The early-blooming daffodils may bow their trumpets in defeat amid the frosty trickery following Fool’s Spring, but no amount of rain and dreary weather can thwart the annual blossoming of New York City’s spring art fair season. Over the next few weeks, over a dozen art fairs will simultaneously sprout across NYC, each consisting of their own ecosystem of thematic presentations and desired audiences.
So without further ado, we present Hyperallergic’s annual spring art fair field guide for 2025 — a quick and easy lowdown on what to expect at each show, plus a few events and programs coinciding with the fair frenzy.
Independent Art Fair celebrates its Sweet 16 with over 130 artists across 83 international and domestic galleries. This year’s highlights include a posthumous solo presentation of unseen works by late performance artist Pope.L via Mitchell-Innes and Nash, a new body of Michelle Grabner’s work nodding to unsung custodial labor via Abattoir Gallery, and established curation on themes of ecology, Indigenous identity, and humor.