Independent Art Fair Names 76 Galleries for May Debut at New Lower East Side Pier

Independent's 17th edition moves to Pier 36 this May with 76 exhibitors showcasing over 100 artists—70% in single-artist booths.

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Why it matters: Emerging artists gain crucial visibility through their New York debuts while collectors discover innovative contemporary work in an expanded, accessible Lower East Side venue.

Independent has announced the 76 exhibitors for its 17th art fair. The event will run from May 14–17 at a new location, Pier 36, in the Lower East Side.

What to Expect at the Fair

The fair will showcase work from over 100 artists. More than 70% of the booths will feature single-artist presentations. Some of these include Jason Fox at David Kordansky, Petra Cortright at Interval, and Taína Cruz at Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler. Comme des Garçons will also present a solo show by Rei Kawakubo.

Over one-third of the artists will have their first New York solo exhibition. This program is called "Independent Debuts." Artists like Omar Mismar at Secci, Arna Óttarsdóttir at i8 Gallery, and Nabeeha Mohamed at WHATIFTHEWORLD are part of this group.

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With its move to the Lower East Side, Independent is also inviting nearby galleries to exhibit for the first time. These include Spencer Brownstone Gallery, Kiang Malingue, David Peter Francis, and Post Times.

New Design and Installations

The new venue will feature a fresh look and feel. D_P_S (Diogo Passarinho Studio) is handling the exhibition design. Solid Objectives Idenburg Liu (SO–IL) will focus on the exterior. This ensures the fair fits in with its Lower East Side surroundings.

For the first time, Independent will also have sculptural installations throughout the fair. These include works by Gretchen Bender, presented by Sprüth Magers, and Francis Upritchard, brought by Anton Kern. Nikolas Ventourakis (via Callirrhoë) has been commissioned to create an installation at the entrance. It is inspired by his photographs of trash heaps.

Elizabeth Dee, Independent founder, shared her excitement. She noted that moving to Pier 36 allowed them to "shake things up." She expects the exhibition design, new commissions, and New York debuts to exceed expectations.

