Not quite spring, the Art Fairs are arriving in New York ahead of the tulips. We strolled the impossibly long aisles and peered into the booths to find the folks who have at other times been called “Street Artists”. This weekend they’ll be fine artists, and the list is quite a bit longer than years past as the professionalization of the street continues.
Shows like the Armory, Scope, Volta, and Fountain are good testing venues to see the commercial viability for many of these artists and some have foregone representation – preferring to foot the bill on their own. Since walking the streets to see their work requires multiple layers and hats and gloves – traipsing through the fairs can be far preferable than dirty old Brooklyn streets. It’s also nice to see how some of these folks look in a tie or a blouse – or even just hit a comb. Here below we include some possible gems for you to hunt down.
THE ARMORY SHOW
Pace Prints
How & Nosm at Pier 92
How Nosm at Pace Prints (photo © Jaime Rojo)
For The Armory Show Art Fair location, dates, times, booth numbers, etc… click HERE
SCOPE ART FAIR
Andenken Gallery
Amanda Marie, VINZ
Vinz at Andenken Gallery (image courtesy the gallery)
Black Book Gallery
Judith Supine, WK Interact, Ben Eine, Cycle, James Reka, Cope2, Indie184, Shepard Fairey
Judith Supine at Black Book Gallery (image courtesy the gallery)
C.A.V.E. Gallery
PEETA, Pure Evil
Pure Evil at C.A.V.E. Gallery (image courtesy the artist)
Fabien Castanier Gallery
Speedy Graphito, Mark Kenkins, RERO
Speedy Graphito at Fabien Castanier Gallery (image courtesy the gallery)
Fuchs Projects
Rafael Fuchs, Aakash Nihalini, Skewville
Skewville at Fuchs Projects (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Krause Gallery
Ben Frost, Hanksy
Ben Frost at Krause Gallery (image courtesy the gallery)
Moniker Projects
Beau Stanton, Ben Eine, David Shillinglaw, Greg Lamarche, Jon Burgerman, Pam Glew, Ron English, Muffinhead, Keira Rathbone.
David Shillinglaw at Moniker Projects (image courtesy the artist)
Natalie Kates Projects
Skullphone, Swoon
Skullphone at Natalie Kates Projects (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ThinkSpace Gallery
Know Hope
Know Hope at ThinkSpace (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Vertical Gallery
Stormie Mills, My Dog Sighs
Stormie Mills at Vertical Galler (photo © Jaime Rojo)
For SCOPE Art Fair location, dates, times, booth numbers, etc… click HERE
VOLTA NY
Jonathan LeVine Gallery
POSE
Pose at Jonathan LeVine Gallery (image courtesy the artist)
For VOLTA NY Art Fair location, dates, times and booth numbers, etc… click HERE
FOUNTAIN ART FAIR
Fumeroism, Jay Shells, Leon Reid IV, Vicki DaSilva are all showing at Fountain this year
Vicki DaSilva at Fountain (image courtesy the artist)
Fumero at Fountain (image © Jaime Rojo)
Urban Folk Art
Adam Suerte
Adam Suerte (courtesy Urban Folk Art)
Street Art Installation curated by Mighty Tanaka
Alex Emmert will be curating the Street Art Installation and he has invited Chris Stain, Alice Mizrachi, Skewville, Cake, Chris RWK, Joe Iurato, Rubin, EKG, Gilf!, Omen and LNY.
Rubin will be part of the installation of Street Artists at Fountain Art Fair (photo © Jaime Rojo)
For Fountain Art Fair location, dates, times, etc…click HERE