de Genève. Piguet Galland, Teo Jakob, Ruinart and La Cave de Genève were also among them.
What to find
More than 80 modern and contemporary art galleries show painting, video, sculpture and digital forms. Swiss and international institutions present projects made for the fair. They include museums, foundations, art centres and schools.
The Sur-Mesure section, curated by Nicolas Trembley, shows monumental works. The winning work joins the collection of a local institution. The Music section, curated by Augustin Maurs with Catherine Othenin-Girard, offers sound installations and performances.
One area hosts art publishers. Talks address current issues in contemporary art. The Prix Mobilière honours a young Swiss artist. The detailed 2027 programme is still to be published.
Practical information
- Dates, Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 January 2027
- Opening hours, 12 pm to 7 pm Thursday to Saturday, 12 pm to 6 pm on Sunday
- Venue, Palexpo, Route François-Peyrot 30, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex
- Price, CHF 20 (adults 16 and over), CHF 12 (groups of 20 or more), CHF 10 (seniors, students up to 25, children aged 6 to 16)
- Tickets, billetterie.artgeneve.ch
Links
- Official site, artgenève
- Tickets, artgenève ticketing
- Venue, Palexpo, artgenève page
- All events across French-speaking Switzerland, Genève Infos Agenda
Sources
- artgenève, home page, accessed on 14 November 2026
- artgenève, About, accessed on 14 November 2026
- Palexpo, artgenève, accessed on 14 November 2026
- Geneva Tourism, artgenève, accessed on 14 November 2026
- Palexpo, artgenève 2026 closing press release, accessed on 14 November 2026
- artgenève, 2024 closing press release, accessed on 14 November 2026
- The Art Newspaper (French edition), Geneva, a page turns, accessed on 14 November 2026
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