AMART 2021: Milan Antiques Fair Reports Strong Market and Young Collector Interest
In 2021, the third edition of AMART, Milan's antiques fair, successfully returned after delays caused by the pandemic, drawing significant crowds. Michele Subert, the president of the Milanese Antique Dealers Association, remarked on its 'surprising public success.' The event showcased twenty designers and architects, featuring antique mannequins and furniture. Galleria Subert presented unique pocket globes, priced at €200,000, alongside walnut mannequins and pieces by Giuseppe Buffetti and Samuele Bonomi. Young dealer Giovanni Bedin commented on the antiques sector's remarkable resilience during the pandemic. Denise and Beppe Berna noted a trend among young collectors towards exotic items. The fair also highlighted MOG, which launched 45 galleries in Milan and announced plans for an Antiques Week.
Key facts
- AMART 2021 was the third edition of the Milan antiques fair, held after pandemic delays.
- The fair's advertising campaign featured 20 designers and architects with antique mannequins.
- Galleria Subert showed pocket globes that sold at a London auction for €200,000.
- Samuele Bonomi's ceramic work reassembles broken spherical forms.
- Giovanni Bedin won the best booth award and said the antiques sector performed well during the pandemic.
- Young collectors are increasingly interested in exotic and tribal art, per Galleria Arte Africana.
- MOG (Milan Open Galleries) opened 45 galleries in October 2021.
- Plans for an Antiques Week in Milan are being discussed.
- Michele Subert is president of the Milanese Antique Dealers Association.
- Galleria Lampronti has locations in London and Rome.
Entities
Artists
- Giuseppe Buffetti
- Samuele Bonomi
- Domenico Brusasorzi
Institutions
- Galleria Subert
- Associazione degli Antiquari Milanesi
- Galleria Arte Africana
- Galleria Lampronti
- MOG (Milan Open Galleries)
- Giovani Antiquari Milanesi
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- London
- United Kingdom
- Rome
- Bologna
- Vicenza
- Monte Napoleone
- Brera
- Porta Venezia