Fair Director’s Top Picks: New York

AFFORDABLE ART FAIR NEW YORK, FAIR DIRECTOR’S TOP ART PICKS

Affordable Art Fair New York is just around the corner so to get you in the mood for art, Fair Director Erin Schuppert has given us a sneak peek of her top picks from the NYC Fall 2022 edition (Metropolitan Pavilion, September 22 – 25)! You can look forward to a carefully curated selection of established exhibitors, rising stars, immersive programming and much more as we celebrate our 20th anniversary in New York!

With so much to see and do, it can be hard to know where to start. To help you plan your visit, Erin has put together a list of her favorite artworks that you’ll be able to peruse and fall in love with this September.

Read on to get inspired by Erin’s top art picks…

treat gallery, E. Brady Robinson, Skates, $500 (main image)

As soon as I saw this work, I knew I wanted to have it on my wall. This is from E. Brady Robinson’s Sk8r GRLS series, shot within the last two years, featuring female-identifying roller skaters in Baltimore. This image is funk, it’s disco, it’s fun, it’s escape, and that’s just what we all need after the pandemic.   

Young Soy Gallery, Russ Rubin, Temporary Cure For Existential Dread No. 29, $4,800

New Jersey-based artist Russ Rubin paints fantasy landscapes on wood in vintage frames. I love the idea of creating something so new and imaginative from something old and discarded.  

PxP Contemporary, Cortney Herron, She, $2,100

I I love the simplicity of this work by LA-based artist Courtney Herron. I am always drawn to portraits in which the viewer is confronted by the subject’s gaze, but the soft lines and muted palette of this painting balance that directness and make it feel approachable.    

Eleventh Hour Art, Alexa Esposito, Destructive Comfort, $4,500

I’ll be honest, I love a little drama! I’m drawn to the cinematic nature of this work by Alexa Esposito. It’s dark and dangerous, but seductive at the same time. There’s so much tension in this painting and I find myself creating an entire narrative in my head for the subjects.  

Arteria, Emilie Coquil, Ocean, $280 

The fine lines of these natural forms are so delicate and airy, but when I think about Emilie Coquil’s tactile process of printing lithography on porcelain, the work feels solid and grounded as well. Overall, this is a balanced and calming piece that I could live with in any space.  

Manifest Destiny Art, Yelena Lezhen, White Horse, $1,600

I am fascinated by the surrealist worlds created by Ukrainian-born artist Yelena Lezhen. They are dreamscapes, mythologies, and fables. Her works require close examination and with each viewing, new details reveal themselves.    

Marisol Art NYC, Mariana Tripoli, New Vibes I, $500

I’m a big fan of textile art and I particularly like the colors that Mariana Tripoli uses in this work because they feel like summer. The pieces overall is harmonious and lyrical in its balance and simplicity.

Lynn Saverese Photography, Lynn Savarese, Red Ball Crescent Moon I, $4,750

I’ve recently hopped on the horoscope bandwagon, so I’ve been into images of the stars and the moon, but as a Floridian, I always come back to the sea. Lynn Savarese’s photographs often depict water and I love that at the end of the day, this celestial image is just a red ball enjoying itself in the pool.

Spence Gallery, Emily Carriere, Eye of the Storm, $450

This Emily Carriere work is very glam and a little moody in its contradictions. It’s reflective and bright, yet abstract and oddly organic. It channels my inner rock-star energy and I like to pull that out every now and then.

JCamejo Art, Juan Abuela, Pressure XIII, $5,500

Juan Abuela’s work is all about balance and counterbalance and this piece is a great example of that. You have two materials- wood, which is of nature, and concrete, which is man-made- working in tandem to create this beautiful form. I also love these colors, which give the work a warm energy. 

Thanks Erin! To see these and 1000s more affordable, contemporary artworks at the fair, make sure you get your All-Access Passes to come all weekend long and bring a guest and be sure to check out our full Exhibitor Listing to discover your next favorite artist!