segunda-feira, 2 de fevereiro de 2015

Exploring an Expanded Field at the Outsider Art Fair

Marianne Schipaanboord with her artwork at the  Een Nieuwe Wind booth

Nowhere can you feel the silliness (and yet cloying realness) of the term "outsider art" more distinctly than at the Outsider Art Fair, which, by its very nature, is an insiders' affair.
Marianne Schipaanboord with her artwork at the Een Nieuwe Wind booth (click to enlarge)
Andrea Joyce Heimer, "When I began wearing all black in the ninth grade my parents thought I was practicing witchcraft & became convinced I was part of a teenage coven on Cottonwood Street." (2013)

Andrea Joyce Heimer, “When I began wearing all black in the ninth grade my parents thought I was practicing witchcraft & became convinced I was part of a teenage coven on Cottonwood Street.” (2013), at Lindsay Gallery (click to enlarge)
Sabhan Adam, "Untitled" (2005), mixed media on canvas, at Polad-Hardouin Gallery
Sabhan Adam, “Untitled” (2005), mixed media on canvas, at Polad-Hardouin Gallery
Peter Thomashow, "Wired" (2014), at Marlon Harris
Peter Thomashow, “Wired” (2014), at Marlon Harris
Manual Bauman, "Lucha Libre Diarama" at the Pardee Collection
Manual Bauman, “Lucha Libre Diarama” at the Pardee Collection
Works by Mary F. Whitfield at Galerie Bonheur
Works by Mary F. Whitfield at Galerie Bonheur
Mireille Delice, "Catastrophe de 12 Janvier" (c. 2010), Vodou banner (sequins and beads on fabric), at Indigo Arts Gallery
Mireille Delice, “Catastrophe de 12 Janvier” (c. 2010), Vodou banner (sequins and beads on fabric), at Indigo Arts Gallery
Angkasapura, "Untitled" (c. 2012), mixed media on found paper, at Henry Boxer Gallery
Angkasapura, “Untitled” (c. 2012), mixed media on found paper, at Henry Boxer Gallery
Detail of John Brill's "Every Boy's Dream" (2013) at Kent Fine Art
Detail of John Brill’s “Every Boy’s Dream” (2013) at Kent Fine Art
Paul Laffoley, "Copenhagen Cat Paradox" (2008), at Kent Fine Art
Paul Laffoley, “Copenhagen Cat Paradox” (2008), at Kent Fine Art
Untitled works by Susan Janow (both 2014) at Creative Growth Art Center
Untitled works by Susan Janow (both 2014) at Creative Growth Art Center
Work by Jerry the Marble Faun in the foreground and Larry Calkins in the background, at Jackie Klempay
Work by Jerry the Marble Faun in the foreground and Larry Calkins in the background, at Jackie Klempay
Embellished books by Martha Cruz at Healing Arts Initiative
Embellished books by Martha Cruz at Healing Arts Initiative
Drawings by Derrick Alexis Coard at Healing Arts Initiative
Drawings by Derrick Alexis Coard at Healing Arts Initiative
Solange Knopf, "Women and Birds (red)" (2012), colored pencil on paper, and "Spirit Codex No. 18" (2013), acrylic, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Solange Knopf, “Women and Birds (red)” (2012), colored pencil on paper, and “Spirit Codex No. 18″ (2013), acrylic, colored pencil, and graphite on paper, at Cavin-Morris Gallery
View of the fair
View of the fair
The booth of Rebecca Hossack Gallery
The booth of Rebecca Hossack Gallery
The Outsider Art Fair 2015, of which Hyperallergic is a media sponsor, continues at Center 548 (548 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, Manhattan) through February 1.