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The second edition of the boutique June Art Fair (August 20–31), hosted on a dedicated platform by Hauser & Wirth, featured solo presentations from 17 smaller, younger galleries, an increase on the 14 exhibitors at the 2019 live fair.

Participants reported strong sales. Francois Ghebaly (Los Angeles) sold out its selection of Cassi Namoda’s figurative oil-and-acrylic paintings on the first day, including and (both 2020) for USD 13,000 each. Five photographs of male nudes by Paul Mpagi Sepuya were purchased from Document (Chicago) for USD 5,000 each. Misako and Rosen (Tokyo) found takers for five abstract mixed-media paintings from Margaret Lee’s (2019–20) series, priced at USD 15,000 each. Tokyo’s XYZ Collective sold a multimedia

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