LIFE - Affordable Art Fair


There's now a reason to go to an art gallery besides drinking complementary wine. While the artistic value of art is subjective, the monetary value of art is really, really overpriced. The word 'affordable' is almost as subjective as art, and art collection, much like the drug game, is a dealer's market, and you're not not going to buy some drugs. So for the art collectors out there who have fewer than 2 sets of monocles and decorative canes, the Affordable Art Fair is your chance to invest in art that won't cost more than your entire apartment, and you can probably get some free wine.

Attempting to take the elitism and financial restrictions off this activity of the pseudo-intellectual aristocrats of the upper east side, the AAF finally lets the starving artist be supported by people who should support them: the starving collector. With over 50 international galleries represented and art priced as low as 100 McChicken Sandwiches (that's 100 dollars in poor-speak) and as high as $10,000 (which isn't even as much as your art history degree, so it's still affordable), you can rub elbows with naive new collectors and elitists who find slumming it to be charming.

So it's time to roll up those poster versions of classic paintings and start decorating your apartment properly: with poster versions of up and coming artists. The fair runs from September 30th to October 3rd. With workshops in easy-to-understand colloquial language, like "Get Your Art On," to make you savvy, and tickets from $15-20 (or free if you're one of those rare art collectors under 12), you're sure to feel classy even in sneakers. Don't miss FREE admission Friday from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m, just don't expect to join the proceeding yacht party in your commoner street attire.

The Affordable Art Fair [www.aafnyc.com]; 7 West 34th Street btw 5th and 6th ave; Flatiron District, Manhattan; 212.255.2003
Thurs-Sat 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sun from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m

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