Future Fair: Art as Community
September 9 - 12, 2021, The Starrett-Lehigh Building, Chelsea, New York
Future Fair closed its debut in-person edition Sunday, September 12, 2021 welcoming collectors, curators, institutions, critics, and all art-lovers to celebrate the 34 exhibitors assembled at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in New York City all through the art week. The fair aimed to create a true community of dealer-to-dealer support and discovery. As the first fair to launch since the Covid-19 pandemic, the platform welcomed thousands both in-person in New York City and online at futurefairs.com and on Artsy.
“The new art fair wants to be a “change agent” with more collaboration, global locations and a hyperlocal New York scene." - The New York Times, September 10, 2021
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2021 PARTICIPANTS
Asya Geisberg (New York, NY) with ada gallery (Richmond, VA)
Richard Beavers Gallery (Brooklyn, NY) with Ilèkùn Wa (Brooklyn, NY)
Ross + Kramer (New York, NY & East Hampton, NY) with STEMS (Brussels, Belgium)
MOTHER (Beacon, NY) with SUNNY NY (New York, NY)
Over The Influence (Los Angeles, CA; Hong Kong, CN; Bangkok, TH) with REGULARNORMAL (New York, NY)
New Discretions (New York, NY) with THE PILL® (Istanbul, Turkey)
Dominique Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) with Elijah Wheat Showroom (Newburgh, NY) and Superposition (Los Angeles, CA & New York, NY)
slag gallery (New York, NY) with Galerie RX (New York, NY & Paris, France)
Samsøñ (Boston, MA) with TERN (Nassau, The Bahamas)
HESSE FLATOW (New York, NY) with Tyler Park Presents (Los Angeles, CA)
The Proposition (New York, NY) with Nyama Fine Art (Martha's Vineyard, MA)
Western Exhibitions (Chicago, IL) with Tatjana Pieters (Ghent, Belgium)
Massey Klein (New York, NY) with bitforms (New York, NY)
LAUNCH F18 (New York, NY) with Seasons (Los Angeles, CA) and Dutton (New York, NY)
SEASON (Seattle, WA) with Dinner Gallery (New York, NY)
Trotter&Sholer (New York, NY) with Swivel Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)
“Future Fair Debuts in New York With an Experimental Co-Op Model—and Dealers Say It Has Delivered” - Artnet, September 10, 2021
“The Future Is Collaborative: A New Fair Embraces Unlikely Pairings and Profit-Sharing” - Hyperallergic, September 10, 2021
“VIDEO: Black Women In Visual Arts Visits Dumbo House to Talk Future Fair” - SOHO HOUSE, September 10, 2021
If you are interested in collaborating or working with Future Fair please email us at hello@futurefairs.com to discuss partnerships and other opportunities.
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TASTEMAKER’S SELECTIONS WITH ARTSY
ANWARII MUSA
Born in Queens, Anwarii Musa is a respected Art Advisor based in New York City. He brings more than a decade of experience in working within the contemporary art world advising private collectors and leading art acquisitions. Anwarii started his career at Sotheby’s in 2007 and founded ArtMatic in 2014, where he has built a vast and trusted network working with a variety of artists, collectors, dealers and institutions.
Click Here to view some of his favorite works from Future Fair on Artsy.
JONATHAN TRAVIS
Jonathan Travis is considered the go-to real estate broker for the art world in New York, with clients such as Anton Kern, Luhring Augustine, James Cohan, Bortolami, PPOW, and many more. His real estate deals have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Artsy, Artnet, and other publications.
Jonathan is also a dedicated supporter and collector of emerging artists, with a focus on narrative painting. In the last ten years, Jonathan's collection has grown to nearly 200 works which includes artists such as Sasha Gordon, Lenz Geerk, Anna Weyant, Matthew Wong, Arcmanoro Niles. Jonathan also organizes exhibitions on occasion including "Life Still", a digital exhibition for charity which raised over $40,000 for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the Food Bank for NYC.
Click Here to view some of his favorite works from Future Fair on Artsy.
SUE STOFFEL
Sue Stoffel is a collector who has long been involved with a broad range of New York’s visual arts institutions in a variety of roles: as patron, trustee, event planner, fundraiser, docent, lecturer and board development consultant.
True to her belief that Individual, Corporate Sponsorships, Foundation Grants and Government Funding are the four cornerstones of successful fundraising, her board memberships have included the Brooklyn Museum of Art and Creative Time. She has also been a longstanding member of the Contemporary Art Council of the Museum of Modern Art in NY and is currently a VIP ambassador to EXPO Chicago.
Sue Stoffel currently lives in New York City and advises private clients with a focus on emerging artists.
Click Here to view some of hers favorite works from Future Fair on Artsy.