The Weekly Art Files | New York Art Week 2022, The Youngest Artist Repped by Gagosian, and Yayoi Kusama’s Mirror Dimensions
Explore Invest In Her Art’s favorite galleries and artists at New York’s art fairs from May 4–8th and catch up on what’s happening in the physical and digital art worlds.
The New York City Art Week is in full swing and the feedback so far has been nothing short of dazzling. Each fair is composed of their selection of local and global artists, galleries, and collectors displaying the cream of the art crop. We spent this past weekend exploring the fairs, and here are a few of our favorites.
Future Fair
This past weekend marked the second iteration of the Future Fair @futurefairs — the new exhibition for a collaborative art market. Held at Chelsea Industrial this past weekend from May 4–7, 60 exhibitors came together with the efforts of creating a stronger community amongst galleries and artists. Collectively, they are developing initiatives that champion artists who are pushing culture forward. Future Fair’s model is based on equitability, transparency, and quality over quantity. Through their storytelling and exhibition platform, they are able to drive innovative, collaborative opportunities for artists and gallerists globally. We love to see Future Fair creating a more connected art world.
We were particularly enthralled by works from galleries Massey Klein, Anna Zorina, Frosch and Co, and El Apartamento. Artists such as Bethany Czarnecki, Alonsa Guevara, Nadine Faraj, Eva Lake and Jeanne Verdoux brought new life and color to the booths, diving us into their unique worlds.
Future Fair was co-founded by Rachel Mijares Fick and Rebeca Laliberte with the goal of creating an innovative, transparent and equitable art fair. In a collaborative process with exhibitors, Future Fair works on a profit-sharing model, splitting 35% of the fair’s profits with all exhibitors. Using personalized communications and marketing strategies, Future Fair highlights the activities of participating artists and galleries both at the fair and throughout the year.
NADA NYC
The New Art Dealers Alliance’s 8th edition of NADA New York at Pier 36! The fair showcased a selection of diverse artwork from 81 members and 120 galleries, art spaces, and non-profits from 37 cities and 18 countries. Bringing together communities from Paris to Tokyo, NADA’s fair was stoked in global support and success.
This year’s solo presentations included the artwork of female artists such as Julia Jo, Tessa Lynch, Yura Adams, and Molly Rose Lieberman. The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) is the definitive non-profit arts organization dedicated to the cultivation, support, and advancement of new voices in contemporary art.
Mother Gallery displayed incredible works by several of their artists including Zoë Buckman, Emilie Louise Gossiaux, and Jenny Morgan. We loved seeing the excitement of the Art Mamas Alliance members too!
Independent Art Fair
To close out a weekend filled with incredible art at the beginning of New York Art Week 2022, we went to Independent Fair at Spring Studios. Through their hybrid model, they utilize their digital platform to share podcasts, interviews, talks, and features while their physical space invites in person experiences and displays the work from 60 artists and galleries.
Independent Fair aims to transform fairs into spaces galleries are enthused to participate in by combining the excitement of fairs with the high elegance of exhibitions. By creating an event and marketplace inclusive of all galleries, whether they be emerging or blue-chip, Independent is able to create a moment in the art world with a wide scope of works, stories, and artists that cannot be found anywhere else.
Ok! New York, thank you for all you had to offer. What else was happening in the art world this week? Let’s check it out.
What to Know This Week
In Art News…
Artists respond to the abortion ban. Artists in the US and beyond expressed outrage, frustration and anger after a leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Women artists worldwide took to social media and the streets to make their opinions known. Individual artists are continuing to speak out while it’s been noted that many museums have chosen to stay quiet. The Art Newspaper.
At 27 Anna Weyant became the youngest artist at Gagosian. Originally from Canada, equipped with a degree from RISD, 27 year-old Anna Weyant will now be exclusively represented by the famed Gagosian gallery. Weyant will have her first solo show with the gallery this fall. She typically employs old masters’ techniques in her darkly humorous oil paintings. Gagosian.
Julie Phillips releases her new book about mother artists. “The Baby on the Fire Escape,” a new book by Julie Phillips explores the lives of several prominent “mother-artists” of the mid-to-late twentieth century. Phillips investigates how motherhood impacted the careers of women artists living at a time when work outside the home was unexpected. The Atlantic.
In Metaverse News…
Madonna and Beeple collaborated on an NFT release for charity. For over a year, Madonna has been working with the famed digital artist Beeple to create “Mother of Creation.” This joint project will be released in a series of three NFTs; each one is a video featuring “a different form of birth in our contemporary world.” All proceeds of the sale will benefit charities of Madonna’s choice. W Magazine.
Cowgirl DAO leverages Web3 and NFTs to support abortion funds. Molly Dickson went straight to the internet to demonstrate the importance of abortion rights through cowgirl NFTs. These NFTs are meant to strengthen and offer financial support for abortion rights groups in the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. Cowgirls to the rescue. Washington Post
Wall Street’s famed Fearless Girl statue will debut as NFTs. Kristen Visbal, the artist behind the Fearless Girl, is collaborating with digital studio 9ifx.net to release her first NFT drop on May 10th. The “Superstar Drop: Free Fearless Girl” 226 NFT drop is a call for greater gender equality that takes her message beyond Wall Street and into the crypto wallets of people across the world. BusinessToday.In
Now, we are a storytelling platform, so naturally, we have a lot for you to read and indulge in virtually. But if you’re interested in experiencing art IRL, check out these exhibitions that have us swooning.
Exhibitions We’re Loving
MIAMI: Institute of Contemporary Art Miami | PERMANENT COLLECTION | Women We’re Loving | Plan your visit here.
LOS ANGELES: THE BROAD | IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE | Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Room — The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013) | Plan your visit here.
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