SeaFair: Art Aboard…

by Art Fag City on August 14, 2007 · 21 comments Events

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Have art fairs have finally reached an apex of absurdity? SeaFair, a temporary art exhibit for collectors on a cruise ship, answers this question by facilitating every collectors desire to sail and shop at the same time. But just what kind of art can you purchase at such a fair? Nothing good that’s for sure. A brief look at the fair’s exhibitor list reveals a number of D list galleries lined up to show. ACA, a gallery currently on the roaster represents such luminary political artists as Irene Hardwicke Olivieri, Artmosphere, an exhibition space that not only boasts the worst name in the business, but sports an array of second rate Warhol’s on their website also promises to feature work, as does Forum Gallery, whose artists include flower figurist Maria Tomasula, and doom and gloom artist Steven Assael. And yet, for some reason this list also includes a smattering of more reputable galleries including Nancy Hoffman gallery, who is a member of the ADAA and Moti Hasson, a new, but reasonably good gallery.

But whatever. The boat will be in Miami this December, which I suppose simply gives us one more reason to get upset about the growing ostentation of collector culture.

Related: Felix Salmon, Alexandra Wolfe

Additional Note: Art aboard is a turn of phrase featured on the SeaFair website, and should not be mistaken for a title I endorse.

{ 21 comments }

brad August 14, 2007 at 8:33 pm

c’mon, the quasi-funny title “art aboard” is the best part of the whole enterprise. (Once viewers are on board, will they suffer from “see sickness”?)

brad August 14, 2007 at 8:33 pm

c’mon, the quasi-funny title “art aboard” is the best part of the whole enterprise. (Once viewers are on board, will they suffer from “see sickness”?)

brad August 14, 2007 at 8:33 pm

c’mon, the quasi-funny title “art aboard” is the best part of the whole enterprise. (Once viewers are on board, will they suffer from “see sickness”?)

brad August 14, 2007 at 4:33 pm

c’mon, the quasi-funny title “art aboard” is the best part of the whole enterprise. (Once viewers are on board, will they suffer from “see sickness”?)

Moti Hasson August 15, 2007 at 12:26 pm

Thank you Art Fag city(and google too) for bringing this to my attention.
My gallery has NO intentions showing with Seafair.
Please make sure this statement is also released on your blog.

Kind regards,

Moti Hasson

Moti Hasson August 15, 2007 at 12:26 pm

Thank you Art Fag city(and google too) for bringing this to my attention.
My gallery has NO intentions showing with Seafair.
Please make sure this statement is also released on your blog.

Kind regards,

Moti Hasson

Moti Hasson August 15, 2007 at 8:26 am

Thank you Art Fag city(and google too) for bringing this to my attention.
My gallery has NO intentions showing with Seafair.
Please make sure this statement is also released on your blog.

Kind regards,

Moti Hasson

Cyrano August 16, 2007 at 2:30 pm

We need to assemble an art pirate ship. Load the cannons!!! Or Canons?

Cyrano August 16, 2007 at 10:30 am

We need to assemble an art pirate ship. Load the cannons!!! Or Canons?

Art Fag City August 16, 2007 at 2:41 pm

Ha! Best. Idea. Evar!

Art Fag City August 16, 2007 at 2:41 pm

Ha! Best. Idea. Evar!

Art Fag City August 16, 2007 at 2:41 pm

Ha! Best. Idea. Evar!

Art Fag City August 16, 2007 at 10:41 am

Ha! Best. Idea. Evar!

Suspected Homosexual August 17, 2007 at 12:54 pm

This is absolutely hilarious. Just when we Miamians thought it could not get any more absurd….

Suspected Homosexual August 17, 2007 at 12:54 pm

This is absolutely hilarious. Just when we Miamians thought it could not get any more absurd….

Suspected Homosexual August 17, 2007 at 12:54 pm

This is absolutely hilarious. Just when we Miamians thought it could not get any more absurd….

Suspected Homosexual August 17, 2007 at 8:54 am

This is absolutely hilarious. Just when we Miamians thought it could not get any more absurd….

geneva henderson July 11, 2008 at 1:56 am

just curious….was this ship in Jacksonville, florida his week?

Is there going to be an art show here?

g

geneva henderson July 11, 2008 at 1:56 am

just curious….was this ship in Jacksonville, florida his week?

Is there going to be an art show here?

g

geneva henderson July 11, 2008 at 1:56 am

just curious….was this ship in Jacksonville, florida his week?

Is there going to be an art show here?

g

geneva henderson July 10, 2008 at 8:56 pm

just curious….was this ship in Jacksonville, florida his week?

Is there going to be an art show here?

g

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