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The stone trend was not limited to classical works. In the Showcase section for first-time exhibitors, Parisian gallerist Alexandre Devals curated “Mineral Sources,” a presentation of works by Andy Goldsworthy, Michael Heizer, Nobuo Sekine, Alan Sonfist, and Victor Vasarely, exploring how post-war artists have engaged with the material. “The fair represents more than 7,000 years of art history,” Devals told Whitewall magazine. “I wanted to situate our program within that long timeline, and to reflect on the foundational material of sculpture itself.” Goldsworthy’s 1993 work is a carefully arranged collection of pebbles from a riverbank, polished by the currents that flowed over them, thus becoming a meditation on time and chance.
Stones are artifacts of deep time that took millions of years to form and will outlast not only us, but future civilizations. In this digital age, where everything feels ephemeral, stone is enduring—and there’s something comforting about that.