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The Approach, a London Gallery, at The Independent Art Fair - Artist: Magalis Reus. |
ARTS WEEK
Special Reports
Art Fair, New York - 2012
This is the third year for the "Independent" in New York. It is the only art fair which is actually in New York's current contemporary arts district. The show takes advantage of the vacated museum space left behind by "Dia" Chelsea. The space is bright and clean like "Dia" Beacon, just not as open and certainly not massive. The Independent is a different fair, in that it is set up like a museum exhibition (no gallery booths). Although the display can be a little confusing when trying to figure out which artworks go with which galleries and where the artist, title and medium information is located for each piece, on balance this open exhibition format is a "breath-of-fresh-air" and sets the Independent apart from the many other satellite fairs during Armory Arts Week.
On with the show - Independent, NY - 2012.
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Andrew Kreps Gallery - Frank Benson's "Extrusion" series |
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| Andrew Kreps - more of Benson's "Extrusion" series |
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Art offered at Broadway 1602 Gallery |
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Jank Hanley Gallery presents Marie Lorenz's installation "Archipelago" |
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| The stairwell between floors has a great "Dia" touch, with the "Flavinesque" illumination. |
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Artist: James Lee Byars's work "Eros" - 15 pieces of shaped black Japanese paper. |
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Bortolami Gallery, Artist: Ricard Aldrich "Untitled", oil, wax & charcoal on linen |
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Artist: Pae White, "Professional" mirrors, colored paper & clear cable. (left) Mirrored view from top, (right) view from below, showing what is making the reflections. |
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| Artist: Jiro Takamatsu. |
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MD42, Artists: Danh Vo & Heinz Peter Knes, "Golden Ratio- Double Genitals" |
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MD42, Artist: Marc Camille Chailmowicz Cluny, "Parasol No. 5" (detail) |
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Spruth Magers, Artist: Robert Elfgen, "das kritisierte bild" |
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Murray Guy - Artist: Matthew Buckingham, "Celeritas" |
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Murry Guy - Artist: Moyra Davey (top) "Ways and Means" (middle) "Purse Strings" (bottom) "Assets", all C-prints |
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Viola Yesiltac, "Untitled" installation |
FOOD
SIPS & BITES
on the roof!
The four story structure uses its roof as a fifth floor and multifunction space. The lounge was created by the fair as a place to eat, have a drink, and relax. There was nothing special about the food and beverage offerings, but on a clear day, like last Sunday, the Independent's roof was a great place just to hang out and soak up some sun!
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| Up on the roof! |
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| Custom designed tables & stools, inside the tent. |
The Independent Art Fair- NY, 548 West 22nd St. at 11th Ave, NY 10001. www.independentnewyork.com. A list of galleries at the Independent, with an information link for each, is below in our Postscript section.
All art in this issue, is covered under the personal © Copyright of the artists and the galleries. The photographs in this article are © Copyright Jack A. Atkinson and were taken with permission. For contact information or a correction, visit our website, www.jackatkinson.com.
Until later,
Jack
POSTSCRIPT
Galleries at Independent NY, 2012
- 47 Canal New York
- The Approach London
- Balice Hertling & Lewis New York
- Bortolami Gallery New York
- Broadway 1602 New York
- Gavin Brown’s enterprise New York
- Bureau New York
- Campoli Presti London, Paris
- International Art Objects Galleries Los Angeles
- Creative Growth Art Center Oakland
- Elizabeth Dee New York
- Feature Inc. New York
- Freymond-Guth Fine Arts Zurich
- gb agency Paris
- Jack Hanley Gallery New York
- Herald St London
- Hotel London
- David Kordansky Gallery Los Angeles
- Andrew Kreps Gallery New York
- Labor Mexico City
- Wilfried Lentz Rotterdam
- Gió Marconi Milan
- McCaffrey Fine Art New York
- MD 72 Berlin
- Meyer Riegger Berlin, Karlsruhe
- The Modern Institute Glasgow
- Murray Guy New York
- Neue Alte Brücke Frankfurt
- Maureen Paley London
- RaebervonStenglin Zurich
- Sprüth Magers Berlin, London
- Stuart Shave/Modern Art London
- Supportico Lopez Berlin
- Richard Telles Fine Art Los Angeles
- The Third Line Dubai
- Untitled New York
- VW (VeneKlasen Werner) Berlin
- White Columns New York
- Galerie Jocelyn Wolff Paris
- Alex Zachary Peter Currie New York
- Galerie Susanne Zander Cologne
- + Thea Westreich/Ethan Wagner Publications & Three Star Books New York, Paris
ARTSnFOOD, All rights reserved. Concept & Original Text © Copyright 2012 Jack A. Atkinson under all International intellectual property and copyright laws. Images © individual artists, fabricators, respective owners or assignees.
