Artblog | Art Fairs

March 28, 2024 by Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

Artomatic Art Fair, for artists, by artists, 25 years strong, in Washington, D.C.

Our contributors Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz traveled to Washington to the art fair Artomatic, to speak at a panel on the CETA program (federal artists’ employment program in the 1970s), which they participated in.

February 14, 2024 by Janyce Denise Glasper

Miami art fairs and diversity, Part 2, Prizm and Untitled shine the light

Janyce Denise Glasper’s trip to Miami’s Art Basel and the allied fairs, Untitled and Prizm was lightning fast and filled with eye treats. Janyce highlights examples of diversity in the fairs.

February 13, 2024 by Janyce Denise Glasper

Art Basel Miami seen through a lens of diversity

Our contributor Janyce Denise Glasper experiences her first Miami art fair in December, 2023, and zeroes in on the diversity she finds. Enjoy this post and the names that it sheds light on.

September 20, 2023 by Blaise Tobia

On the Paper Trail at New York’s Art on Paper Fair

Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz visit the Art on Paper Fair in New York and report on good booth presentations by Philadelphia Galleries like Stanek, Commonweal and Bertrand Productions — and by Billy Dufala’s project curated by Nato Thompson and presented by Fleisher Ollman Gallery. Commonweal’s booth showcases drawings by Anne Minich, and the booth was a hit with Hyperallergic and the Art Newspaper. Take a little trip into the art fair with the photos and fresh commentary. You will enjoy it!

February 23, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

G. Farrel Kellum, ‘A Journey of Ten-Thousand Drums’ at Commonweal Gallery, Tuft the World presents the first TuftCon, New Leadership at Philadelphia Contemporary and more

Hi, this week we see many free events and exhibitions alongside announcements of change and new precedents. The Philadelphia Orchestra is holding a six-and-a-half-hour marathon of Organ performances.

February 16, 2023 by Niko Walczuk

Henry Taylor, ‘Nothing Change, Nothing Strange’ at Fabric Workshop and Museum, plus ‘Office Hours’ at Automat, Mayoral Forum on the Performing Arts and more

June 7, 2019 by Superfine!

Apply for a Booth at Superfine! Art Fair, Washington, D.C. Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 2019

In this sponsored post, Superfine Art Fair tells why they want You!

April 15, 2018 by Imani Roach

The improbable space of ‘The Aesthetics of Matter’ at Volta NYC

Imani is still thinking about her trip to Volta last month. In particular, she reflects on “The Aesthetics of Matter” — this year’s curated section by Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont, which featured artists Tomashi Jackson, Troy Michie, Devin N. Morris, Christie Neptune, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, David Shrobe, Didier William, and Kennedy Yanko. While their work mines the political potential of collage across a variety of media, the surrounding context of the fair raises important questions about the political labor that African American artists and curators perform in the global contemporary art market. Volta NY 2018 was on view March 7th-11th at Pier 90 in Manhattan, NY.