This week the Art Southampton fair returned to Long Island for its sophomore outing, having nearly doubled in size since its inaugural edition last year. Now the fair, which continues through Sunday, boasts more than 90 galleries and a lineup of stand-out attractions including an Andy Warhol exhibition and a retrospective of New York Academy of Art alumni (ranging from Jean-Pierre Roy to Alyssa Monks) curated by Eric Fischl. The highlights even extend beyond the fair's tent, to outdoor installations of sculptures by Steinunn Thorarinsdottir, Alexandre Arrechea and Albert Paley.
In the booths, a playful, colorful aesthetic dominates. Los Angeles-based artist Desire Obtain Cherish's lollipop sculpture "Sugar Cane Meltdown" greets visitors to Unix Gallery's booth, while Dean Project has bright, shimmering popsicle sculptures by the artists Tim Berg and Rebekah Myers. Miami's Kavachnina Contemporary went with a slightly grungier aesthetic, highlighting a hyperrealist sculpture of a bare-chested biker, "All American" (2012), by Marc Sijan.
To see these and other highlights from Art Southampton 2013, click the slideshow.
Watch ARTINFO video of 60 Works in 60 Seconds at Art Southampton HERE.