COPENHAGEN.- From 26 to 29 August, the ninth edition of CHART brought together artists, designers, galleries, curators, collectors and art enthusiasts in Copenhagen once more, for a celebration of the Nordic art scene. As the first fair in nearly one and a half years for most of the participating galleries, CHART marked a special moment in the art industry. With high sales, a strong audience turnout and a close partnership with Buffalo AKG Art Museum (US), CHART 2021 facilitated both a reunion of the arts community and the beginning of new collaborations and alliances. A diverse programme of talks by leading figures from the international art world and key artists complimented the fair, whilst the inauguration of CHART’s new Book Fair sought to reach out to all parts of the arts community. Despite current restrictions, CHART was happy to welcome a strong cohort of international visitors, especially from Nordic and European countries. CHART thanks all participants and visitors who took part in this year’s event.

Nanna Hjortenberg, Director of CHART said: “This year was a special year. The galleries put on exceptionally strong presentations, and we’ve never before felt this much dedication from exhibitors, collectors, institutions and visitors. The fair was buzzing with sheer joy seeing new artworks and connecting with old and new friends. Following Covid-19 we chose to focus on sharpening our Nordic profile and find new ways to build and expand relations to strengthen the regional scene. In this light, we are extremely proud to partner with our ambitious friends from Buffalo AKG Art Museum for the launch of their ground-breaking Nordic Initiative, which will impact the arts community and forge new alliances in the years to come”.

“CHART has been a great opportunity to meet clients, collectors, professionals and our colleagues that we missed. As a gallery we are in a hiatus with art fairs, but we decided to only do CHART, and we’re so happy that we did,” says Thorlákur Einarsson, Director of i8 Gallery in Reykjavik, who reported strong, competitive sales at CHART 2021.

“This is post-Covid. What CHART did through their social media was fantastic. We sold pieces simply through their social network which shows that CHART stretches beyond the Nordics. As an art fair CHART is better than good. It’s the defining fair in Scandinavia,” says Timothy Persons of Persons Projects.