Contributed by Fay Sanders and Bob Szantyr / Spring fair season is here, and our annual tradition is to try to see as much art as possible in one day. This year, Spring/Break Art Show, located at 75 Varick Street, was less sprawling, recalling the spirit and energy of the event’s earliest years. The location made it a quick trip from the Future Fair in Chelsea via the 1 train. We were fortunate to be able to go on the preview days of the fairs, when all the gallerists still had a great deal of zip for conversation. Many of the artists were there, and it was a joy to talk shop — dyeing fabric, surface prep, the right tape for the job, and especially how community keeps their practices, and painting at large, moving. At the Future Fair, the participating galleries were eager to discuss their artists’ work and network with visitors. Both fairs had a mix of international and local artists, as well as familiar faces and rookie presentations. We saw a scrappier side of scene as the gallerists, feeling out the economic uncertainty of this moment, worked hard to connect art and artists with the right collectors. Check out the twelve paintings we most connected with — the ones we are still thinking about.
SPRING/BREAK Art Show, 75 Varick Street, New York, NY. May 6 – 12, 2025, Noon – 7pm.
2025 theme: PARADISE LOST + FOUND’ (P -/+)
Future Fair, 535W 28th Street, New York, NY. Friday, May 9, 2025, 2 PM – 7 PM; Saturday, May 10, 2025, 12 PM – 6 PM.
About the authors:
Fay Sanders has exhibited with The Hole, The Lodge LA, La Loma Projects, Tchotchke Gallery, Field Projects and has held solo exhibitions at Smith College and the Kupferberg Center for the Arts. This summer she will have an exhibition at the Vero Beach Museum of Art in Florida. A graduate of the Brooklyn College MFA Program and a Tufts/SMFA alumna, Sanders currently works in Queens, NY.
Bob Szantyr has shown his work at Field Projects, Mother-In-Law’s, Auxiliary Projects, and L.G. White at Galerie Jan Dhaese. He received his BFA from New York University and his MFA from CUNY Brooklyn College. Bob is currently adjunct faculty in NYU Steinhardt’s Department of Art and Art Professions and lives in the Hudson Valley.