Post-Fair Expands for Its Second Edition With Broader International Reach

Post-Fair will return to Santa Monica from February 26–28 for its second edition, bringing 30 galleries—and 31 total exhibitors including the project space Untitled Love—back to the Art Deco former post office that helped define the fair’s early identity. Founded by Los Angeles dealer Chris Sharp, the fair debuted last year as a deliberately low-cost counterpoint to Los Angeles’s increasingly expensive fair landscape.

Its inaugural edition offered single-artist presentations at a flat fee and leaned into what Sharp in the Art Newspaper called an “economy of presentation, financial economy and economy of production”—a pared-down model intended to encourage experimentation and reduce the pressure to sell. That approach, held inside a 1938 post office whose open-plan layout kept installation minimal, won over exhibitors and institutions. Dealers praised the “collegial” atmosphere, the slower pace, and a visitor base that included curators from major institutions such as the National Gallery of Art and LACMA.

This year’s edition expands the fair’s international footprint with a stronger presence from Europe and Asia. New participants include Edouard Montassut (Paris), Lovay Fine Arts (Geneva), MISAKO&ROSEN (Tokyo), and P21 (Seoul). The roster also adds Anton Kern (New York), Eli Kerr (Montreal), and White Columns—marking a rare single-artist presentation for the New York institution.

“It has grown in scope,” Sharp told ARTnews in a phone interview, noting a more geographically diverse lineup and a wider spread of galleries at different stages of their trajectories. “I have to say I love this list. Some of these galleries don’t often do fairs in the U.S., and this is a tricky moment to get galleries to do fairs here at all.” Despite the expanded international reach, the fair remains intentionally compact, with a short run.

Like last year, Post-Fair will run for three days—Thursday through Saturday—maintaining what Sharp calls its “in-and-out” model. “I actually think all fairs should be three days,” he adds. “It keeps the energy high and the costs manageable.” The fair’s ethos—small scale, low costs, high intention—has resonated at a moment when many galleries are reconsidering the financial and logistical strain of the global fair circuit.

As Sharp puts it: “There’s no reason to grow it for growth’s sake. The space is special, and the size is right.” Full Exhibitor List Anton Kern, New YorkBel Ami, Los AngelesCASTLE, Los AngelesChris Sharp Gallery, Los AngelesCOOPER COLE, TorontoCruise Control Contemporary, CambriaEdouard Montassut, ParisEhrlich Steinberg, Los AngelesEli Kerr, MontrealGood Weather, Chicago & Little RockGordon Robichaux, New YorkHans Goodrich, ChicagoHarlesden High Street, LondonHouse of Seiko, San Francisco, Los AngelesKai Matsumiya, New YorkKAYOKOYUKI, TokyoLovay Fine Arts, GenevaMariposa, New York and Los AngelesMarta, Los AngelesMISAKO & ROSEN, TokyoOverduin & Co, Los AngelesParallel Oaxaca, Oaxaca & Mexico CityP·P·O·W, New YorkP21, SeoulRebecca Camacho Presents, San FranciscoRoland Ross, MargateTomio Koyama, TokyoTureen, DallasUntitled Love, Los AngelesWhite Columns, New YorkZERO , Milan