If New York’s two biggest art fairs, the Armory Show and Frieze, skew blue-chip, the Art Dealers Association of America’s Art Show has a much different air about it. Mid-size galleries take the spotlight, often bringing with them work by under-recognized stars still awaiting their due.
This year’s edition, which opened with a preview benefiting the Henry Street Settlement, offered more of that, bringing with it plenty of discoveries and lots of understated art to admire. Bringing together 78 exhibitors from its national membership to the Park Avenue Armory in the Upper East Side, the aisles were thrumming as visitors strolled among the booths.
Below, a look at the six best booths at the fair, which runs until Sunday.