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“I think if you placed me almost anywhere and gave me a camera you could return the next day to find me photographing,” the celebrated American photograher Robert Adams once said. This abstracted picture of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on view at the esteemed Fraenkel Gallery reveals his mastery of the medium. There will be many exciting highlights to look out for, including 21POP, a special installation by Stanlee Gatti celebrating the Arion press. The installation will highlight the storied San Francisco–based press through a demonstration of the Arion’s entire printing process.
Jessica Silverman
The largest work, Black Forests (2021), echoes the thousands of acres of California’s woods turned obsidian black by wildfires. But, there’s a recalibrated animism to Chongbin’s work, as if the paper retains the trees’ sensitivity. Every edition of Fog opens with a preview gala supporting exhibitions and education programmes at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA). At this year’s party, San Francisco, a city with notably bad fashion, did its best, though I still noticed dozens of black sneakers poking out beneath dress pants. Looking up from the sea of Sambas and New Balances, I was surprised to see an incredibly well-dressed John Waters standing by a row of tuxedoed busboys, surveying the scene. “Three Fates” explores mythological concepts of destiny, with the fates represented in Greek mythology as three separate female figures who even held dominion over the future of the gods.
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For its ninth edition next year, FOG Design+Art will gather 48 galleries in 45 booths at the Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture in San Francisco. The fair will run from January 19 to January 23, with a preview gala on January 18. That gala will benefit the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and is co-chaired by ARTnews Top 200 Collectors Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg. Forty-five galleries from the Bay Area and around the globe are expected to exhibit at Fog, while a score of local galleries will also be opening new shows and presenting special events in their own spaces. Those exhibitors include Anthony Meier Fine Arts, Cult Aimee Friberg Exhibitions, Haines Gallery and Jenkins Johnson Gallery. David Zwirner, Pace Gallery and Tina Kim Gallery will be among the representatives from New York, while David Gill Gallery, Gallery Fumi and Sarah Myerscough Gallery will be making the trip from London.
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This year marks a special milestone with the introduction of FOG FOCUS, a platform showcasing art by young and underrepresented artists. Marcin Rusak’s Perma collection, exclusive to London’s Sarah Myerscough Gallery, will be a key feature at Sarah’s booth this year. Marcin’s innovative furniture-sculptures are made using the excess accumulated by florists; the discarded flowers are transformed into something eternal. “When I discovered them in Morocco, the prayer rugs and the architecture with the arches, I became fascinated with the idea of the feeling of ascension, ascension through this arched form,” says Sheila Hicks of the inspiration behind her prayer rugs.
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Othello won hearts with his large-scale ceramic sculptures of mundane objects radiating with bright colors and fluid forms at Art Basel’s Meridians section, where he had showed with San Fransisco’s own Jessica Silverman Gallery. Now, he continues his star-making gesture at the West Coast fair with this small metallic-hued biomorphic form that poses in an eerily erotic manner. “In the face of the isolating situation, I focused on depicting my spaces and surroundings,” writes the Dominican Republic–based artist on her new series of paintings, shown at Berggruen Gallery. Judy Chicago’s “Garden Smoke” series was created in response to the artist’s experience during the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. Chicago staged and photographed vibrant colored smoke sculptures in her home garden in New Mexico.
Standout Works to See at FOG Design+Art in San Francisco
FOG Design+Art Fair has become a cornerstone event for the West Coast's design and arts communities and beyond. Its unique blend of art and design, coupled with dynamic programming and a community-led approach, sets it apart. As the fair continues to evolve, it remains a beacon of creativity and a gathering point for those passionate about the arts, honoring its commitment to championing art and design in its historic Fort Mason setting. This year welcomes eight first-time exhibitors, including AGO Projects from Mexico City and Galerie Max Hetzler from Berlin, alongside local galleries like Catharine Clark Gallery. These new additions highlight the fair's global appeal and its role as a melting pot of diverse artistic expressions.
Fog also plans to present a series of talks with artists and curators, performances as well as screenings as part of the fair’s programming, with themes that range from the metaverse to NFTs. FOG Talks, a series of discussions curated by committee member Susan Swig, will delve into relevant topics in art, design, technology, and contemporary issues. These talks are integral to the fair's mission, fostering critical dialogue and intellectual exchange among its attendees. FOG FOCUS will feature nine exhibitors alongside art installations, activations, and performances. Notably, there will be a collaborative exhibition by Creative Growth Art Center, Creativity Explored, and NIAD, spotlighting contemporary works by Bay Area artists with disabilities.
“The return of FOG is a very hopeful moment reminding us how art builds and sustains community,” said San Francisco gallerist Jessica Silverman. “The fair provides us with a platform to strengthen our relations with West Coast institutions and share the depth of our roster with collectors,” said Kim. “It’s wonderful to see museum curators and leaders from all over the country, particularly given the growing conversation around what new models of museums will look like in the coming years,” said fair co-chair Wayee Chu. But she lamented the absence of student groups that typically visit with their schools. “This is a very personal work drawn from the artist’s memory, and it resonated with me, our curators and donors,” said ICA Miami director Alex Gartenfeld, who visited the fair remotely this year.
