The(un)SCENE

An Opinionated Guide to the Art Fair Avalanche of NY’s Armory Week

Don your Prada and grab your sunglasses, the art world is coming. Over the next few days, you won’t be able to walk around Manhattan without stumbling into an art fair. A dozen of them showcase their wares through March 8, in neighborhoods all over town.

By Alexandra Peers and Ryan Steadman

Get Ready for THE(un)SCENE, a Subversive Anti-Fair a Block Away From the Armory Show

When artist Mikel Glass became fed up with the market's dependence on art fairs about five years ago, he did as many meta-inclined mischief-making artists have done before him: he started exploring the mechanics of selling work at an art fair in his own work. In 2012, he created an installation at (Art) Amalgamated called FAIR that explored, well, fairs. And then he alluded to collectors buying art from booths somewhat more obliquely with an installation at the Governor's Island Art Fair, in 2011, in which a gerbil runs through an endlessly looping sequence of tubes.

By Ann Binlot

Most Recent Posts on Observer

McKinsey’s A.I. Chief Discusses ChatGPT’s Impact on Consulting Jobs

By Sissi Cao

CEO Chris Licht Is Out, CNN Exec Team Takes Over

By Rachyl Jones

Tina Turner’s Most Iconic Style Moments

By Marissa DeSantis

The Last Pearl Diver in Qatar

By Jen Ruiz

Another Harry Gesner House Lists for $49.5 Million in Malibu

By Francesca Friday

The Best Men’s Swim Trunks to Make Waves This Summer

By Paul Jebara

We noticed you're using an ad blocker.

We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience.
But advertising revenue helps support our journalism.

To read our full stories, please turn off your ad blocker.
We'd really appreciate it.

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser:

For Adblock:

Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain.

For Adblock Plus on Google Chrome:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Enabled on this site.

For Adblock Plus on Firefox:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Disable on Observer.com.

Then Reload the Page