Ricciardi was previously artistic director of Turin's OGR art centre which was used as a hospital for Covid-19 patients last year

Diverse interpretations of portraiture and themes of isolation and containment loom large at first physical photography fair since the onset of the pandemic

As exhibitors threaten to pull out of the fair in the face of travel uncertainty, another letter offering "extraordinary" one-off concessions to dealers is sent

Fair says it is committed to going ahead but offers concessions to exhibitors, including rolling over booth fees to 2022 if they cannot enter the country and offering staff to man stands

Twenty-six dealers participate in the "essential" re-booted regional event in Copenhagen

The art and design event has been cancelled due to the continuing difficult travel situation between the UK and France and will return in October 2022

Those exhibiting and doing business at events in the country now have to abide by the same, stricter rules as British businesses

Galleries from 39 countries will participate this year as the art fair circuit kicks back into life

Officials cite a surge of Delta variant cases and the ongoing travel bans to the US, which blocked more than half of the event’s exhibitors from attending