Collectors and wannabes take note: Melbourne Art Fair is where it’s at

A total reboot of the 35-year-old fair is on track to attracting the big money away from its behemoth NSW counterpart, Sydney Contemporary

Dan F. Stapleton

Jan 25, 2024 – 5.00am

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Organisers of the 2024 Melbourne Art Fair are coyly using the terms “boutique” and “compact” to describe the latest edition of the long-running event.

But sales figures from the previous instalment in 2022 – which was billed as a total reboot of the 35-year-old fair – suggest this current iteration has serious muscle.