Save the Date: The 2024 Aspen Art Fair at Hotel Jerome
Author:Lindsey ShookWhile many flock to Aspen during winter to ski and don western wear, the summer season is full of exciting events and ideal temps. And this year beginning July 29 through August 2, several of the most globally acclaimed fine and decorative art galleries including Southern Guild and Perrotin will fill the rooms of the historic Hotel Jerome for the inaugural Aspen Art Fair.
Organized in partnership with Aspen’s world class cultural institutions, the fair is set to attract international art dealers, collectors, artists and enthusiasts to absorb the mountain air while enjoying robust programing which will include exclusive home tours, a salon-style speaker series, artist prizes and residencies, performances, screenings, cocktail receptions, dinners and guided hikes.
“We have conceived a new type of cross-disciplinary art fair that aims to re-think, re-examine, re-engage and re-invigorate, connecting and convening a dynamic set of international and creative communities in Aspen in a luxurious, social setting,” says Aspen Art Fair co-founder, director and art world veteran Becca Hoffman. Hoffman, with the fair’s co-founder Bob Chase, owner of Aspen’s Hexton Gallery and a National Council Member of the Aspen Art Museum and Anderson Ranch Arts Center, are committed to creating a unique and highly-curated opportunity for connection, community and commerce, along with education and public programs. “Our goal is to add to the vibrant and expanding international contemporary art and cultural scene in Aspen, engaging residents and visitors with a program of compelling and relevant events annually at the fair and year-round in one of the most desirable luxury destinations in the world,” said Chase.
Courtesy of the artist and RYAN LEE Gallery, New York.
This year the Anderson Ranch Arts Center will select one artist from the fair to win their Artist Prize that will include a one-week visit to the Ranch with access to work in the studios across various disciplines, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, photography, new media, furniture design, woodworking, performance, installation and interdisciplinary projects. The selected artist will join a notable lineage of visiting artists to the Ranch including Catherine Opie, Theaster Gates, Julie Mehretu, Mickalene Thomas, Tom Sachs, Kenny Scharf, and Ed Ruscha, among others. “Aspen Art Week continues to gain momentum, and the introduction of the Aspen Art Fair at the Hotel Jerome presented by 74tharts is sure to become a cornerstone of the exciting summer events schedule,” said Anderson Ranch President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Waanders. “Anderson Ranch Arts Center is thrilled to be showing prints from our acclaimed editions program at the fair. We will feature the work of top contemporary artists who have recently visited Anderson Ranch and made work within our editions program. We look forward to engaging with the local and international community and participating in the fantastic programming surrounding the art fair.“
What we are excited about: Southern Guild—one of L.A.’s newest and most exciting galleries—will have a booth featuring a bronze sculpture by Zizipho Poswa, photographic works by Zanele Muholi, mixed-media abstract paintings by Kamyar Bineshtarigh and Alexandra Karakashian, figurative paintings by Manyaku Mashilo, Terence Maluleke and Ayotunde Ojo and collectible design by Cheick Diallo and Charles Haupt. The works on show highlight themes of language, loss and healing, opening space to recognise and transcend individual and cultural trauma, particularly as a result of racial and gender-based bias, geographic dislocation and human migration. Read more about the entire programming schedule, gallery line up and more at the official Aspen Art Fair site.
