Independent Art Fair, March 4, 2011.March is brightening up in NYC and the Armory Arts Week fairs on the city’s pier locales provide the backdrop. The light drenched Independent Art Fair in Chelsea reflected the artist’s interest in materials, experimenting with observation of everyday possessions. Helen Appel’s textile still-life contrasts cloth painted on natural burlap canvas following the subtle movement, Liam Gillick suggests a portrait with boxed clothing objects, and Meredyth Sparks and Alicija Kwade pattern piece deconstuction evoke a mood of cubist collage.
A few blocks away, Moving Image at The Waterfront Tunnel across from Fountain Art Fair turns the focus exclusively on video art. Jim Campell’s
Frances Stark, Independent Art Fair, March 4, 2011.
Helen Appel, Independent Art Fair, March 4, 2011.
Liam Gillick, Independent Art Fair, March 4, 2011.
Alicija Kwade, Independent Art Fair, March 4, 2011.
Meredyth Sparks, Independent Art Fair, March 4, 2011.
Maider Fortune, Moving Image, March 4, 2011.
Entrance to Fountain Art Fair, March 4, 2011.
Entrance to Fountain Art Fair, March 4, 2011.
