San Francisco emerges as new art hub as Gagosian, Pace, Untitled, and Art Miami expand to Silicon Valley

San Francisco is positioning itself as a rising star in the contemporary art world, attracting major galleries and art fairs. Larry Gagosian, encouraged by the reopening of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA) on May 18, will open a 400-square-meter space in the city. Pace Gallery already opened its "Art & Technology" space in Silicon Valley in February. Untitled Art Fair, a satellite of Art Basel Miami Beach founded in 2012, announced expansion into San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood with nearly sixty galleries. Art Silicon Valley San Francisco, organized by Art Miami and led by Nick Korniloff, with Context curated by Julian Navarro, is scheduled for October. These developments come as Los Angeles loses momentum with Reed Exhibitions canceling Paris Photo LA and halting FIAC expansion, and as Milan's miart awaits a successor for Vincenzo De Bellis.