But black dealers also say the largely white art market could be doing more, namely helping them qualify for art fairs like Art Basel, where the cost of running a booth can run as high as $100,000. “We need to be at those fairs, we need to be reaching the upper echelons of the collector community,” said Mr. Jones. Marc Spiegler, the global director of Art Basel, noted there are dealers of color in the fair from other countries but added he would look at how to better support black American gallerists. “This is not an Art Basel issue. “There are very few black-owned galleries in America.”The marginalization is cyclical.

Source: New York Times June 21, 2020 18:55 UTC