Future Fair Has Announced Its May 2023 Exhibitor List And Return To Chelsea Industrial

Future Fair is delighted to announce its third annual in-person show, taking place during New York Art Week in May 2023. The Fair returns to Chelsea Industrial (535-549 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001), expanding its floor plan to 28,000 square feet and welcoming 50 local, national and international exhibitors to present compelling curated and solo projects. Following a VIP Preview on Wednesday, May 10, Future Fair will open to the public from May 11-13, 2023. Co-founded by Rachel Mijares Fick and Rebeca Laliberte, Future Fair was created with the ethos of community and shared camaraderie, reflected in the unique profit-sharing model.

Several founding exhibitors offered to contribute more than their participation fee to supplement grants for new voices to participate. This community-funded mutual aid grant has culminated in over $10,000 in grants awarded to a selection of young and diverse platforms at this year’s edition. With 22 galleries showcasing solo presentations, the fair offers an in-depth opportunity to discover new artists.

Inward Looking Outward

These exhibitions include Duran Mashaal (Montréal) with self-taught Ghanaian artist Kpe Innocent; KATES-FERRI PROJECTS (New York) presenting Kevin Sabo, who represents his queer experience via surrealist imaginings; Red Arrow Gallery (Nashville) with Emily Weiner, whose oil-on-linen paintings explore Jungian themes of dreams as theater and archetypal imagery; Mama Projects (New York) with Laura Berger, who centers her work around the dualistic nature of autonomy and interdependence; and Ballon Rouge (Brussels) with Laura Limbourg, who plays with the notion of “the gaze” to explore fetishization, colonialism, sex tourism, gender and history.

“We took a considered effort in curating a show that is made for New York. Famously known as the ‘painting town’, this year’s fair dives deep into contemporary painting. Given the current social conversations that flood our headlines and our heads, we see painting as a portal to celebrate identity, envision new worlds, bear witness to history and create poetic spaces for a pause within an overstimulated world. This underscores the urgency that art plays in our society. We look forward to the dialogue and surprises that these artists offer our audience.”

– Rachel Mijares Fick, Future Fair Co-Founder.

From Local to Global

Future Fair 2023 exhibitors converge across five continents, indicating the strength and resilience of New York’s art market and international dealers’ recognition of this truth, despite global shifts and inflation. Future Fair 2023 features 19 galleries from Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Peru, South Africa, South Korea and the United Kingdom. The fair likewise retains its hyperlocal feel with 18 exhibitors from New York City and the boroughs, welcoming returning colleagues Asya Geisberg Gallery, 5-50 Gallery, Trotter&Sholer and Massey Klein among others alongside new exhibitors including Medium Tings, High Noon, IRL Gallery and Cierra Britton Gallery.

Intergenerational

This year’s presentation selects from a vast talent pool, featuring young and emergent dealers alongside galleries with over 10 years of experience in the market. Young highlights include Superposition (New York, Los Angeles, Miami), superzoom (Paris), Good Naked Gallery (New York), TURLEY GALLERY (Hudson), and Everyday Gallery (Antwerp), presenting in context with established dealers Huxley-Parlour (London), Monya Rowe (New York), Patrick Mikhail (Montréal), Steve Turner Gallery (Los Angeles), Galerie Nicolas Robert (Montréal & Toronto), Johansson Projects (Oakland) and Romer Young (San Francisco) among others.

LIST OF EXHIBITORS

SPECIAL PROJECTS BY:

ANNA ZORINA GALLERY (New York, NY)
Black Women in Visual Art in partnership with Dashboard (Atlanta, GA)
PARADICE PALASE (Brooklyn, NY)

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