New York is a city of extremes in many areas, and the art field is no exception. I recently visited two venues that prove this point. I attended the preview of the Affordable Art Fair, which showcases contemporary art. Of course 'affordability' is relative but all artwork in this show ranged in price from $100 to $10,000. At the other extreme, I visited the exhibition at Sotheby's for their upcoming Contemporary Art auctions on May 10th and 11th, where the highest estimate for several pieces is $20/30 million. Regardless of price, amazing art was to be found in both locations.
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The Affordable Art Fair
Gabriel Daujotas
Tom Lewis
Deborah Donelson
Jeff Fontaine
Fernando Alday
Many more artists and images, as well as links to the artists' websites and galleries, can be found in my review post on NearSay.
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Sotheby's
Anselm Kiefer
Jean Dubuffet
Mark Bradford
Joseph Cornell
Jackson Pollock
Gerhard Richter
Jean-Michel Basquait
See more images from Sotheby's in my post on NearSay.
16 comments:
beautiful yummy
the bradford seems "quiet" compared to others i have seen.
thank you.
...and all right at your fingertips or eyetips ? How Fabulous !
cheers, parsnip
Wow great pieces, I especially love the work by Jeff Fontaine and Anselm Kiefer.
What stunning pieces of art,there are so many talented people out there.
Jen
Crazy what drives prices, if you'd left off the names/locations the work is similar and equally compelling except maybe Cornell who's a stand out in my opinion.
what fun - thanks for all the eye-candy
The work by Jeff Fontaine is gorgeous! Such luscious colors and textures. Thank you so much for introducing me to his work!
You've highlighted the best of the best! Cream always rises to the top!
Really enjoyed your review of the Affordable Art Fair on Nearsay - so many beautiful pieces. Thanks!
Yes, *affordable* is one of those words that you never quite know what it encompasses! ;-D
I love the Cornell box; a bit different for some of his work that is less regimented, but still intriguing. Be interesting to see what it fetches....
Thanks for the tour of NY art!
XXOO~~
Anne
I'll take the Anselm Keifer please.
How great is it that you get to see all of these amazing pieces?
What a delicious artful life you lead, Seth.
Thanks for sharing these great pieces, Seth!
WOW, awesome art, Seth! Sound like fun!
Sheila
great selection Seth. I'm very drawn to anything by Kiefer, and I'd never heard of Bradford so thanks for exposing me to another great artist.
Great art! Sometimes I wonder what the difference is between a $20 piece and a $20 million piece...maybe their agent!
You are so fortunate to live in NYC and to have so many opportunities to view such fabulous art-- I recognized the names in the Sotheby showcase but the other group had exciting pieces as well.
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