Now in its 19th year, Collect Art Fair returns (March 3–5) to Somerset House—the impressive neoclassical structure on the banks of the Thames—showcasing unique contemporary craft and design from close to 40 international galleries representing more than 400 living artist-makers. The fair attracted over 9,100 visitors in 2022.
“Collectors, interior designers, art advisors, and enthusiasts will be vying with arts institutions, such as the Victoria & Albert Museum, to buy and commission contemporary craft across disciplines and materials,” according to fair organizers. Fair-goers will discover works spanning ceramics, glass, lacquer, jewelry, metalwork, textiles and fiber, wood and paper, as well as reused, repurposed, and recycled materials.
Collect 2023 at Somerset House in the U.K. Photo: David Parry. Courtesy of Collect 2023.
A number of galleries from South Korea and Asia will be returning post-pandemic. “We’ve always had very good representation of Asian and East Asian work,” said Isobel Dennis, Fair Director at Collect, to Artnet News, “While collectors will still be seeing incredible work across a range of materials, I think it’s the subtleties and the richness of these cross-cultural influences that will be really exciting for audiences both on and offline.”
This year’s Collect also presents an opportunity to acquire work from makers who’ve been incubated by the Loewe Foundation, including Healim Shin (Siat Gallery, South Korea), Keeryong Choi (Bullseye Projects, USA), and Jaiik Lee (Gallery Sklo, South Korea), among others.
See some images of the fair below.
Keeryong Cho, presented by Bullseye Gallery. Photo: David Parry. Courtesy of Collect 2023.
Xanthe Somers, presented by Galerie REVEL. Photo: David Parry. Courtesy of Collect 2023.
Artist Alice Kettle, presented by Candida Stevens Gallery. Photo: David Parry. Courtesy of Collect 2023.
Cecilia Charlton, presented by Candida Stevens Gallery. Photo: David-Parry. Courtesy of Collect 2023.
Cube Gallery’s display. Photo: David Parry. Courtesy of Collect 2023.
Elodie Blanchard and Onka Allmayer Beck, presented by SEEDS Gallery. Photo: David Parry. Courtesy of Collect 2023.
The New Craftsmen. Photo: David Parry. Courtesy of Collect 2023.
Collect Art Fair, March 3–5, 2023, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA, United Kingdom.
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