Post-Fair Paris 2026

Post-Fair is delighted to announce the launch of its inaugural Paris edition, taking place from 19–24 October 2026 to coincide with Art Basel Paris. Marking the fair’s first expansion beyond Los Angeles, Post-Fair Paris will present 34 ambitious solo and duo exhibitions by galleries from New York, Tokyo, Los Angeles, São Paolo, London, Paris, Buenos Aires and beyond staged across two neighbouring locations on Rue du Temple in the Marais, one of the city’s most historic and culturally vibrant districts.

Conceived as an alternative model for exhibiting contemporary art, Post-Fair champions focused presentations, thoughtful curation and meaningful exchange. Building on the success of its Los Angeles debut in 2025, the Paris edition will bring together an international community of galleries, artists, collectors and curators through a fair model designed to prioritise artistic ambition, accessibility and sustainability. Rather than reading as a conventional commercial fair, Post-Fair is conceived to feel more like a curated exhibition, encouraging visitors to experience each presentation within a cohesive, thoughtfully designed environment.

Founded by American gallerist Chris Sharp in the historic Santa Monica Post Office, Post-Fair was established in response to the escalating costs and increasing pressures of the conventional art fair model. Rather than prioritising scale, the fair focuses on carefully curated solo presentations within an open-plan exhibition format that encourages deeper engagement between artworks, exhibitors and audiences.

The decision to launch Post-Fair in Paris is rooted in Sharp’s longstanding connection to the city. Having lived and worked in Paris for eight years as a writer and curator, Sharp developed close relationships with its galleries, institutions and art professionals. The fair’s expansion builds on those ties, bringing Post-Fair’s alternative model to a city that has long shaped his thinking about contemporary art.

Since its launch, Post-Fair has established itself as a compelling alternative for emerging and mid-sized galleries, project spaces and independent exhibitors seeking an international platform that reflects the realities of operating with smaller teams and more limited resources. The Paris edition represents the next step in that vision, extending the fair’s ethos to one of the world’s most important centres for contemporary art while fostering new international connections across the global gallery community.

“We are thrilled to launch the first international edition of Post-Fair in Paris during Art Basel Paris,” says Chris Sharp, Founder and Director of Post-Fair. “Like our inaugural fair in Santa Monica, this new edition has grown directly from conversations with emerging and mid-sized galleries and project spaces looking for more equitable, responsive ways to present ambitious programmes, connect with new audiences and build lasting international relationships.

Paris is one of the world’s great contemporary art cities. The strength of its galleries, institutions and artistic community makes it an ideal setting for Post-Fair. By reducing barriers to participation, we hope to create the conditions for stronger exhibitions, richer dialogue and a more sustainable ecosystem for contemporary art. We are equally committed to taking place in beautiful architectural settings for viewing contemporary art. The character of these spaces is integral to the experience, allowing the fair to unfold more like an exhibition than a traditional art fair. We’re excited to become part of the city’s cultural landscape at such an energising moment.”

The fair will be staged across two historic spaces on Rue du Temple in the Marais, forming a connected exhibition route through one of Paris’s most architecturally rich and culturally active neighbourhoods. The buildings, both emblematic of the Marais’ layered artistic and architectural history, will be transformed into a unified environment for contemporary art. Embracing the distinctive architecture of each site, Post-Fair creates exceptional conditions for viewing contemporary art, encouraging visitors to move fluidly between presentations and experience the fair as a single curated exhibition while engaging with the surrounding cultural fabric of the district.

About Post-Fair
Founded by gallerist Chris Sharp, Post-Fair is an alternative contemporary art fair launched in Los Angeles in 2025. Designed to reduce costs for galleries while improving the visitor experience, Post-Fair reimagines the traditional art fair through an open-plan exhibition format centred on focused solo presentations. By prioritising accessibility, collaboration and sustainability, and by creating exhibition environments that foreground architecture as well as art, Post-Fair offers a viewing experience that feels closer to a curated exhibition than a conventional art fair, creating a more engaging environment for galleries, artists, collectors and the wider public.