The Fair
Unfair Amsterdam is an innovative art fair, a biennial, a group exhibition and art festival celebrating contemporary art.
Every edition, we show 40 solo presentations with the most recent, unprecedented work of the best upcoming and established artists of today and tomorrow and present an extensive program with lectures, live radio shows, DJ sets, dance, performance, film and much more.
Discover new work by an emerging generation of artists, connect directly with the makers and experience a unique overview of the latest developments in the cultural field!
Events
Unfair22
14 – 17 July 2022
At the Westergasfabriek
Exhibition design by: Fabulous Future
Unfair™
03 July – 23 August 2020
At the Westergasfabriek
Exhibition design by: Unknown Architects
Unfair18
29 March – 02 April 2018
At the Westergasfabriek
Exhibition design by: Tomas Dirrix
Unfair16
30 March – 3 April 2016
At the Westergasfabriek
Exhibition design by: Donna van Milligen Bielke
Unfair14
17 – 21 September 2014
At the Scheepsbouwloods, NDSM-wharf
Exhibition design by: Arna Mackic en Lorien Beijaert
Unfair13
14 – 17 March 2013
At Loods6
Exhibition design by: Jasper Eustace
Artists
We have worked with over 200 artists, a carefully curated selection by our yearly selection committees. Check out all our alumni here:
Unfair Architect Award
At our event- we offer a full program of an art fair, but present it in a way that’s truly our own. It’s crucial to place emphasis in our exhibition design; different upcoming architects get to redesign the way our fair looks and feels. The design becomes a unique work in itself, giving it that special twist that makes it part of Unfair.
The Unfair18 Architect Award is a new competition for the exhibition design of Unfair, in collaboration with the internationally renowned architecture agency UNStudio. Read all about it here.
The program
Through the years we’ve developed an extensive program in collaboration with our partners. We’ve organized live radio shows, lectures, performances, film screenings, music shows, audio tours, book presentations and dance performances.
Our program isn’t complete without the possibility to celebrate with our audience and artists. For that reason, and let’s be honest who doesn’t like to throw one, organizing parties is a mandatory part of our yearly program.
Reviews
We’ve been lucky enough to receive professional critiques for our events- both through on and offline media. They’re mostly in Dutch- sorry!
Partners & Sponsors
