Friedman Benda has collaborated with acclaimed artist Daniel Arsham on an immersive installation that breaks away from the traditional art or design fair constraints to transform the space into an imagined domestic setting. Wexler Gallery will create an immersive installation by artist and activist Roberto Lugo, that seamlessly fuses high design, graffiti, hip hop, craft history, pop culture, and porcelain.
Lebreton will present a rare exhibition of original works by Suzanne Ramié and the Madoura Studio. Ramié was one of the most influential ceramic artists of the twentieth century, known for experimenting with firing techniques, colorful enameled glazes, and references to ceramics of ancient civilizations. Moderne Gallery will be showing a selection of important, rare furniture, including Paul Frankl’s Speed Lounge Chairs and Coffee Table made for his own New York City apartment in 1933. Tracing further back, Erik Thomsen Gallery will bring large, medieval ceramic storage jars from Japan to the fair. Hand-built with uneven profiles and grainy surfaces, the anonymously-made objects came into favor over four hundred years ago by Japanese tea masters. Kerr Fine Art will present Africa: Traditions-Art-Design, a Curio that explores traditional sacred and ceremonial art and its continued impact on modern and contemporary aesthetics.
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