December 16, 2009
Hey Artloggers, welcome to the Weekly Connect Newsletter. With the holidays upon us, we present to you tips for buying affordable art in the city. Williamsburg, Dumbo and the Lower East Side are three of the neighborhoods where you can explore 15-20 emerging art galleries in just a few hours. Don't just take our advice for it, before you head out visit Artlog.com to create your own neighborhood art guide & itinerary.
In the city, head to the LES for a visit to established galleries like Woodward, James Fuentes and Sloan Fine Art who often deal in big names like Warhol, but also represent an impressive array of emerging artists. Newcomers and trendsetters like Rachel Uffner, Lisa Cooley and Invisible-Exports, whose Artist of the Month Club is making quite a splash in the art world, are well worth a visit. For affordable photography and fine art, a LES must is the Jen Bekman Gallery located just one block from the New Museum. Her popular website, 20x200, lets you purchase incredible fine art and photography at price points ranging from $20 to $2,000 without ever leaving the couch!
In Williamsburg, within a ten block radius off the famous Bedford St. L stop, you can find some of the hottest local artists at Like the Spice, Front Room, and Cinders or artists from around the world at Pierogi, Causey Contemporary or Slate. In Dumbo, just south of Williamsburg, you can visit 111 Front St. and see up to 20 galleries on a single floor. Many of the galleries like Randall Scott, Klompching, Kris Graves and Caption represent a wide array of fabulous photographers.
Also check out the Aperture Foundation’s Holiday online print sale. And if you are looking for something really affordable and a collectors item, look into Anna and Tess Knoebel's new publication, Abe’s Penny, which playfully mixes poetry, art and a magazine into artist designed postcards sent directly to your home!
Finally, check out our new blog feature, the Art World Roundup by Danielle Mund, which provides a quick take on the week's major art news.
