Exhibition

Affordable Art Fair NYC will return to the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea this Fall for its 30th edition in the city. Here, visitors can find an inspiring and friendly atmosphere to browse thousands of original contemporary paintings, sculptures, photographs, and prints showcased by a myriad of local, national, and international exhibitors. With contemporary artwork from more than 400 established artists and rising stars, and price points ranging from $100-$10,000, there is something to suit every taste and budget whether you’re a first-time buyer or a seasoned collector. With two fair editions held annually, Affordable Art Fair NYC is the ideal family day or creative evening with friends.

With one edition already under its belt within the world of COVID’s “new normal”, the fair has lined up a boutique roster of over 60 local, national, and international exhibitors. A handpicked selection of both new and returning exhibitors, artists and partners will set up booths across the Metropolitan Pavilion from September 23rd through the 26th, offering a safe layout for patrons to peruse, shop and discover contemporary art around every corner.

In honor of its 30th edition, Affordable Art Fair NYC will bring back popular late-night events and special hours, such as Art After Dark, the “after-hours” soiree for adults on Thursday, September 23rd, and Stroller Hours, the family-friendly hour dedicated to parents and little ones, with doors open ing before the public for a hassle-free shopping experience on Saturday, September 25th and Sunday, September 26th from 10am-11am. In addition, we’ll bring back our Trade Hours on Friday, September 24th free for interior designers and decorators, architects, art consultants, and their clients, to explore thousands of artworks while engaging with our galleries on a professional level like never before at Affordable Art Fair NYC Fall.

For more details, visit AffordableArtFair.com.

WHEN: 9/23 – 9-26; Th (noon-9), F (noon-8), Sat (11-8), Sun (11-5)
Private View 9/22; W (6-9)
Art After Dark 9/23; Th (6-9)

WHERE: Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011

When socialite-turned-designer Lilly Pulitzer’s simple shift dresses hit the fashion scene in the early 1960s, their eye-catching, whimsical prints made them instantly recognizable. Yet few people know that most of those prints were designed by Key West artist Suzie Zuzek (Agnes Helen Zuzek de Poo, American, 1920–2011). Zuzek was a staff designer for Key West Hand Print Fabrics, where Pulitzer sourced most of her fabrics—and all of her prints—between 1962 and 1985, the period during which Pulitzer owned and oversaw the company that bears her name. Zuzek’s prolific imagination fueled Pulitzer’s runaway success. The unexpected combination of classic sportswear styling with playful, eclectic patterns defined a uniquely American style, often spotted on fashion icons such as First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.

Suzie Zuzek for Lilly Pulitzer: The Prints That Made the Fashion Brand is the first museum exhibition to reveal the nature and scope of Zuzek’s artistic contribution to the quintessential Pulitzer style. Included in the exhibition are more than 35 original watercolor and gouache design drawings by Zuzek, alongside finished screen-printed textiles and some of the fashions that made them famous. The works on view include ten drawings recently acquired for the museum’s collection through a gift from the Key West Hand Print Fabrics archive, now privately owned.

Zuzek’s designs showcase her creative treatment of subjects ranging from mythical creatures to cosmology to the flora and fauna of the Florida Keys. Her palette was typically naturalistic, employing both the brilliant hues of the tropical flowers and the subtle browns, ochres, and grays used in her renderings of animals. When used as fabrics for the the Pulitzer collections, Zuzek’s designs were printed in the beyond-bright, vivid colors the brand is famous for. The exhibition will demonstrate the process of translating an artist’s rendering to fabric, and ultimately fashion, through silkscreen printing.

WHEN: Now through Sunday, January 2, 2022

WHERE: Cooper Hewitt Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128

ADMISSION: Free. Click here to reserve your free ticket.