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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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I Hate to Admit it, But I Loved the Armory Show
Yes, it sometimes felt like a circus — but circuses are fun, and art fairs, typically, are not.
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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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Venturing Into the Volta Vortex
In the typical fashion of this less stuffy art fair, a mind-numbing mix of showy and subtle artworks offers something for everyone.
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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.
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Future Art Fair Is Officially on the Map
The show does away with one of the worst aspects of art fairs: galleries displaying their loudest works in an ever-escalating bidding war.
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Nerding Out at New York’s Antiquarian Book Fair
The fair showcases thousands upon thousands of books, ephemera, and historic works on paper.