> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Plan B Is a Fun Alternative During an Overwhelming Fair Week - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/plan-b-is-a-fun-alternative-during-an-overwhelming-fair-week/ - Published: 2019-03-08T23:26:05.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T16:23:47.000Z - Description: A small art fair, Plan B has plenty to offer. - Author: Deena ElGenaidi - Tags: Art, David Zwirner, Review, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:34 (2019, 2020, part 1) ![Plan B Art Fair, installation shot (all images by the author for Hyperallergic)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/plan-b-install.jpg) Plan B Art Fair, installation shot (all images by the author for Hyperallergic) In response to the [cancellation of VOLTA](https://hyperallergic.com/volta-art-fair-cancels-its-12th-edition/) art fair, a number of exhibitors came together to create a pop-exhibition, Plan B, held in David Zwirner’s two Chelsea locations and featuring 33 exhibitors from around the world. Smaller and less crowded than some of the other art fairs this week, Plan B was a great show for me to attend as an art fair first-timer. ![Viktorie Langer, Zahorian & Van Espen](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/zahorian-and-van-ester.jpg) Viktorie Langer, Zahorian & Van Espen ![Coady Brown, "Hypnosis" (2018), oil on canvas, 42 x 36 inches](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/coady-brown-1.jpg) Coady Brown, “Hypnosis” (2018), oil on canvas, 42 x 36 inches I started in the 525 West 19th Street location and was immediately met with the bright, vibrant colors of Viktorie Langer’s work from Zahorian & Van Espen in Bratislava, Slovakia. The two paintings on display paired nicely across from Coady Brown’s work from 1969 Gallery. The splashes of colors, orange and purple hues, blended nicely throughout the room, inviting visitors in with an assortment of bright, bold works. ![Borinquen Gallo, installation shot; left: "Deadly Poppy Field" (2016), caution tape, plastic bags, debris netting, ink; right: "Green Unplugged" (2016), caution tape, plastic bags, debris netting, URL cables; center: "Heaven Wheels Above You" (2018–19), cast architectural details, found auto rims, Bondo, paint; Burning in Water gallery](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/borinquen-gallo-installation.jpg) Borinquen Gallo, installation shot; left: “Deadly Poppy Field” (2016), caution tape, plastic bags, debris netting, ink; right: “Green Unplugged” (2016), caution tape, plastic bags, debris netting, URL cables; center: “Heaven Wheels Above You” (2018–19), cast architectural details, found auto rims, Bondo, paint; Burning in Water gallery ![Borinquen Gallo, "Green Unplugged" (2016), caution tape, plastic bags, debris netting, URL cables](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/borinquen-gallo.jpg) Borinquen Gallo, “Green Unplugged” (2016), caution tape, plastic bags, debris netting, URL cables Moving into the next room in the gallery space, Borinquen Gallo’s two large scale works in the corner, “Deadly Poppy Field” (2016) and “Green Unplugged” (2016) immediately caught my eyes, again with their bright colors and vast physical presence. Gallo takes “reconstituted street materials” such as yellow and red caution tape, plastic bags, and debris netting to construct pieces that the press release describe as “fragmentary physical embodiments of her external environment in the Bronx.” I particularly enjoyed the juxtaposition of caution tape with what look like flowers and greenery, intermixing beauty and underlying danger. ![Yve Yang, "I'm a Fish" (2019), installation: 15 inches in diameter, 17.7 inches in height; material: fish, pebble, acrylic tank, all directional motion base, camera vision motion tracking system, python, circuit board, battery; Edition 3+1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/yve-yang-goldfish.jpg) Chando Ao, “I’m a Fish” (2019), installation: 15 inches in diameter, 17.7 inches in height; material: fish, pebble, acrylic tank, all directional motion base, camera vision motion tracking system, python, circuit board, battery; Edition 3+1 ![Chando Ao, "Ao™ Hydrophobilizer" (2018), installation: 10 inches in diameter x 2 inches; material: aerogel, hand sanitizers, spring, electric mototr, battery, 3D printed tray, water; Edition 3+1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/yve-yang.jpg) Chando Ao, “Ao™ Hydrophobilizer” (2018), installation: 10 inches in diameter x 2 inches; material: aerogel, hand sanitizers, spring, electric motor, battery, 3D printed tray, water; Edition 3+1 Over in David Zwirner’s 534 West 21st Street space, I immediately made my way over to the only interactive installation, that of Chando Ao. On the ground, the artist had a mechanized-looking fishbowl with a live fish inside, but