ARTISTS
Outsider Art Fair 2008
25 Jan, 2008 - 27 Jan, 2008
New York, NY -- The 16th Annual Outsider Art Fair returns to the Puck Building in Soho; a tradition that Grace Glueck of The New York Times calls a 鈥渞obust extravaganza.鈥� Devoted to works created by artists removed from mainstream society--outsider, primitive, visionary, and intuitive art--this fair was the first of its kind. Over 20 years ago, what is now known as Outsider Art was initially exhibited at the Fall Antiques Show at the Pier. At this fair, a Bill Traylor work sold for about $50--today the same piece would sell for 6 figures. The Outsider Art Fair has brought this genre into the light, and Glueck notes, 鈥渁side from its stellar sellers, the fair keeps drawing in fresh talents...鈥� EXHIBITORS The Outsider Art Fair welcomes new exhibitor, Fischer Kunsthandel & Edition from Berlin. Thirty-two other international dealers return to the fair this year, many of whom originally pioneered collections of Outsider Art including: The Phyllis Kind Gallery, established in Chicago in 1967 and now located in New York City which devoted its interests to contemporary outsiders early on; Galerie St. Etienne, who discovered Anna Mary Robertson 鈥淕randma鈥� Moses, and represents the estate of John Kane (NYC); American Primitive Gallery (NYC) and Ricco/Maresca Gallery (NYC), both of whom have been in the business of self-taught and Outsider Art for over 25 years. Please see links to websites for all exhibiting galleries: at www.sanfordsmith.com. ARTISTS IN ATTENDANCE Self-taught artists Mary Whitfield and Craig Norton will both visit the fair alongside their works at Galerie Bonheur鈥檚 booth. PREVIEW A gala preview held at the Puck Building will celebrate the start of the fair Thursday, January 24, 2008 from 5:30 - 9pm. Proceeds will benefit the American Folk Art Musuem. Entry times and ticket prices vary; call the museum special events office at 212.977.7170, ext. 308. OUTSIDER ART WEEK The Outsider Art Fair is a key event in the American Folk Art Museum鈥檚 Outsider Art Week: Tuesday - Sunday, January 22 - 27, 2008. Contact the museum for more infomation about Outsider Art Week鈥檚 evening events, symposium, panel discussion, tours and receptions. www.folkartmuseum.org, 212.265.1040, or info@folkartmusuem.org. PUBLIC INFO Daily admission is $20 and includes a catalog. Refreshments will be available at the caf茅 and bar. Walking tours will be available. Call 212.777.5218 to make arrangements for student/group ticket rates or for wheelchair access. Email contact: info@sanfordsmith.com. SANFORD L. SMITH & ASSOCIATES Sanford L. Smith & Associates produces and manages The Outsider Art Fair. Other original fairs to this company鈥檚 credit are Art 20, Modernism: A Century of Style and Design, and Works on Paper (February 29 - March 3). Sanford L. Smith & Associates also manage The IFPDA Print Fair, The Art Show, the New York Antiquarian Book Fair (April 4 - 6). MEDIA CONTACT High res images are available. Contact Sarah H. Donnell at 212.777.5218 or sarah@sanfordsmith.com
New York, NY -- The 16th Annual Outsider Art Fair returns to the Puck Building in Soho; a tradition that Grace Glueck of The New York Times calls a 鈥渞obust extravaganza.鈥� Devoted to works created by artists removed from mainstream society--outsider, primitive, visionary, and intuitive art--this fair was the first of its kind. Over 20 years ago, what is now known as Outsider Art was initially exhibited at the Fall Antiques Show at the Pier. At this fair, a Bill Traylor work sold for about $50--today the same piece would sell for 6 figures. The Outsider Art Fair has brought this genre into the light, and Glueck notes, 鈥渁side from its stellar sellers, the fair keeps drawing in fresh talents...鈥� EXHIBITORS The Outsider Art Fair welcomes new exhibitor, Fischer Kunsthandel & Edition from Berlin. Thirty-two other international dealers return to the fair this year, many of whom originally pioneered collections of Outsider Art including: The Phyllis Kind Gallery, established in Chicago in 1967 and now located in New York City which devoted its interests to contemporary outsiders early on; Galerie St. Etienne, who discovered Anna Mary Robertson 鈥淕randma鈥� Moses, and represents the estate of John Kane (NYC); American Primitive Gallery (NYC) and Ricco/Maresca Gallery (NYC), both of whom have been in the business of self-taught and Outsider Art for over 25 years. Please see links to websites for all exhibiting galleries: at www.sanfordsmith.com. ARTISTS IN ATTENDANCE Self-taught artists Mary Whitfield and Craig Norton will both visit the fair alongside their works at Galerie Bonheur鈥檚 booth. PREVIEW A gala preview held at the Puck Building will celebrate the start of the fair Thursday, January 24, 2008 from 5:30 - 9pm. Proceeds will benefit the American Folk Art Musuem. Entry times and ticket prices vary; call the museum special events office at 212.977.7170, ext. 308. OUTSIDER ART WEEK The Outsider Art Fair is a key event in the American Folk Art Museum鈥檚 Outsider Art Week: Tuesday - Sunday, January 22 - 27, 2008. Contact the museum for more infomation about Outsider Art Week鈥檚 evening events, symposium, panel discussion, tours and receptions. www.folkartmuseum.org, 212.265.1040, or info@folkartmusuem.org. PUBLIC INFO Daily admission is $20 and includes a catalog. Refreshments will be available at the caf茅 and bar. Walking tours will be available. Call 212.777.5218 to make arrangements for student/group ticket rates or for wheelchair access. Email contact: info@sanfordsmith.com. SANFORD L. SMITH & ASSOCIATES Sanford L. Smith & Associates produces and manages The Outsider Art Fair. Other original fairs to this company鈥檚 credit are Art 20, Modernism: A Century of Style and Design, and Works on Paper (February 29 - March 3). Sanford L. Smith & Associates also manage The IFPDA Print Fair, The Art Show, the New York Antiquarian Book Fair (April 4 - 6). MEDIA CONTACT High res images are available. Contact Sarah H. Donnell at 212.777.5218 or sarah@sanfordsmith.com
