Art enthusiasts queued up
outside the Lexington avenue armory eagerly
awaiting the opening of the Inaugural Downtown Fair which
opened
yesterday afternoon. Presented by Art Miami, the fair
opening was a
tremendous success drawing top collectors, museum curators,
art
advisors and artists to its High-Tea VIP Preview.
The Downtown Fair, is the first fair to offer a versatile
array of
fresh primary and important secondary contemporary and
modern blue
chip works along with works by noteworthy emerging artists,
during
Frieze Week in New York City. The elegant VIP Preview
served as the
first opportunity for astute collectors to acquire desirable
works of
investment quality art along with important works by
mid-career and
younger artists.
The historic Lexington Avenue Armory, was transformed into a
luminous
and intimate setting, allowing each gallery to elegantly
spotlight its
artists' works. Distinguished guests at the VIP
Preview discovered
sculptures, paintings, photographs and mixed-media works of
over 600
artists from more than 35 countries, as they browsed through
the
booths, sipping champagne and enjoying passed hors d'oeuvres
served by
The Southampton Social Club.
Among the exhibiting galleries are: Yossi Milo Gallery,
Danese/Corey,
ARCHEUS/POST-MODERN, BOSI Contemporary, Coagula Curatorial,
William
Shearburn Gallery, HackelBury Fine Art, Nancy Hoffman
Gallery,
Nicholas Metivier, David Lusk Gallery, Armand Bartos Fine
Art,
Cynthia-Reeves, Arcature Fine Art, David Klein Gallery,
Chowaiki & Co,
Durham Press, Richard Levy Gallery, Mixografia, Modernism
Inc., Peter
Blake Gallery, Robert Mann Gallery, Wasserman Projects,
Jenkins
Johnson Gallery, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Catherine Edelman,
Jerald
Melberg Gallery, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Galerie von
Braunbehrens,
Galerie Andreas Binder, amongst others.
The Downtown Fair has partnered with several important
philanthropic
arts groups including Creative Capital, which supports
innovative and
adventurous artists across the US; No Longer Empty, a NYC
based
organization which promotes public engagement with
contemporary art;
and Children's Art Initiative, a groundbreaking arts
organization that
brings art to some of the most at-risk public school
children in
New York City.
Some of the distinguished guests included Sara Herbert
Galloway,
Carmen and John Thain, Joe Cohen, Jill Spalding, Eleanor
Kennedy, Anna
Safir, Dawn Marie Grannum, Spencer Tomkins, Randall Stempler,
Barry
Kieselstein Cord, etc.
Among the notable artists in attendance were Bernie
Taupin, Victor
Matthews Dana Louise Kirkpatrick, Domingo Zapata,
Alexander Yulish
all exhibiting at KM Fine Arts; Isca Greenfield-Sanders at
Scott White
Contemporary Art; and Anne Spalter at Cynthia-Reeves.
The Downtown Fair is open through Sunday, May 11th. Frieze
ticket
holders are given complimentary admission to the Downtown
Fair.
Additionally there is a complimentary shuttle service from
the
Downtown Fair to the Frieze ferry dock at 35th street and
the
East
River. |