By Jason Lee



From April 10 to 12, 2026, the 37th edition of Art Shopping opened at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, welcoming more than 20,000 collectors and art enthusiasts across three days. With over 150 artists and galleries from more than 50 countries, the fair once again confirmed its place as one of the most important open art fairs in the world.

To exhibit at the Louvre is to make a statement that no other address in the world can replicate. As the most visited museum on earth, welcoming over 9 million visitors each year, the Louvre carries a cultural gravity that transforms every work displayed within its reach. For the artists and designers of the 37th Art Shopping, this was not merely a venue — it was a declaration of arrival on the world stage.

Since its founding, Art Shopping has remained committed to a singular vision: to make original contemporary art accessible, and to give artists from every background the opportunity to be seen. Over 37 consecutive editions, the fair has introduced more than 10,000 artists to international audiences. This spring edition brought together participants from over 50 countries, including France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Italy, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Greece, Japan, South Korea, India, Turkey, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Romania, Argentina, and China.

“I wanted to make art accessible and allow artists to meet the public — and vice versa. We’re not focused on a specific genre, but rather on identity and creative spirit. Artists need an audience to discover their works. The universe is bubbling right now — it’s very creative, very emerging, with many young artists.”

— Myriam Annonay Castanet, Founder and Director, Art Shopping

Among the participants, 21 selected artists and designers, chosen through a jury review process, presented their works at booths B66 and B34. Working across digital illustration, screen print, fiber art, leather craft, mixed media, and digital painting, their works spanned themes of memory, identity, technology, and the natural world.

Participating artists include: Kaiyuan Chen (Glimmer), Yumei Feng (Shaping the Infinite), Hanyong Yang (Be Water), Xiaoyun Chen (Joy), Anqi Ni (Quiet Bloom), Zoe Ze Zhou (Hair from You), Renjia Wang (Mapping Gan Da Ying), Lifei Wang (Through Gravity), Yujia Ke (After the Light), Yingjie Li (Symphony of the Unseen and the Digital Pulse), Suwenjing Li (Shed or Tree), Xin Wei (Whispers of the Misty Peaks), Siyuan Teng (Nourishing Chaos), Kedi Zhang (Nocturnal Botanica), Zhiyong Wang (Redrawing Time), Bilan Liu (After the Dream, A Soft Light), Wei Kang (Happiness), Chujun Yang (Forest Spirit of Breath), Jingyi Wang (Before the New Year Dinner), Peng Zheng (Vernal Sky), and Qian Jiang (The Garden of Synthetic Eden).

Their collective presence made undeniable what the art world has been sensing for years: the global center of artistic gravity is shifting. From fiber art of inherited grief to Renaissance-scale meditations on artificial intelligence; from leather footwear rooted in Eastern philosophy to bold reimaginings of ancient ink painting — these works did not seek to explain a cultural identity to an outside audience. They simply occupied the Louvre, fully and on their own terms.

Gallery directors, institutional curators, and private collectors from across the globe arrived at booths not as observers of a foreign tradition, but as participants in a shared dialogue. What unfolded was not a presentation of difference, but an exchange of perspectives—where ideas of memory, identity, and technology resonated across cultures. In this space, the works did not ask to be interpreted through a single lens; instead, they invited engagement, recognition, and connection. The conversation was no longer about origin, but about presence—situated firmly within a global contemporary discourse that belongs to all.

Exhibition Information

Dates April 10–12, 2026

Venue Carrousel du Louvre, 99 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris

Hours Fri Apr 10: 7:00–10:00 pm (Invitation Only) • Sat Apr 11: 11:00 am–8:00 pm • Sun Apr 12: 11:00 am–7:00 pm

Website salon-artshopping-expo.com