Down Иorth: North Atlantic Triennial and CHART suggest a model of regional exhibition-making that refutes the essentialism common in contemporary art.
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Straying Off the Glitzy Path at Miami Art Week
Ceramic fried eggs, critiques of real estate, and a whole booth dedicated to female-identifying saints caught my eye at Untitled, NADA, and Art Miami.
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Why Is There No Spanish at Art Basel Miami?
At this year’s show, I reflected on the lack of bilingual materials, the absurdity of art-fair gimmick, and the workers who make it all possible.
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Art Problems: I Don’t Make Art to Sell; Do I Still Belong in the Art World?
Paddy Johnson answers your questions about art fairs, visibility, and frustrating studio visits.
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The Art Show at Park Avenue Armory Returns to a Sparse Audience
Virtually everyone remarked on how quiet the fair was, with some reveling in this fact and others casting it plainly as a failure.
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In Praise of the Humble Print
This year’s International Fine Print Dealers Association Print Fair features work so eye-catching, it’s easy to forget the medium is sometimes disregarded in the art world.
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At Independent 20th Century, Some Overlooked Masters
As I wandered this fair, I asked myself: Who is being served by the purportedly revisionist undertaking of singing the unsung?
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Three Lessons About Art on Paper
Paper is all about ease, comfort, and approachability, and it’s gratifying when artworks embody these values.
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Your Handy Guide to the NY Armory Week Art Fairs
Hop from the Seaport District to Madison Avenue without despairing with our run-down of next week’s art-fair extravaganza.
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Notes and Pictures From Frieze New York
I won’t bother you with talk about how obscenely decadent and out of touch the Frieze art fair is. And yet…
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A Spirit of Confident Feminism at Salon Zürcher
The small New York art fair celebrated its 26th edition with the works of 11 women artists.
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Satisfyingly Tactile Art at Frieze Los Angeles
It is as if, after two years of staring at works on screen, galleries knew that audiences were hungry for artwork so physical, you could devour them with your eyes.