Clio Art Fair

Clio Art Fair is an international contemporary art fair staged bi-annually in New York City, USA. It focuses on independent visual artists, without any exclusive NYC gallery representation.[1][2][3][4]

Clio Art Fair
Statusactive
GenreArt Fair
FrequencyBiannually - March and October
Location(s)New York City, United States
Inaugurated2014 (2014)
FounderAlessandro Berni
Websiteclioartfair.com

The purpose of the fair is to bring together artists and curators, collectors and art critics without any long term mediator.[5][6][7]

History

Clio Art Fair was started in 2014 by art dealer and philanthropist Alessandro Berni.[7][8] The name comes from Clio or Kleio, one of the nine muses in Greek mythology, representing history. Etymologically derived from the Greek root κλέω/κλείω: “to celebrate,” or “to make famous.” [8][9]

In its inaugural year, displayed 33 artists representing 16 countries.[10] In 2017, three years after its founding, the fair became bi-annual.[1] In 2018, the fair moved to the 335 west 35th street, New York, NY [11] allowing it to expand both its exhibitor base and floor space.[12] In 2019 and 2020 the fair has been hosted at 550 West 29th street, New York, NY 1001.[5][3] The October 2020 edition has been suspended because of the COVID-19 emergency.

Special projects
  • I want to go home, a section about the human migration topic. Curated by Asya Rotella, and happened during Clio Art Fair March 2019. Including works of: Michelangelo Pistoletto, Gilbert Salinas, Laura Mega and PonieO, among others.[7][8]
  • A nest watching an avalanche, a section about the environmental care. Curated by Misha Capnist and happened during Clio Art Fair Edition March 2020. Including works of: Thirza Cuthand (Whitney Biennial 2019), Giorgio Guidi, Minjin Kang, Jong Yong Yang and Tricia Healy, among others.[13]

Selected hosted artists

References
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  3. Maida, Desirée (2019-03-05). "Le fiere della New York art week di marzo 2019 | Artribune - Pagina 5". Artribune (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  4. "Armory Week 2018: Your Go-To Guide for All the Art Fairs". artnet News. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  5. Smith, Roberta (2019-03-06). "Armory Fair Week: Your Survival Guide". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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  8. "CLIO ART FAIR CONTINUES TO LIVE TO ITS MISSION". Artiholics. 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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  11. Halio, Grace (2018-02-26). "2018 Armory Week Art Fair Cheat Sheet". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  12. "Empowering Independent Artists continues to be the Clio Art Fair's Mis". ny-artnews. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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  15. "Clio Art Fair NY 2017 is now accepting applications | Artitute - Art News | Reviews". www.artitute.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
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