May 8, 2014 - Inaugural Downtown Fair
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 guests included Sara Herbert Galloway, Carmen and John Thain, Joe Cohen, Jill Spalding, Eleanor Kennedy, Anna Safir, Spencer Tomkins, Randall Stempler, and Barry Kieselstein Cord.
Among the notable artists in attendance were Bernie Taupin, Victor Matthews Dana Louise Kirkpatrick, Domingo Zapata, Alexander Yulishall 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.
Read MoreThe 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 guests included Sara Herbert Galloway, Carmen and John Thain, Joe Cohen, Jill Spalding, Eleanor Kennedy, Anna Safir, Spencer Tomkins, Randall Stempler, and Barry Kieselstein Cord.
Among the notable artists in attendance were Bernie Taupin, Victor Matthews Dana Louise Kirkpatrick, Domingo Zapata, Alexander Yulishall 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.
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