Art New York, presented by Art Miami, returns to Pier 94 in NYC from Thursday, May 3rd through Sunday, May 6th offering noteworthy and fresh works by important artists from the contemporary, modern, post-war and pop eras, featuring paintings, photography, prints, drawings, design and sculpture.
The highly anticipated 2018 edition will see more than 95 international galleries from 30 countries come together to represent over 1,200 artists, including CONTEXT, a platform for a selection of new and established galleries to present emerging, mid-career and cutting-edge talent.
Art New York will welcome both new and established collectors, curators, museum professionals and art world luminaries, who will discover a carefully-curated, rich-in-content presentation of investment quality artworks. The Fair will feature some of the most important 20th and 21st century works from artists including David Hockney, Josef Albers, Alexander Calder, Jean Michel Basquiat, Pablo Picasso, Roy Lichtenstein, Damien Hirst, Marc Chagall, Donald Judd, Ed Ruscha, Donald Sultan, Gerhard Richter, Andy Warhol, Edward Hopper, Keith Haring, Frank Stella, Anish Kapoor, Gavin Turk and more.
Galleries at Art New York have previously exhibited at Art Miami, Art Basel, Design Miami, The Armory Show, Masterpiece, the Art Dealers Association of America’s The Art Show and more.
The Fair will kick-off with an elegant, invitation-only VIP Preview on May 3 at 2pm, which will benefit the Joe Namath Foundation and Hope for Depression Research Foundation, before the fair opens to the public at 5pm. joenamath.org and hopefordepression.org
“We are excited to once again present a premium international contemporary and modern art fair,” said Nick Korniloff, Co-Director, Art New York. “As the most experienced fair producer in America, we provide collectors, private and corporate art advisors, curators and designers a wide breadth of important artwork from the 20th and 21st centuries that are available for acquisition, while also complementing all the activities of Art Week in New York City.”
Art New York will provide complimentary one-way Uber service to VIP card holders (registration online when validating VIP Card), as well as a shuttle service running between Art New York and the Frieze Ferry at East 35th Street. The Fair will allow complimentary admittance to all Frieze and TEFAF VIP cardholders. For tickets and further information, visit artnyfair.com.
Other Fair highlights will include:
- Gary Lichtenstein Editions will present a one-man show entitled “Multiple Layers” from artist Cey Adams where 30% of the proceeds will be donated to the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation. Gary Lichtenstein Editions will dedicate their entire booth to the presentation of more than two dozen new and existing works from Adams, including the New York City native’s 2016 pieces Clark and Reese’s. Individual pieces are priced between $2,000 to $20,000. They will also present a special piece titled Diving into Hampton Water which is valued at $10,000, of which 100% of those proceeds will benefit the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation.
- Vellum Projects presents Diana Wege’s Reject Violence Prints, which are part of a goal to end violence in our lifetime. Every September during International Peace Month, Wege has placed her anti-violence prints in select bus and telephone kiosks throughout New York City. The lithographs designed in bold block letters exhibit the power of street advertising in order to confront a more provocative message.