The works incorporate materials like netting, scraps of fabric, tubing, and other bric-a-brac objects to make the shapes that the artist derives from the crowns of West African Yoruban chiefs. Each of the works, titled “Spirit Carriers,” are intended as vessels to carry and protect people of color who have been murdered by police. Smith’s hanging, almost shrine-like sculptures at the booth of Sean Horton (Presents). Visitors entering the fair immediately encounter Haitian artist Nyugen E. We’re pushing things that are a little bit different.” “We’re purposely showing things that are not on that trend as much. Four works sold on opening day in the $5,000 to $10,000 range.įounder Ethan Tate added that speculation is a concern, but “it’s t ough when you’re in the fair environment to vet someone given the fast pace,” he said. The tightly curated booth of Los Angeles gallery In Lieu showed paintings by Maren Karlson, charcoals by Nihura Montiel, and ceramic sculpture by Amia Yokoyama.
“We’ve sold multiple works by all artists in the booth,” where prices range from €4.000 to €15.000 ($4,500 to $17,000). It also displayed smaller, intimate self-portraits by Polina Barskaya. The paintings were first championed by Artnet News columnist Kenny Schachter three years ago, and ultimately drew Althuis’s attention, he said. The gallery showed work by Eva Beresin, a Hungarian-born painter was on view. Ornis Althuis, co-owner of Althuis Holland Fine Arts, said he doesn’t see much potential for speculation at the price points where he sells, but that the gallery guards against it by not overselling, say, “10 works to one client.”Įva Beresin, Boots off (2021), Image courtesy Althuis Hofland Fine Arts, Amsterdam
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Mier’s opening day included sales of paintings by Jonathan Wateridge at prices ranging from $100,000 to $120,000, a series of 2008 drawings by André Butzer for €32,000 ($36,000), a piece by Mindy Shapero for $60,000, which went to a local foundation, and the debut painting by emerging artist Cindy Phenix for $28,000. Los Angeles dealer Nino Mier said that he resorts to another deterrent: “ If you do it once, you’ll never get anything from me again.” The fair’s focus on up-and-coming painters making the kind of large-scale figurative work so popular right now at auction has prompted some dealers to spell out explicit anti-flipping rules in their invoices, though they’re hard to enforce. Katia David Rosenthal of Miami gallery KDR305 showed wild-looking terracotta clay pots by self-taught Nicaraguan artist Joel Gaitan against the backdrop of a booth that was transformed to create the atmosphere of a bodega, including traditional snacks and foods from the artist (also gallerist’s) native Nicaragua displayed between the clay pots. Several were sold at prices ranging from $1,600 to $4,800. Image courtesy the artist and Towards Gallery. Hangama Amiri, Eight Steated Women (2021).
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