Independent Art Fair Relocates to Pier 36, Showcasing 76 Exhibitors
The Independent Art Fair has relocated to Pier 36 on Manhattan's Lower East Side, featuring 76 exhibitors including Comme des Garçons with over 20 dresses by Rei Kawakubo. Notable booths include Tseng Chien-Ying's solo presentation with Kiang Malingue, showing ink and gouache paintings of hands inspired by Buddhist mudras, and an enlarged locket with phallic imagery. Frank Gaard's booth at Post Times, part of the 'New York Debuts' program, displayed works from his 2012 Walker Art Center retrospective and copies of his zine Artpolice. Antonio Darden's solo show at Gallery Kendra Jayne Patrick focused on the Black church in the US, featuring a photo mural, video, lenticular print, and a Plexiglas podium. The fair runs through Sunday, concluding New York's fair season after TEFAF New York, NADA, and Frieze.
Key facts
- Independent Art Fair relocated to Pier 36 on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
- 76 exhibitors participated, including Comme des Garçons with over 20 dresses by Rei Kawakubo.
- Tseng Chien-Ying presented ink and gouache paintings of hands inspired by Buddhist mudras at Kiang Malingue's booth.
- Tseng's booth included an enlarged locket with phallic imagery.
- Frank Gaard's booth at Post Times featured works from his 2012 Walker Art Center retrospective and copies of Artpolice zine.
- Post Times participated via 'New York Debuts' program offering half-price booths.
- Antonio Darden's solo show at Gallery Kendra Jayne Patrick focused on the Black church in the US.
- Darden's booth included a photo mural, video, lenticular print, and a Plexiglas podium.
Entities
Artists
- Rei Kawakubo
- Tseng Chien-Ying
- Frank Gaard
- Antonio Darden
- Mike Kelley
- Cary Leibowitz
- John Baldessari
Institutions
- Independent Art Fair
- Comme des Garçons
- Kiang Malingue
- Post Times
- Walker Art Center
- Gallery Kendra Jayne Patrick
- TEFAF New York
- NADA
- Frieze
- Artnet News
- 99 Canal
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Manhattan
- Lower East Side
- Pier 36
- Park Avenue Armory
- Chelsea
- Taipei
- Taiwan
- Chinatown
- Minneapolis
- Minnesota
- Bern
- Switzerland
- Atlanta
- Georgia