SP-Arte doubles down to beat the recession

The organisers of the SP-Arte fair in São Paulo faced an interesting dilemma this year: how do you stage what is Latin America’s largest art fair during the depths of one of the region’s worst recessions?The answer, it seems, is to double down. The fair’s 12th edition will feature 140 exhibitors from 17 countries, up from 120 last year, as well as the launch of a design section aimed at drawing in new crowds.SP-Arte’s director Fernanda Feitosa, who co-founded the