Fair Director’s Picks: NYC Fall 2024

This September we’re back with Affordable Art Fair NYC Fall for another art-packed edition.

In addition to 400 established artists and rising stars presented by 77 galleries, the fair will be filled with projects and programming. To name a few, we’ll host ArtPlacer‘s art hanging advisory sessions, large scale painting-by-numbers with FIT Art Market Studies, and a night of drinks, music, and one-of-a-kind artworks for our Art After Dark event.

So there’s lots to look forward to! Here are some of my top picks from the artworks on sale at the fair, imagined in interior spaces with a little help from ArtPlacer.

This Fall, I am really gravitating towards minimalist aesthetics, especially works about light and form. I also personally love purples and greens for Fall – spooky season can’t come fast enough! So, I’ve curated a selection of highlights from the fair that make me excited for cooler weather, that beautiful autumnal lighting, and the reset that my favorite season brings.

Ryota Shiga | Silent Conversation

This work by Japanese artist Ryota Shiga exudes innocence and coziness, especially at this intimate scale. It makes me want to curl up in a blanket with some milk and cookies and cuddle with my own teddy bear (AKA my dog).  

Ryota Shiga, ‘Silent Conversation’, 2024, oil on canvas, 11x9in, $1,200, SUOMEI M50 x FUCEAN. Room mockup created by ArtPlacer.

Jennifer McGregor | Iceberg 19

What I love most about Canadian artist Jennifer McGregor’s dreamy landscapes is how welcoming they are. Although the work is titled “Iceberg 19”, the color palette offers warmth. This is a place I want to visit, explore, and enjoy.

David Lineton | Molten  – Dusk

In his abstract Molten series, David Lineton combines his skill with light and composition, which he honed over a decade shooting for clients in the cosmetics, jewelry, beverage, and perfume industries. This image evokes the fluid and transitional period of dusk – both an end and a beginning.

Joungsook Kim | The Sound of Nature

Korean artist Joungsook Kim urges the viewer to communicate with nature, “the ultimate goal being absolute freedom.” The forms and textures in her work feel organic and the composition is harmonious, outside our technological world.

Joungsook Kim, ‘The Sound of Nature’, 2023, mixed media on canvas, 117×91 cm, $3000, Able Fine Art

María Isabel De Lince | Del Cielo A La Tierra

María Isabel De Lince’s landscapes reflect the human psyche and natural world, taking inspirations from the landscapes of her native Colombia. I love how swirling and mystical this painting feels, like I’m witnessing a supernatural event from across a glassy lake.

María Isabel De Lince, ‘Del Cielo A La Tierra’, 2024, oil on linen, 51x71in, $8000, Tourne Gallery. Room mockup created by ArtPlacer.

Sarah Ferguson | CINNABARFIZZ

Austin-based artist Sarah Ferguson explores light and color in her paintings. I love how dynamic and magical this work feels, like I am being drawn into another dimension.

Keld Van Patten | The Laid Table

Keld Van Patten explores the tension between artifice and truth in her works. She employs photography, collage, and re-photography to create still life images that examine kitsch and reality. I love that in this image there is a sense of chaos, but it’s also a very familiar scene, being a still life with fruit and flowers.

I hope to see you at the fair! Join us from September 25 – 29 at the Metropolitan Pavilion.

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