{"id":6140,"date":"2011-03-10T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2011-03-10T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/blog\/?p=6140"},"modified":"2011-03-10T07:00:39","modified_gmt":"2011-03-10T07:00:39","slug":"the-independent-art-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zatista.co.nz\/blog\/2011\/03\/10\/the-independent-art-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"The Independent Art Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"
Following the Moving Image fair, Zatista strolled over to the Independent<\/a> on Chelsea’s gallery-lined 22nd Street. The second year running, the Independent art fair likes to think of itself as “the fair that’s not a fair.” Tucked away into the former space of the Dia Art Foundation<\/a>‘s\u00a0X Initiative<\/a>, this four floor showcase of cutting edge art has generated a big buzz, and hosts striking younger galleries, predominantly with an international\/Euro-centric flavor.<\/p>\n
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photo: Peter Dobey <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The crowd was fashionable and the scene felt a bit more like a Berlin\u00a0opening than a New York fair. In comparison to the more staid,\u00a0organized setup of The Armory Show<\/a>, the Independent has a certain haphazard\u00a0yet charming atmosphere to it. Here’s a peek at the crowd and two pieces by Virginia Overton<\/a>, from Freymond-Guth Ltd. Fine Arts<\/a>, Zurich:<\/div>\n
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art by Virginia Overton photo: Peter Dobey <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The energetic bustle was reinforced by the technicolor\u00a0stairwells\u00a0(light radiating from Dan Flavin<\/a>‘s “Untitled”)\u00a0that simultaneously kept the crowd moving and packed them in like sardines.<\/div>\n
GOING UP…<\/p>\n
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photo: Peter Dobey <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This fair also prides itself as being an “art fair without walls” which exudes a certain avant-garde authenticity and perhaps a lack of organization as well. Here, a gallery attendant from the Brussels Galerie Jan Mot<\/a> sits next to an important video work by Manon de Boer<\/a>. “Laurien, March 1996 – Laurien, September 2001 – Laurien, \u00a0October 2007” portrays a woman reading the daily newspaper at different times over the span of many years:<\/p>\n
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video by Manon de Boer photo: Peter Dobey <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A splash of color and sexiness is provoked by this bell jar holding the bottom portion of a mannequin leg. Modeling purple stockings, “American Leg” is both an ambiguous and fashionable sculpture by the glossy yet critical German born artist Josephine Meckseper <\/a>of Elizabeth Dee Gallery<\/a>, NYC:<\/p>\n
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photo: Peter Dobey <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

More smartly shaped and lavishly minimalist works from Chelsea\u00a0gallerist Elizabeth Dee, who was instrumental in establishing this\u00a0Independent “non-fair” along with the London gallerist Darren Flook:<\/div>\n
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art from Elizabeth Dee Gallery photo: Peter Dobey <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Going Down…..<\/p>\n
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photo: Peter Dobey<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

These colorful, loose-knit paintings by British born, Berlin-based artist Dan Rees<\/a> at the\u00a0New Galerie<\/a> in Paris\u00a0seemed to exemplify the spirit of the Independent with their carefully crafted semblance of untidiness and pizzazz:<\/p>\n
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art by Dan Rees photo: Peter Dobey<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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art by Dan Rees photo: Peter Dobey<\/p><\/div>\n

Everyone ended up at the closing soir\u00e9e, which included music and an epicurean caf\u00e9 by Bidoun Magazine<\/a>.\u00a0Due to the cold New York weather, the party which was ON the roof was under one as well. Of all the week’s fairs, the Independent was my favorite for its fresh and experimental programming and its inventive presentation. Its simple yet refreshing ambience was a breath of fresh air from the sometimes overwhelming abundance of the art fair week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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photo: Peter Dobey<\/p><\/div>\n

But most of all it reminded me of the most important reasons for going to the fairs and collecting art in the first place \u2013 pure fun and enjoyment.
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