ARTISTS
2025
The walkaround of this year鈥檚 Outsider Art Fair in the Metropolitan Pavilion on East 18th Street was as energizing as ever, filled from aisle to aisle with eye-popping work.
Contributed by Jac Lahav / What does 鈥渙utsider art鈥� mean when the work so labeled is framed in a glossy finish and sold for six figures? When Sanford L. Smith founded the Outsider Art Fair in 1993, he meant it to promote true outsider artists and showcase their work.
The sight of drawings by the likes of Shuvinai Ashoonai not far from sad ceramic animals felt bizarre, but a few standout booths cut through the chatter.
The best and worst of the Outsider Art Fair, which opened to the public Thursday night, seems to come down to clutter.
The Outsider Art Fair, which opens to the public Thursday evening, can sometimes feel like a rock 'n' roll junk shop, full of chaos and noise.
Harman Projects is pleased to announce our participating in the Outsider Art Fair, the premier art event for self-taught, art brut, and artists working outside the traditional art world.
While some buyers may skip the early March fairs to prep for Art Basel鈥檚 return to Hong Kong in a few weeks, this month's art fair calendar has something to offer collectors at every level.
Edlin and the fair have played a key role in getting self-taught artists and Art Brut talent into major museum exhibitions, biennales and blue-chip galleries.
Mexico City and Los Angeles dominate this month, but globetrotting collectors will find even more fairs in Bologna, Gstaad, Paris and beyond.
In 2025, there is no shortage of art fairs taking place around the world. While the past several years have seen multiple new entries to the already packed calendar, particularly in Asian capital cities, so far 2025 promises just one new fair: Untitled Houston in Texas.
2024
If you鈥檙e new to the genre, this year鈥檚 32nd edition of the Outsider Art Fair offers a crash course for only $35.
This fair is a shot across the bow of contemporary-art hierarchies, proving that great work can be made even without an MFA.
A Beat poet鈥檚 self-portrait, a 1930s circus poster, Georgia Russell鈥檚 three-foot dolls 鈥� these are some of the singular finds at this busy Manhattan fair.
Outsider Art Fair, the only fair devoted to self-taught art, art brut, and outsider art, shared highlights from its upcoming 32nd edition, which will take place from February 29 - March 3, 2024...
Hashimoto Contemporary is excited to announce a solo presentation of Washington-based artist Abigail Goldman鈥檚 new miniature 鈥渄ieoramas鈥� at the Outsider Art Fair in New York City.