MAZE ART GSTAAD 2026: A New Chapter of Elegance, Vision, and Global Dialogue

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MAZE ART GSTAAD 2026: A New Chapter of Elegance, Vision, and Global Dialogue

Amid the pristine Alpine landscape, where art meets altitude and refinement meets daring, MAZE Art Gstaad returns for its third edition from February 19 to 22, 2026, under the shimmering canopy of the Festival-Zelt in the heart of Gstaad.

This season, the fair expands its universe welcoming around forty leading international galleries an evolution that reflects MAZE’s growing role as one of Europe’s most curated and culturally resonant art experiences. Visitors will journey across time and medium, from modern and contemporary art to Old Masters, photography, design, sculpture, and jewelry, weaving together the threads of creativity that define today’s art world.

Returning luminaries include White Cube, Perrotin, Mennour, Pace, Landau Fine Art, De Jonckheere, and Société, reaffirming their trust in MAZE’s distinctive identity. Alongside them, new voices join the constellation: Applicat-Prazan, Mendes Wood DM, Thaddaeus Ropac, Skarstedt, Jean-David Cahn, Eric Philippe, Jousse Entreprise, Mazzoleni, Nikos Koulis Jewels, Thomsen Gallery, and Waddington Custot. Together, they form a panorama of excellence a rare conversation between heritage and avant-garde.

Images: MAZE Art Gstaad 2026

De Jonckheere

1) Gino Severini, “Danzatrice”, 1915 - 1916, Courtesy of Landau Fine Art

2) PIETER BRUEGHEL LE JEUNE Bruxelles 1564 Anvers 1638

La Prédication de saint Jean-Baptiste , 1620 P.BREGHEL. 1620

Numéro d’inventaire 720 ( ?) en bas à gauche Panneau

91,5 x 172 cm, courtesy of Gallery De Jonckheere

3) Loie Hollowell, Pressure in Red (2024), Pressure in Yellow (2025), Pressure in Blue

(2025), © Loie Hollowell, courtesy of Pace Gallery

1) Booth of gallery Kreo, MAZE Art Gstaad 2025, photo: Baptiste

Janin

2) Booth of Hélène Bailly, MAZE Art Gstaad 2025, photo: Baptiste Janin

3) Yves klein, "Sculture éponge bleu (SE 328)", circa1959 exhibited by Galerie Mitterrand, MAZE ART Gstaad 2025, photo: Baptiste Janin

MAZE Art Columns: Where Words Become Art

With the enduring support of F.P.Journe Haute Horology Manufacture in Geneva, MAZE continues to expand beyond the exhibition space with the MAZE Art Columns an editorial venture launched at MAZE Design Basel in June 2025.

More than a publication, MAZE Art Columns is an intimate space for reflection a platform where independent voices dissect art, culture, and the architecture of ideas. The columns feature leading critics and curators such as Jörg Heiser (critic, curator, and director of the Institute for Art in Context, Berlin), FlashArt magazine, and Deyan Sudjic (curator, editor, and former director of the Design Museum, London).

Published three to six times per year, MAZE Art Columns unfolds through essays, profiles, and long-form narratives culminating in a printed almanac that will gather the most compelling pieces, a specially commissioned essay, and a collectible art edition.

Introducing the MAZE/Art Awards F.P.Journe: Celebrating Vision and Context

Adding a new dimension to the MAZE constellation, the MAZE/Art Awards F.P.Journe emerge as a dynamic, context-driven prize honoring innovation and depth in artistic practice. Conceived as a dialogue between place and creativity, the awards will be presented at selected international art fairs distinguished by their identity and specialization whether established icons or emerging voices.

Each year, the number and selection of fairs will evolve with the pulse of the global art scene. Every edition includes the acquisition of a work donated to an institutional collection linked directly to the fair’s location or theme ensuring that each award resonates deeply with its setting.

The inaugural prize will be presented at MIRA Art Fair, Paris, with the awarded work entering the collection of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid. The jury includes Patricia Marshall (Fundación Jumex, Mexico) and Rosario Peiró (Head of Collections, Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid) voices whose discernment shapes contemporary art discourse.

Each laureate will also be celebrated in depth, through a dedicated essay by an internationally recognized critic, published in the MAZE Art Columns, extending the award’s impact into the realm of critical dialogue.

Developed in collaboration with F.P.Journe, the MAZE/Art Awards embody a dual mission: to celebrate innovative artistic vision and to foster conversation at the highest level of cultural engagement.