The announced 2027 programme includes IT’S A MATCH!, a special project involving private collections. It raises the question of how works selected separately come to live together. A collection has its own internal arguments: a recurring material, an unexpected disagreement between images, or an interest that becomes clearer over several decades.
Sculpture is another important part of the fair’s identity. Three-dimensional work requires space to establish its scale and relationship to the viewer. A photograph may capture its outline while losing the experience of moving around it. Allow time for those encounters instead of giving sculpture only the attention left over between gallery stands.
The collection presentation previews a joint project planned for autumn 2027 at SCHAUWERK Sindelfingen. Guided visits add another route into the programme; their specific schedules should shape the day, while the galleries’ presentations provide the detail. A fair-wide theme can raise a question; it cannot do the looking on the visitor’s behalf.
The paper:square format offers another material counterpoint, while start:block introduces selected works aimed at the beginning of a collection. These are distinct ways of organizing attention: one begins with a medium, the other with a collecting situation. They should not be read as promises that every work will suit the same audience. A visitor can compare the sections to see which method makes an unfamiliar practice easier to understand. The sculptural formats also differ, from the garden to open indoor positions, so the physical setting is worth noting as part of the presentation.
