Category Archives: art fairs

Ravels in (mid) Review

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Yes, Ravels in Review is a weekly Friday round up, but with the art fairs going on, it seems unfair to cut off the week like that. Things are just beginning to get interesting…

but alas, one must trudge on.

This week was thoughtful, with a review of the excellent Cherry Orchard by Chekhov now at BAM, and not one but two ponderings on aesthetic experience from the strangeness of clapping to suffering for art. If you’re in need of some beautiful images to ponder, try the Cy Twombley images I posted that span both style and time. Oh, and my good taste was indubitably confirmed.

And then, just in time for your weekend needs, a quick reference guide to the New York art fairs going on this weekend, and where you’ll find me running to now.

This Weekend: Art Fairs NYC!

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The art fairs have come to NYC! Doors open today.

All the galleries, their artists, dealers and art lovers will be out in full force. I’ve never gone to these before, but just looking at the weekend possibilities is overwhelming. There’s so much to see, in fact, I’m afraid of catching Stendhal syndrome. Now, let me catch my breath before entering the whirl.

Here’s how it breaks down:

12th Avenue at 55th Street, Pier 94, New York NY 10001 Tel: 1 212 6456440 E-mail: info@thearmoryshow.com Mar 4 – 8, 2009

The Waterfront, 222 12th Avenue, New York NY 10001 Tel: 312-421-2227 E-mail: info@bridgeartfair.com Mar 4 – 8, 2009

Lincoln Center, Damrosch Park, Corner of West 62nd Street and Amsterdam Ave, New York NY 10023 Tel: 1 212 2681522 E-mail: info@scope-art.com Mar 4 – 9, 2009

Pier 40, West Side Highway at West Houston Street, New York NY 10014 Tel: 212 255 2327 E-mail: info@pulse-art.com Mar 5 – 9, 2009

7 W 34th St. at 5th Ave. New York, NY, 10001, USA Tel: +1.312.527.6026 Email: info@voltashow.com March 5-8

I am definitely going to Bridge and Volta, and the Williamsburg Gallery Association seems to be planning and all) and join some Salon friends on Sunday at Pulse. Will I do all this, plus go to a play and host a book club at my unfurnished apartment?

That remains to be seen, and then blogged about.