I’ve been really busy recently but I wanted to give you my belated highlights from Collect Art Fair, which I felt was noticeably more adventurous in its selection this year, possibly due to the new director. There were a lot of playful, sculptural creations that really expanded the category of craftwork, and many of the Collect Open participants felt really strong this time.
These were my highlights:
Minhee Kim at Siat Gallery (stand W9)
Kobina Adusah at Gallery FUMI (stand W6)
Valeriya Isyak at Mia Karlova Galerie (stand W13)
Claire Lindner at Florian Dauguet-Bresson (stand S7)
Amanda Coldridge at Joanna Bird Gallery (stand S10)
Taiba Akhuetie at House of Bandits by Sarabande (stand S14)
Tania Vásquez at Ruup & Form (stand E17)
Hanna Salomonsson (Collect Open, stand E10)
Jihyun Kim (Collect Open, stand E9)
Kamilah Ahmed (Collect Open, stand E8)
Collect 2026 (26 February – 1 March 2026) was at Somerset House, London, https://collectartfair.com
Nigel Ip 
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