Taipei Dangdai, the art fair in Taiwan, has canceled its 2026 edition as organizers undertake a "strategic re-evaluation" of the fair's model, timing, scale, and format. The fair, which held its sixth edition in May 2025, is part of The Art Assembly, a conglomerate overseeing three regional Asian fairs including Art SG and Tokyo Gendai. The number of participating galleries dropped from over 90 in its 2019 inaugural edition to 54 in 2025, with no mega-galleries participating this year. The announcement follows a similar "strategic pause" by the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) for its flagship fair, The Art Show, and comes amid broader challenges for the fair's organizer, Angus Montgomery Arts, which also canceled recent editions of Photofairs in Hong Kong and New York.
The cancellation signals ongoing turbulence in the global art fair market, particularly in Asia, where even well-established fairs backed by major sponsors like UBS are struggling to maintain momentum. The withdrawal of blue-chip galleries and shrinking participation raise questions about the long-term viability of regional fairs in a post-pandemic landscape. The news also highlights the strategic recalibration underway at Angus Montgomery Arts, which operates nine fairs worldwide, as it reassesses its portfolio amid shifting collector behavior and market pressures.