Citra Sasmita, Timur Merah Project III, Prophet and Spirits of the Forest, 2020, acrylic on Kamasan canvas, 300 x 90 cm. Photo courtesy of Yeo Workshop.P
As Asia Now closed its doors this past weekend in Paris, I sit down with its cofounder Alexandra Fain to discuss the rapid expansion of the first Asian contemporary art fair in Europe, whose eighth edition took place at the Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) for the very first time. Among the 78 exhibitors showcasing 250 artists from 26 countries were Yeo Workshop, Yavuz, Jeanne Bucher Jaeger, De Sarthe, Frank Elbaz, Lee-Bauwens, Galerie LJ, Michael Janssen and Louis & Sack, as well as blue-chip galleries Almine Rech, Nathalie Obadia and Perrotin, which exhibited simultaneously at Paris+ by Art Basel.
