The first edition of Oberton by Cosmoscow graphic art fair took place in Moscow

The first edition of Oberton by Cosmoscow graphic art fair was held at the TON-CENTER with the support of MR, Yandex Pay, The Act, Konstantin Chaykin, Yandex Afisha, Beluga, and edis. The event will become an annual one. The second edition will take place from December 3 to 6, 2026, at the same venue.

Oberton was launched by Cosmoscow, the largest contemporary art project, which forms the art market in Russia and is inscribed in the international art calendar. The fair was founded in 2010 and has been held annually since 2014. In 2019 Cosmoscow became the first Russian institution to be included in the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market report, which covers the most important art events in the world. In 2025, more than 55,000 people visited the fair, which shows its importance and popularity among locals and tourists.

The new fair featured contemporary art presented by 29 galleries from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Voronezh, and Vladivostok, three partner collaborations, and a special New Year's and charity project. The first edition of the fair was attended by 7,000 people. 

The fair saw brisk sales. The most expensive works sold included: “Empty Crossword” by Anton Olshvang for 650,000 rubles (Deep List); “Female Portrait” by Rostislav Barto for 550,000 rubles (a-s-t-r-a); “Two” by Ivan Gorshkov for 400,000 rubles (H.L.A.M.); “Lenin-Marlborough” by Alexander Kosolapov for 350,000 rubles (Syntax); “Mirror, mirror on the wall” by Ksenia Markelova for 90,000 rubles (Set Projects).

Among the most affordable works sold were: a work by Lyuba Obraztsova from the “Walk” series for 50,000 rubles (TEO by Cosmoscow x New Urban Artists), a work by Polina Uvarova from the “Presence” series for 8,000 rubles (Set Projects), and “The Kettle is Boiling” by Kostya Laptev for 7,000 rubles (TEO by Cosmoscow x New Urban Artists).

Oberton was held in a historic building, a Russian cultural heritage site. The TON-CENTER is a new venue for interdisciplinary contemporary art in Moscow, located in the historic circular train depot designed by architect Konstantin Ton in the 1840s. As part of the development of this area in central Moscow, a new art cluster is currently being formed, which will include the construction of an exhibition center.