Multiple Print Fairs and Exhibitions Launch Across New York City in November 2011
November's art scene in New York is highlighted by numerous print-related events. The Print Fair, organized by the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA), will take place at the Park Avenue Armory starting November 3, marking its 21st year, featuring 90 galleries with works from artists like Rembrandt, Dürer, Kiki Smith, Jasper Johns, and John Baldessari. Simultaneously, the Editions and Artists Books Fair (E/AB 2011) is set at the former Dia Center, offering free entry and a limited edition catalogue priced at $200. Additionally, Art International Fairs will host the Fine Print & Drawing Fair at the Lighthouse International Conference Center, while the International Print Center unveils its 40th New Prints Program exhibition, continuing until January 7, 2012. The Cannonball Press will showcase Prints Gone Wild in Bushwick.
Key facts
- The Print Fair opens November 3 at the Park Avenue Armory, organized by the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA).
- Ninety galleries or independent dealers from around the world participate in the Print Fair, offering prints from old masters to contemporary artists.
- The Editions and Artists Books Fair (E/AB 2011) runs concurrently at the old Dia Center on 22nd Street in Chelsea, founded in 1998 and free to enter.
- A limited edition catalogue for E/AB 2011 features a cover by Fred Tomaselli and costs $200.
- Art International Fairs presents the Fine Print & Drawing Fair at the Lighthouse International Conference Center, opening Thursday night with about a dozen exhibitors.
- The International Print Center, New York, opens its fortieth New Prints Program exhibition on Thursday, running through January 7, 2012.
- Prints Gone Wild in Bushwick, organized by The Cannonball Press, offers all prints under $50.
- Multiple events create a print week in New York, with galleries focusing on multiples and satellite fairs.
Entities
Artists
- Rembrandt
- Dürer
- Kiki Smith
- Jasper Johns
- John Baldessari
- Fred Tomaselli
- Polly Apfelbaum
- Alex Katz
- William Kentridge
- Whitfield Lovell
- Ed Ruscha
- Jessica Stockholder
Institutions
- International Fine Print Dealers Association
- IFPDA
- Editions and Artists Books Fair
- E/AB
- Dia Center
- Art International Fairs
- Lighthouse International Conference Center
- International Print Center, New York
- The Cannonball Press
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Park Avenue Armory
- Park Avenue
- 66th Street
- 67th Street
- Chelsea
- 22nd Street
- 548 West 22nd Street
- 10th Avenue
- 11th Avenue
- 111 East 59th Street
- Lexington Avenue
- 508 West 26th Street
- Bushwick
- 389 Melrose Street
- Flushing Avenue
- Knickerbocker Avenue