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Empty walls get their day at the Affordable Art Fair.
In college, the “art” on my walls consisted of a few band promotional posters I grabbed from concerts, a geometric Cray-Pas drawing from a friend, and the odd record sleeve that looked better hung than played.
If only I had known about the Affordable Art Fair. Now in its eighth year in New York City, the fair is one of many held around the world showcasing pieces from contemporary artists. AAF lives up to its name, featuring art that ranges from $100 to $10,000, with the majority falling well below $5,000. This year, there are a total of 60 galleries submitting works—which means that you have plenty of options to replace that half-torn poster between today and May 10.
Need some guidance? Here are our 10 favorite galleries presenting at the AAF NYC this year:
798 Avant Gallery: Huang Yan targets pop culture icons (Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Barack Obama), superimposing Chinese landscapes on their pretty faces.
Arteria Inc.: Christian Dorey makes pop art we can believe in.
DECORAZONgallery: Color-saturated photographs of nymph-like girls, by Kathleen Wilke, are the standouts from this Dallas, Texas gallery.
Fraser Gallery: Don’t go if you’re hungry; Mike Fitts’ paintings of Chinese take-out are so realistic, you just might try to dig in.
Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery: Pieces that are as quirky as they are bright. We’re particularly enamored with Kate Jenkins’ sequined and crochet “Fish & Chips”.
Gallery Imperato: Shannon Canning’s “Trigger Happy” says plenty about society, we’re just not sure if we really want to know what exactly it is.
McCaig Welles Gallery: Clearly the coolest kid at the show. The entire space is practically an installation, with the word “steal” spray painted across the floor and TV sets pushed up against the wall.
Shop Art: The best pieces at AAF just might be the cheapest, thanks to Iviva Olenick’s “narrative embroidery”. Think phrases like “Help me take the ‘ex’ out of sex” stitched into fabric swatches.
TAG Fine Arts: Screenprinted posters from Adam Bridgland and Helen Inham that are ten times better than anything you’d find at a concert.
Visual Arts Gallery/SVA: The kids really are alright, judging by the pieces by School of Visual Arts students for sale. Julian Gilbert’s hipster snapshots would go perfectly in any Brooklyn abode.
REBECCA WILLA DAVIS
Visit aafnyc.com for more info.
If only I had known about the Affordable Art Fair. Now in its eighth year in New York City, the fair is one of many held around the world showcasing pieces from contemporary artists. AAF lives up to its name, featuring art that ranges from $100 to $10,000, with the majority falling well below $5,000. This year, there are a total of 60 galleries submitting works—which means that you have plenty of options to replace that half-torn poster between today and May 10.
Need some guidance? Here are our 10 favorite galleries presenting at the AAF NYC this year:
798 Avant Gallery: Huang Yan targets pop culture icons (Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Barack Obama), superimposing Chinese landscapes on their pretty faces.
Arteria Inc.: Christian Dorey makes pop art we can believe in.
DECORAZONgallery: Color-saturated photographs of nymph-like girls, by Kathleen Wilke, are the standouts from this Dallas, Texas gallery.
Fraser Gallery: Don’t go if you’re hungry; Mike Fitts’ paintings of Chinese take-out are so realistic, you just might try to dig in.
Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery: Pieces that are as quirky as they are bright. We’re particularly enamored with Kate Jenkins’ sequined and crochet “Fish & Chips”.
Gallery Imperato: Shannon Canning’s “Trigger Happy” says plenty about society, we’re just not sure if we really want to know what exactly it is.
McCaig Welles Gallery: Clearly the coolest kid at the show. The entire space is practically an installation, with the word “steal” spray painted across the floor and TV sets pushed up against the wall.
Shop Art: The best pieces at AAF just might be the cheapest, thanks to Iviva Olenick’s “narrative embroidery”. Think phrases like “Help me take the ‘ex’ out of sex” stitched into fabric swatches.
TAG Fine Arts: Screenprinted posters from Adam Bridgland and Helen Inham that are ten times better than anything you’d find at a concert.
Visual Arts Gallery/SVA: The kids really are alright, judging by the pieces by School of Visual Arts students for sale. Julian Gilbert’s hipster snapshots would go perfectly in any Brooklyn abode.
REBECCA WILLA DAVIS
Visit aafnyc.com for more info.
This story was published on May 7, 2009.
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estatuto do idoso
08/21/2010
Good article, thanks for pointing this out.
Fortunately this topic is also presented in your blog, assuring a good coverage.
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