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Outsider Art Fair Returns to New York as Bleecker Street Gallery Hosts Peers Ahead of Schedule

festival-fair · 2026-04-23

The Outsider Art Fair opens Thursday in New York, with a gallery returning to the city for the event. Kevin Daly, a high school art teacher, is launching what is described as the Mass Moca of Connecticut. A double-headed tribute show is being held at Pavel Zoubok and Mixed Greens, while Sideshow Nation closes on Sunday, March 24. Boundaries Obscured serves as the inaugural group exhibition. Artist Oriane Stender reveals challenges faced by the troubled Allan Stone Gallery. The principals include a former assistant at Peter Freeman and a film curator-archivist. The Ghost in the Machine is on view at Lennon, Weinberg, and REVERIE at Zürcher. Ahead of the fairs, a Bleecker Street gallery is hosting peers from Brooklyn and the Lower East Side. A veteran historian specializes in Chinese and Japanese art.

Key facts

  • The Outsider Art Fair opens Thursday in New York.
  • Kevin Daly is a high school art teacher launching the Mass Moca of Connecticut.
  • A double-headed tribute show is at Pavel Zoubok and Mixed Greens.
  • Sideshow Nation closes Sunday, March 24.
  • Boundaries Obscured is the inaugural group exhibition.
  • Artist Oriane Stender exposes travails of the Allan Stone Gallery.
  • The Ghost in the Machine is at Lennon, Weinberg; REVERIE at Zürcher.
  • A Bleecker Street gallery hosts Brooklyn and Lower East Side peers ahead of fairs.

Entities

Artists

  • Kevin Daly
  • Oriane Stender

Institutions

  • Outsider Art Fair
  • Mass Moca
  • Pavel Zoubok
  • Mixed Greens
  • Allan Stone Gallery
  • Peter Freeman
  • Lennon, Weinberg
  • Zürcher

Locations

  • New York
  • Connecticut
  • Brooklyn
  • Lower East Side
  • Bleecker Street

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