Judy Chicago at Jessica Silverman
Diane Arbus, Zoe Leonard, Susan Meiselas, Lorna Simpson, Francesca Woodman and Stephanie Syjuco are among the artists included from the McEvoy Family Collection, as well as newly commissioned presentations by Marcel Pardo Ariza, Carolyn Drake and Chanell Stone. “We’re thrilled to kick off the new art season in San Francisco at FOG,” said Hauser and Wirth president Marc Payot after the gallery sold a whopping 20 works on opening day. Works by a cross section of the gallery’s artists and estates it manages, were placed into some of the “most rigorous, esteemed private collections in Northern California,” he said. Of the fair’s 45 exhibitors (down just a notch from 48 exhibitors in 2020), 10, or more than 20 percent, were first-time exhibitors, including Friends Indeed, as well as Alexander Berggruen, Cult Aimee Friberg Exhibitions, Michael Rosenfeld, Nina Johnson, Pt. Both local galleries and those that visited from around the U.S. (plus a few international names) reported healthy sales and a strong showing from important private and institutional collections.
“Teresita Fernández is a great example of an artist who has been championed by San Fransisco over the years, including a major site-specific public commission at the Park Tower at Transbay last year,” partner Jessica Kreps tells Galerie. Bringing together leaders in art, design and technology, the annual FOG Talks is always something to look forward to. Taking place alongside the fair, the talks offer engaging perspectives on some of today’s most buzzworthy themes, like what to know about the burgeoning NFT market, the future of art museums, and even a deep dive into the region’s incredible collection of public murals.
Seeing an opportunity to correct the dearth of opportunities for young artists in the city, Fog launched a new invitational sector to include galleries that otherwise would not have participated, offering space at a lower price in the art school’s former footprint. Chris Perez, a member of the Fog Focus steering committee, stressed the importance of including “local galleries that should be represented but might not otherwise have the opportunity”. Enjoy early access to the fair’s prominent selection of forty-five twentieth-century and contemporary design dealers and leading art galleries — plus entertainment, culinary delights, and cocktails by design.
West Coast artist Hun-Chung Lee transforms harsh materials like marble and concrete into soft, painterly sculptures using a 15th-century Korean celadon glazing technique. For the 2022 edition of FOG Art + Design, Lee is presenting a new selection of chairs that are sure to mesmerize. In addition, to the 45 stands in Fog’s main sector and nine galleries participating in Fog Focus, Creative Growth Art Center, Creativity Explored and NIAD are co-presenting an exhibition of works by Bay Area artists with disabilities. Anthony Meier, a storied Bay Area gallery, is showing two pared-down Etel Adnan paintings and an envelope on which the late artist had painted a sketch of Mount Tamalpais. The gallery’s stand also features notable works by artists Dave Muller and Jesse Schlesinger. ICA San Francisco extended its hours this weekend to include Sunday because it received over 700 RSVPs for Chris Martin’s project “Ancient As Time.” And since its opening in November, Lands End by FOR-SITE Foundation, has welcomed over 10,000 visitors.
Building on FOG’s longstanding commitment to cultural institutions, the fair’s Preview Gala is honored to continue its crucial support of SFMOMA’s exhibitions and education programs. FOG represents a key moment in which the local and global community congregate to engage in critical dialogue, artistic exchanges, and a shared passion for creative pursuits. Enjoy early access to the fair’s prominent selection of forty-five exhibitions by twentieth-century and contemporary design dealers and leading art galleries — plus entertainment, culinary delights, and cocktails by design. After the San Francisco Arts Institute closed last year, its Fort Mason campus was left empty.
Celebrate and explore the work of some of the most innovative contributors to the worlds of design and visual arts. FOG Design+Art fair assembles leading international galleries and design dealers plus exciting public programming for an unforgettable experience unique to San Francisco. FOG Design+Art fair assembles leading international galleries and design dealers, plus exciting public programming for an unforgettable experience unique to San Francisco. FOG Design+Art Fair assembles leading international galleries and design dealers plus exciting public programming for an unforgettable experience unique to San Francisco. Celebrating today’s most significant creatives and leading contributors to the worlds of design and visual arts, the fair assembles 45 leading international galleries; prominent 20th-century and contemporary design dealers; and a weekend of exciting programs.
Working from a studio in Chiba, Japan, Hamana creates jars that are traditionally named tsubo. The artist’s instinctive approach to his subjects result in distinctly-shaped, meditative sculptures that are humble in their visual presence yet visually arresting thanks to his meticulous glazing process. The last thing I saw during the preview gala on Wednesday (17 January) was Untitled (Human Mask) (2014) by Pierre Huyghe, loaned by the Kramlich Family Foundation and on display in the fair’s black box theatre. The haunting video documents an abandoned sake house near Fukushima where a masked figure with long black hair attempts to serve long-gone customers. Its inclusion at Fog disrupts the sense of division between the “art world” and the “world”, reminding visitors of the power of art. Many local galleries, perhaps in a nod to the theme, are showcasing Bay Area artists at the fair this year.
The gallery’s initial sales included two works by Sam Gilliam, a 1971 painting for $750,000 and a 2021 work on paper for $180,000; three editions of a 2021 sculpture by Lynda Benglis, each priced at $175,000; three editions of a 2021 digital installation by Leo Villareal, each for $150,000. (San Franciscans can also currently see the western span of the Bay Bridge illuminated by Villareal’s Bay Lights light sculpture). Tina Kim Gallery, which was participating in FOG for the second time, reported sales for works by Ha Chong-Hyun, Park Seo-bo, Kim Tschang Yeul, and Kibong Rhee, each in the price range of $100,000 to $300,000. Located in the Pier 2 building, previously occupied by the San Francisco Arts Institute, FOG FOCUS is an ode to the institute's role as a cradle for emerging talent and a vital element of the city's creative landscape. Offering exhibition space at an accessible price point, FOG FOCUS is a testament to the fair's commitment to inclusivity and diversity. Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the FOG Design+Art Fair is set to captivate San Francisco once again from January 18-21, 2024, at the Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture.
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