Art Genève: A Space for Rediscovery by Lara Pan

Overview of the Daniel Templon booth

By LARA PAN February 2, 2026

We live in a culture driven by novelty and the constant demand for the new, yet Art Genève resists this acceleration by offering a more nuanced rhythm. The fair brings together fresh, forward-looking projects alongside works that rarely circulate within the usual art-fair circuit, allowing for moments of genuine rediscovery rather than spectacle.

Art Genève is also distinguished by its sense of hospitality: a place where one runs into old friends, engages in sustained conversations, and encounters artists and works in ways that feel unforced and unexpectedly intimate. This year, I was drawn to a constellation of works ranging from Editions Take5’s remarkable art books to the mythic sculptures of H. R. Giger, as well as works by Duke Riley at Galerie George Philippe and Nathalie Vallois, an installation by John Armleder, and other familiar, or unexpectedly unusual, art-world suspects. As always, Art Genève proves that it has much to offer, not only through its selection, but through its capacity to create space for reflection, dialogue, and unforeseen connections. WM

Booth Editions Take5, photo by Lara Pan

Prune Nourry artist Centauresse, 2025 at Daniel Templon photo by Lara Pan

Balthazar Lovay from Lovay Fine Arts

Photo credit Gallery Vallois

Photo credit Gallery Vallois

Photo credit JRP Editions

Photo credit JRP Editions

Photo credit JRP Editions