Exhibitor List

Exhibitor(s)	Location(s)	Artist(s)
12.26	Dallas	Julia Maiuri*
A Lighthouse called Kanata	Tokyo	Masanori Maeda*
Abattoir Gallery	Cleveland	Eleanor Conover*
Almeida & Dale x David Nolan Gallery	São Paulo; New York	Chakaia Booker and Miguel Rio Branco
ATLA	Los Angeles	Yoshikazu Tanaka and Kuniko Kinoto
april april x Romance	Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh	Aaronel deRoy Gruber
Spencer Brownstone Gallery	New York	Mira Dayal, Jane South, and Jaime Pitarch
Buchmann Galerie	Berlin	Bettina Pousttchi*
Callirrhoë	Athens	Nikolas Ventourakis*
Comme des Garçons	Paris	Rei Kawakubo
James Cope x Vardaxoglou	Dallas; London	Kentaro Okumura and Coco Young
Corbett vs. Dempsey	Chicago	David Hartt and Gregg Bordowitz
David Peter Francis	New York	Carrie Schneider
Double V	Paris, Marseille	Maximilien Pellet*
EUROPA	New York	Thomas McDonell
Fredericks & Freiser	New York	Danielle Roberts and Louisa Owen
James Fuentes	New York, Los Angeles	Oscar yi Hou, Stipan Tadić, Keegan Monaghan, Izzy Barber, and Hannah Lee
Hostler Burrows	New York, Los Angeles	Marianne Nielsen
House of Seiko	San Francisco, Los Angeles	Salvatore Pione and Steve Kahn
Hunt Kastner	Prague	Jaromír Novotný and Jiří Thýn
i8 Gallery	Reykjavik	Arna Óttarsdóttir*
Interval	London	Petra Cortright
Josey	Cologne	Terry Atkinson*
Galerie Judin	Berlin	Ian Davis
Jupiter	Miami Beach, New York	Ry Rocklen
Kerlin Gallery	Dublin	Dorothy Cross, Callum Innes, and Hazel O’Sullivan
Anton Kern Gallery	New York	Francis Upritchard
Kiang Malingue	Hong Kong, New York	Tseng Chien-Ying*
David Kordansky Gallery	Los Angeles, New York	Jason Fox
Tomio Koyama Gallery	Tokyo	Rika Minamitani*
Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler	Berlin	Taína Cruz
Silke Lindner	New York	Nina Hartmann
Lohaus Sominsky	Munich, New York	Hannes Heinrich*
Jane Lombard Gallery	New York	Via Lewandowsky, Massinissa Selmani, and Jane Bustin
Long Story Short	New York, Paris	Luisi Mera and Tomona Matsukawa
MARCH	New York	Dianna Settles
Mariposa	New York, Los Angeles	Alessandro Miotti*
Joel Mesler	East Hampton	The Estate of Joel Mesler
Charles Moffett	New York	Silvia Heyden
Moskowitz Bayse	Los Angeles	Anthony Miserendino*
OSMOS	New York	Anton Stankowski
Patel Brown	Toronto, Montreal	Laïla Mestari*
Kendra Jayne Patrick	Bern	Antonio Darden*
PENTIMENTI	Philadelphia	Dan Gunn*
PIBI Gallery	Seoul	Kyojun Lee*
Post Times	New York	Frank Gaard*
Praise Shadows	Boston	Helina Metaferia and Joiri Minaya
Ricco/Maresca Gallery	New York	Trude Viken
Diane Rosenstein Gallery	Los Angeles	John Brooks
Ruttkowski;68	New York, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Paris, Bochum	Stefan Strumbel and Brittany Miller
RYAN LEE	New York	Ina Gerken
galerie Sator	Paris	Pu Yingwei*
SAUER	Rio De Janeiro	“Impossible Flora: A Cabinet of Imagined Botanies”
SCHENKWEITZDÖRFER	Cologne	Keiyona Stumpf*
Sea View	Los Angeles	William Wright*
SECCI	Milan	Omar Mismar*
SGR Galería	Bogotá	Johan Samboni*
Jack Shainman Gallery	New York	Lyne Lapointe, Donyel Ivy-Royal, and Charisse Pearlina Weston
SOCO Gallery	Charlotte	Matt Kleberg
Mindy Solomon Gallery	Miami	Terri Friedman and Brittany Mojo
Sprüth Magers	Berlin, London, New York, Los Angeles	Gretchen Bender
Stems	Brussels	Michael Bühler-Rose
Superhouse	New York	Dan Friedman
Suprainfinit	Bucharest	Larisa Sitar*
The Breeder	Athens	Alexandra Christou*
The Meeting x David Petersen Gallery	New York; Minneapolis	Janine Iversen
The Sunday Painter	London	C. Mae Bloom, Ernesto Burgos, Patrick H. Jones, Piotr Bury Łakomy, Gillian Lowndes, and Nicholas Pope
Uffner & Liu	New York	Bernadette Despujols and Sacha Ingber
Vielmetter Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Samuel Levi Jones, Nate Lewis, and Robert Pruitt
WHATIFTHEWORLD	Cape Town	Nabeeha Mohamed*
White Columns	New York	A 20-year retrospective of White Columns editions.
YveYANG	New York	Anna-Maria Škroba and Raphael Egil

*Indicates Independent Debuts presentations.

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“This article highlights the upcoming 17th edition of the Independent art fair in New York, which is expanding to a new venue and featuring the work of over 100 artists, including many making their New York solo debuts. The fair is embracing its new Lower East Side location by inviting nearby galleries to participate. The new venue and design elements suggest a notable evolution and growth for the fair, with potential to reach a wider audience and have a ripple effect on the local art scene.”

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