The circuit
Forty cities.
Ten permanent capitals that never disappear. Thirty seasonal capitals that become the centre of gravity and then stop.
New York
Markets. Hedge funds. Media. Auctions.
Geneva
Banking. Commodities. Diplomacy.
Dubai
Gulf capital. Crypto. Sovereign money.
Monaco
The European wealth operating system.
Paris
Paris+ par Art Basel. The collector base moves from London to here in 72 hours.
London
Frieze and auction season. Hedge funds return from the coast.
Singapore
Post-race. Deals started at the paddock get paperwork.
Miami
American family-office winter headquarters.
Zurich
Asset preservation.
Hong Kong
China gateway.
Las Vegas
The newest stop and the most heavily brokered.
Palm Beach
Not an event. An operating system.
Abu Dhabi
Formula 1 closes. Sovereign capital opens.
Los Angeles
The satellite dinners matter more than the panels.
Milan
Fashion, design, and the industrial families behind both.
Tokyo
Autumn. Collector traffic without the crowd.
Austin
Race week. Tech capital and the F1 hospitality overlay.
St. Barths
The Caribbean transition. Where the year is decided before it starts.
St. Moritz
European aristocracy, Swiss banking, German industrial families.
Davos
Public: the Forum. Private: every hotel lobby and suite in the valley.
Aspen
American capital migrates. Snow replaces yachts.
Cannes
The red carpet matters least. The yachts matter most.
Sun Valley
Probably the highest concentration of billionaire decision-makers on Earth.
Porto Cervo
The Mediterranean capital. Not Italy. Not Sardinia. The marina.
Pebble Beach
Collectors. Industrialists. Automotive dynasties.
The Hamptons
New York, relocated, with worse traffic and better lawns.
Mykonos
The loudest room on the Mediterranean circuit.
Ibiza
The Balearic leg. Quieter money than the reputation suggests.
Capri
Small island, old money, no room to hide.
Lake Como
Where the Mediterranean circuit goes to be quiet.
Gstaad
The most closed guest list in the Alps.
Jackson Hole
Two different crowds, one valley.
Nantucket
Old American wealth, deliberately understated.
Venice
Biennale years only. Then it is the densest collector week in Europe.
Basel
The art market's actual centre of gravity.
Maastricht
Old masters, jewellery, and the quietest serious money in art.
Courchevel
The altiport is the guest list.
Monza
The oldest room on the paddock circuit.
Silverstone
The British leg. London empties into it for four days.
Melbourne
Where the paddock year opens.