The Art Fairs We Care About in 2023
A key part of our January and new year planning involves art fairs. For this, we consider what we did and did not attend in the previous year and assess whether we should attend going forward. Art fairs have been changing a ton in recent years in several ways - some have gone out of business, merged, changed months, added new locations, etc. Given that, mapping it all out takes a minute, but we’re pleased to share the fairs that are important to our business in 2023. Our team intends to attend many of these and keep a close eye on those that we can’t to see which galleries are showing what, fair successes and pitfalls and more. Fairs that are not on our list are not unimportant and this is not intended to slight them, they are simply not the best fit for our clientele.
With that, here’s the notated list:
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Boutique fair that attracts a subset of great galleries showing in Miami in Dec.
Palm Springs, CA
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Funky emerging art held at the historic Hotel Roosevelt with galleries in hotel rooms.
Los Angeles, CA
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Interesting work at relatively lower price points. Work is by “outsider artists” who are self-taught or have minimal exposure to the conventional art market. This type of work may be done by people suffering mental illness or social exclusion.
New York, NY
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A broad selection of photography. This fair has changed ownership in recent years and the jury is still out on how the quality compares to its previous iteration.
New York, NY
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A solid large-scale fair with quality galleries and a range of emerging to established contemporary artists shown
Chicago, IL
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An unexpectedly solid group of international galleries in a lower end venue with historically fantastic, collectible contemporary art.
Dallas, TX
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This fair is hit or miss and in past years has been avant-guard heavy.
New York, NY
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Very new and showing emerging artists who usually don’t have gallery representation.
New York, NY
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A mid-sized fair with prints, photographs and sculptural works made of paper.
New York, NY
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Prints of all kinds with a range of pricing, scale and quality.
End of Oct. Dates not yet released.
New York, NY
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High end fair with high end art at the Park Ave Armory.
Beginning of Nov. Dates not yet released.
New York, NY
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A favorite in Miami with a broad selection of fantastic Contemporary art.
*End of Nov/Beg of Dec. Dates not yet released.
Miami, FL
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A large-scale fair with a sinking reputation but some great finds in the sea of not great finds.
*End of Nov/Beg of Dec. Dates not yet released.
Miami, FL
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Prints of all kinds with a range of pricing, scale and quality.
*End of Nov/Beg of Dec. Dates not yet released.
New York, NY
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