For my first blog installation of #tbt (Throwback Thursday for the un-tech/acronym savvy out there like my dad who didn't know what "idk" was; oh the irony....) I'm going back two weeks ago to the SCOPE New York show because I have only now had time to sit down and organize this gigantic visually captivating post and write these short but sweet lines of really utter nothingness because what can you say about an art show that isn't apparent in the art itself? Well a few things because I'm obviously still writing but I will be brief: SCOPE New York is not SCOPE Miami Beach. The crowd is different, the weather is clearly different and most importantly the art is different. To me SCOPE New York was an exquisite mixture of contemporary art in such a wide variety of mediums that it truly makes you appreciate how far art has expanded its boundaries in the past century. I couldn't tell you my favorite piece because every time I turned the corner I saw something that I hadn't seen the day before that I became completely infatuated with, thus this image heavy post. That said let me quit with the chit chat get to the art already.
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| Set-up day |
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| Left: Peter Demetz for WHITE ROOM/Liquid Art System | Right: 11.12 Gallery |
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| Fabien Castanier Gallery |
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| Left: Krause Gallery | Right: Fabien Castanier Gallery |
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| Chashama |
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| Elizabeth Clement Fine Arts |
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| Alexander Krivoshoiw, L-Fusion |
Even the people attending and working for SCOPE embraced the fair by becoming vessels for displaying artistic jewelry, accessories and turning themselves into walking art pieces.
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| Kerry Miller courtesy of Lawrence Cantor Fine Art |
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| Digital and interactive art piece by Aerosyn-Lex Mestrovic courtesy of See | Me |
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| L'Inlassable Galerie |
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The final image below is a perfect metaphor for how I felt after the end of SCOPE New York. Exhausted but happy with a smile on my face not only because I was greeting people as they came in but also because, well, I was genuinely happy to be surrounded by amazing art and meeting a myriad of intriguing art enthusiasts like myself. However my vision was quite blurred by closing day and I did lose my voice completely for 4 days but you do what you gotta do and when it comes to art I'm pretty much willing to do anything. If you weren't able to make it out to SCOPE New York we missed you dearly and I hope that this post was a small insight on what happened in those 5 days and don't forget that you can visit us in Basel, Switzerland June 17-22 or Miami Beach in December!
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| VIMM Gallery |
All pictures courtesy of myself or SCOPE Art Show