before I could make sense of that, a representative from Ao’s gallery, YveYANG, approached me to explain the mechanics of what looked like a hand sanitizer installation on the wall. Two rounded devices hung side by side reading “germstar.” At first, I thought they were simply hand sanitizers for visitors to use, but upon closer inspection, I realized that they were a part of the installation. The device on the right released a sort of plastic-y, gel-like substance that was almost impossible to see, but I could feel it in my hands like tiny exfoliating soaps. The gallery representative instructed me to rub my hands together and then place my hand under the device on the left, which released water. The aerogel was a water deterrent, and once the water hit my hand, it remained balled up and mobile, my skin not absorbing it at all. I love a good interactive exhibition, so this one certainly held my attention. ![Austin Eddy, "Two Birds Riding the Wave of Life, The Trouble With Troubled Water. (Late Evening)" (2018), oil, acrylic, colored pencil, paper on canvas, 63 x 45 inches](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/austin-eddy.jpg) Austin Eddy,“Two Birds Riding the Wave of Life, The Trouble With Troubled Water. (Late Evening)” (2018), oil, acrylic, colored pencil, paper on canvas, 63 x 45 inches Small and humble in many ways, Plan B was a great alternative to the many larger and more overwhelming art fairs happening this week. The works on display were thought-provoking, eye-catching, and oftentimes fun. As a whole, I was impressed by all the galleries that were able to join forces on such short notice to put together this exhibition. ![Javier Martin, "Blindness the Light of Knowledge" (1985), collage on wood, acrylic, oil color, neon light, 78 x 59 x 2 inches, Valli Art Gallery](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/javier-martin.jpg) Javier Martin, “Blindness the Light of Knowledge” (1985), collage on wood, acrylic, oil color, neon light, 78 x 59 x 2 inches, Valli Art Gallery ![David Bade, KERSGALLERY, Amsterdam, installation shot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/kersgallery-amsterdam-david-bade-detail.jpg) David Bade, KERSGALLERY, Amsterdam, detail, installation shot ![David Bade, KERSGALLERY, Amsterdam, installation shot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/kersgallery-amsterdam-install.jpg) David Bade, KERSGALLERY, Amsterdam, installation shot ![Johannes Domenig, Galerie Frey, Vienna](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/galerie-frey-vienna-johannes-domenig.jpg) Johannes Domenig, Galerie Frey, Vienna ![Yoshiyasu Tamura, KYAS ART SALON, Amsterdam](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/kyas-art-salon.jpg) Yoshiyasu Tamura, KYAS ART SALON, Amsterdam ![Tomohiro Inaba, "Vessel of Memory No. 2" (2019), iron, urethane paint, acrylic paint, 40 x 40 x 253 cm, Gallery Art Composition](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/gallery-art-composition-tokyo.jpg) Tomohiro Inaba, “Vessel of Memory No. 2” (2019), detail, iron, urethane paint, acrylic paint, 40 x 40 x 253 cm, Gallery Art Composition ![Tomohiro Inaba, "Vessel of Memory No. 2" (2019), installation, Gallery Art Composition](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/gallery-art-composition-install.jpg) Tomohiro Inaba, “Vessel of Memory No. 2” (2019), installation, Gallery Art Composition ![Sarp Kerem Yavuz, Anna Laudel Contemporary, Istanbul](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/anna-laudel-contemporary.jpg) Sarp Kerem Yavuz, Anna Laudel Contemporary, Istanbul ![Sam Jackson, installation shot, CHARLIE SMITH LONDON](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/sam-jackson-install.jpg) Sam Jackson, installation shot, CHARLIE SMITH LONDON ![Dumitru Gorzo, Slag Gallery, Brooklyn](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/slag-gallery.jpg) Dumitru Gorzo, Slag Gallery, Brooklyn ![Oleksiy Sai, "Mould" (2009–2014), painted tin figures, dimensions variable, Voloshyn Gallery, Kyiv](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/mould-voloshin-gallery.jpg) Oleksiy Sai, “Mould” (2009–2014), painted tin figures, dimensions variable, Voloshyn Gallery, Kyiv ![Frodo Mikkelsen, installation shot, SFA Projects](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/sfa-projects.jpg) Frodo Mikkelsen, installation shot, SFA Projects ![Ganzeer, "Hands Up," mixed media on paper, 22 x 30 inches](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/ganzeer.jpg) Ganzeer, “Hands Up,” mixed media on paper, 22 x 30 inches, Galerie Mark Hachem ![Plan B installation shot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2019/03/plan-b-installation-3.jpg) Plan B installation shot Plan B Art Fair*, a Pop-Up Exhibition, ran from March 6–9 at David Zwirner’s two Chelsea locations (525 W 19 St + 534 W 21 Street, Chelsea, Manhattan)*