Sculpture of the Dolls: Detail of an installation by Jennifer Burkley Vasher. Photos + more commentary via C-Monster
While NEWSgrist Central skipped the long art fair weekend and escaped New York for Montauk, our moles, Emily Postal and D. Nightshade (a.k.a. the infamous "underbelly") were out exhausting themselves at the fairs. These intrepid correspondents gave us most of their impressions in person; we crunched them into the following:
NYC 2008 Art Fairs best and worst:
Best art (in general) – Pulse
Best location/display – Pulse
Priciest Art – Armory
Safest Art - Armory
Some art even we could afford – Pulse
Some art we could afford but wouldn't want – Scope
Worst Art (in general) - Volta
Heavy on painting – L.A. Art Fair
Nicest art dealers – Pulse
Snottiest art dealers – Armory
Chattiest art dealers – Volta
Best Café Food – Armory
Best Lounge Area - Volta
Best bathrooms – Volta
Worst bathrooms – Pulse
Best programs – Scope
Best car transport service – Scope (Zip car Prius)
Worst car transport service – L.A. Art Fair
Best front desk service - Volta
Worst front desk service – Red Dot (wouldn't let us in with our Armory Press Pass like every other fair did)
Didn't make it to – ArtNow Fair (since it was the sister fair of Red Dot, we didn't bother); Bridge, Diva and Chelsea Hotel
Most sorry we missed – Scope's Lower East Side Gallery tour
