As the birds fly south for the winter, some of the art world will undertake a similar migration: Pace Gallery, Acquavella Galleries and Sotheby’s are opening seasonal gallery spaces in Palm Beach, Fla., a hub for wealthy vacationers. They’ll all open in the Royal Poinciana Plaza, a shopping destination there, in early November and stay until spring. This all comes on the heels of summer when Pace, Sotheby’s and other art world institutions opened seasonal spaces in the Hamptons — following collectors who had fled New York because of the pandemic. Why not head to Miami Beach, which typically hosts the Art Basel fair in December and is already on the art world map? “We happen to know a lot more people in Palm Beach,” she said.

Source: International New York Times October 01, 2020 13:52 UTC