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This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Carry Us?

by Whitney Kimball on May 13, 2013

We’re feeling pretty lazy after the fairs, so lucky for us, our art has come pre-bundled. This week: three fairs are still open, Eyebeam launches its video festival, and PS1 continues its Expo on ecology. On Saturday, we get to choose between Redhook and Bushwick. Now all we need is a piggy back.

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Moving Image, A Fair With Purpose

by Corinna Kirsch on March 8, 2013

Slowly but surely, galleries are reaching a breaking point with the art fair circuit. Escape isn’t an option for most galleries. Instead of opting out, we’re seeing a rise in specialized fairs, those that provide an alternative to the white-walled booth model. Moving Image is one of those fairs, and it has all the makings of a solid future.

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Wednesday Links: Art Money and Monopoly Money

by Corinna Kirsch on February 6, 2013

Museum news junkies are getting their fix right now with a new expose on the ongoing MOCA saga. All the characters—Jeffrey Deitch, Eli Broad, and Paul Schimmel—seem to have covert motives, personal vendettas, and a screwball sense of the way the world really works. If only it had more sexual intrigue, then it’d be like Downton Abbey. [Vanity Fair]
“Monopoly’s been very good to me. Very, very good.” That’s a catchphrase from a vintage Monopoly commercial that serves to highlight how easily pleased we used to be; before now, everyone thought Monopoly was basically complete, despite offering no refuge from capitalism and requiring that the least popular player role-play an iron. Today, that changes. No longer will we be satisfied with whatever cut-rate movie-themed Reversi remake Big Board Game decides to sell; in the age of the internet, our voices will be heard in a truly democratic forum, and they will say: “Lol it should have a cat.” Alex Abad-Santos, at The Atlantic Wire, has been comparing the exit polls, and finds some evidence of vote tampering. [The Atlantic Wire] (This commentary, brought to you by AFC’s Will Brand.)
In news of the weird: a Michelangelo sculpture will head to jail. Supporters believe the sculpture “will have a positive impact on the psyches of the inmates”. [The Art Newspaper]
We’re excited for the February issue of The Brooklyn Rail. Guest Editor Martha Schwendener asked 50 critics, scholars, activists, and writers how they’d like to reimagine their field and make it better—in just a few hundred words. From the looks of it, we’ve got a lot of reading to do today. [The Brooklyn Rail]
Another lengthy piece we’re keen to read in full: Christian Viveros-Faune’s interview with octogenarian art critic and historian Irving Sandler about the intersections between the art market and art practice. If you’re on the fence about whether the market has any bearing on the art we see (Ed. Note: WHO ARE YOU?) , maybe Viveros-Faune will convince you otherwise; he’s come to realize financial speculation “affects the way art is made, understood, and, ultimately, experienced.” [The Village Voice]
Need more critical insight into the art market? Adam Lindemann’s piece this week has some nice insights into “the sundry art-market realities that just don’t add up.” [Gallerist NY]
Should we worry that the surge in art fairs is causing some galleries to cut the number of exhibitions they host in-house? [Art in America]

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The 2012 Boyd Level Art Miami Guide is Here

by The AFC Staff on November 29, 2012

Get ready for Miami!

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We Went to NADA

by Art Fag City on May 8, 2012

Wherein we talk about art fair art so you don’t have to.

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NADA Comes Home

by Paddy Johnson Will Brand and Whitney Kimball on May 7, 2012

Last week, Corinna Kirsch and I awarded NADA’s New York debut with a full six-pack of whoop-ass, knowing full well it would not be as spacious or eventful as Frieze. NADA's not trying to re-invent the fair model like the Independent, Seven, or Moving Image, and it doesn’t have talks. It's just a fun fair, with a lot of energy, and way too many walls.

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Pulse: A Lean Affair

by Paddy Johnson on May 5, 2012

Let's get one thing straight: The art shown at Pulse is not our cup of tea. The galleries at this fair tend to specialize in boutique art, cluttered salon-style wall hangings, and cheeseball process-based work, and we're not fans of any of that stuff. That said, the fair has been showcasing this kind of work for years, so there's clearly a market for it even if the crowds haven’t been particularly heavy this weekend.

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The Lowdown on Frieze New York

by Paddy Johnson on May 4, 2012

Here's the truth about the Frieze Art Fair: It's the best art fair this city has ever seen. It's beautifully lit, spacious, and blue chippy as all hell. Visitors could stand easier access to bottled water and better fair navigation, but these are kinks that can be worked out. For now, there's simply nothing else like it.

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← Previous Entries

art fairs

This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Carry Us?

Moving Image, A Fair With Purpose

The 2012 Boyd Level Art Miami Guide is Here

We Went to NADA

NADA Comes Home

Pulse: A Lean Affair

The Lowdown on Frieze New York

Intro to The Art World: A Beginners Reading List

Revisiting “10 Myths of Internet Art”

Abstract Animated Lines! The Whitney’s New Logo, and Other Applications

NSFW: This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Wish In One Hand

The Met Does Punk, Bleached and Ironed

This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Carry Us?

Pulse Draws More Visitors

Pentagram Ecology: Frieze Art Fair, 2013

At the Studio Museum, Identity Gets a New Face

Barbara Bloom, An Artist-Curator at the Jewish Museum

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