The original “not like the other girls” of art fairs has an ambiance of genuine curiosity and sincere connection.
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The ADAA Art Show Is the Sophisticated Aunt of Art Fairs
The sprawling Park Avenue Armory fair, thoughtfully and spaciously curated, is never too stuffy or zeitgeisty.
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The Other Art Fair Is a Collegial Affair
Cast-bronze “tortillas” and miniatures painted using a handmade cat-hair brush shine in the LA edition of the fair where artists manage their own booths.
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How to Spend $1,000 at NYC’s Affordable Art Fair
I gave myself an imagined budget and set out to find everything from dorm-room art to a housewarming gift for that friend who loves crystals.
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A Focus on Biography at Independent 20th Century
The fair shines a light on lesser-known artists, often overlooked in their day or excluded from canonical retellings of art history.
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What Does $100K Get You at the Armory Show?
We ping-ponged through scores of booths to find something that fit our fake budget — and it was more difficult than it sounds.
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Moments of Glory at Art on Paper
The fair may have put the flat in “flat file,” but there were some spritely works worth spending time with amid the sea of disappointing wall art.
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Your A-Z Guide to New York City’s September Art Fairs
Here’s the lowdown on everything from behemoths like the Armory Show to zany, satellite “anti-fairs,” plus a handy map to help you navigate the frenzy.
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Feeling at Home at New York’s Contemporary African Art Fair
The ninth edition of the 1-54 fair in Harlem made me proud of my Blackness, a feeling most art spaces don’t often inspire.
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The ’70s Are Back, Baby
That 70’s Show, a new “art fair” in Manhattan, is a refreshingly free alternative to this weekend’s astronomically priced shows.
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What Kim Kardashian Taught Me About Art Fairs
At the Independent, the cool kids of the art world rhapsodized about celebrity culture and the environment.
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Getting Body Curious at New York’s TEFAF Art Fair
The less-than-idealized body is a mainstay of modern art. But whether or not it sells is another question.
