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A Mixed Bag at the Outsider Art Fair
The sight of drawings by the likes of Shuvinai Ashoonai not far from sad ceramic animals felt bizarre, but a few standout booths cut through the chatter.
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At the Outsider Art Fair, Passion Trumps Prestige
The fair fosters a welcoming environment for all those with an appreciation for art, regardless of background or technical know-how.
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Stories in Abundance at the 2019 Outsider Art Fair
One of the most marvelous aspects of the Outsider Art Fair is the way in which much the work displayed is steeped in stories.
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What Is “Outsider” in Unthinkable Times?
Art’s uplifting power is unmistakably real; today, the works of the most original autodidacts feel more compelling than ever.
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Is There Space for Disabled Artists at Art Fairs?
When an attendee in a wheelchair was unable to enter a Paris fair, it raised questions about the inclusion of and sensitivity to the artists, patrons, and attendees making and engaging with Outsider Art.
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Outsider Art: Window to the Soul
The Gnostics believed that a demiurge, a being violently hostile to all things spiritual, rules the material world. Its control of things is now nearly absolute.
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From Curiosity to Institution: The Outsider Art Fair at 25
The 2017 edition of New York’s Outsider Art Fair will mark the 25th anniversary of what has become one of the international art market’s most distinctive, lively, and sometimes contentious forums for the presentation of often label-defying forms of artistic expression.
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Outsider Art Fair to Host Readings of Obama's Words Beginning on Inauguration Day
Fair attendees, invited guests, and members of the public are invited to recite quotes from the President's speeches, interviews, and other appearances.
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The Personal Passions and Detailed Devotions of the Outsider Art Fair
Now in its 24th edition, the Outsider Art Fair has found a new home this year at the Metropolitan Pavilion, currently filled with the fair's largest number of exhibitors yet.
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Outsider Art Fair Preview: Discoveries, Surprises, and an Expanded Vision
The 24th annual Outsider Art Fair opens in New York on January 21, and never before has the scope of what might qualify as — or, more precisely, of what is being called — outsider art seemed so diverse or vast.
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Exploring an Expanded Field at the Outsider Art Fair
Nowhere can you feel the silliness (and yet cloying realness) of the term "outsider art" more distinctly than at the Outsider Art Fair, which, by its very nature, is an insiders' affair.
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Going Inside: Outsider Art Fair 2014
After this year’s Outsider Art Fair, a Frieze Week corollary held at 548 West 22nd Street in Chelsea, closed on Sunday, the artist Mark Flood began taking over the space for an “Insider Art Fair” that opens today.