There’s a certain kind of alchemy that happens when you step into a hockey rink in the heat of July—especially when that rink is outfitted with wares from a litany of international art and design galleries.
Intersect returns to the Aspen Ice Garden for its 15th year with its largest number of exhibitors to date from July 29–Aug. 3. Although the broader art market is experiencing a bit of a slump, the elite Colorado enclave offers dealers plenty of opportunity to connect with knowledgeable collectors. “Aspen includes a unique art-loving collector community that moves without the financial restraints of some other areas,” notes the fair’s CEO, Tim von Gal.
But the fair’s reach is sure to extend far beyond the region’s veteran arts patrons. Boldface names taking up residence in the 16,000-square-foot venue include the beloved street artist Shepard Fairey, who will be the subject of a solo presentation at first-time exhibitor 212GALLERY of Aspen, and Michael Stipe, the legendary voice behind R.E.M., who will present photography and sculpture with Atlanta’s Jackson Fine Art.
An industry-spanning panel moderated by curator Carrie Scott will bring together Heidi Zuckerman, who just announced her departure from the Orange County Museum of Art, and photographer Maryam Eisler to discuss the latter’s recent publication, an ode to the American West. And don’t miss an immersive installation by Donna Isham, a recent artist-in-residence at Anderson Ranch Arts Center, courtesy of London’s Varvara Roza Galleries. With her husband, composer Mark Isham, the artist offers up a blend of sound and pigment that delivers an arresting multi-sensory landscape. For a second, it might rival the one you’ll see when you step outside the hockey rink back into the crystalline Aspen air.
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