Winter 2018 Preview

Winter 20 www.afamag.com | w ww.incollect.com Happenings The Winter Show New Name/Revamped Show January 18-27, 2018; Opening Night Party, January 17 Park Avenue Armory, 67th Street and Park Ave., NYC For information, visit thewintershow.org/visit Celebrating its 65th year, The Winter Show, formerly the Winter Antiques Show, brings not only a new name but a new executive director, Helen Allen. Allen, who is versed in the contemporary fair world (a cofounder of PULSE, consultant on Art Basel Hong Kong, etc.) is keen on ensuring the traditional tenor of the show while bringing an innovative flair. “The Winter Show,” notes Allen, “represents the best in quality and features a dynamic range of works unrivaled by any other fair. Spanning 5,000 years of fine and decorative arts, from antiquities to contemporary photography, the show offers audiences of all ages an opportunity to discover something spectacular.” Adds Allen, “I am thrilled to join the show’s Co-Chairs Lucinda Ballard and Michael Lynch as well as my colleague Michael Diaz-Griffith. This is an exciting time of renewed energy and interest in decorative arts and design. We are eager to continue broadening our support base and plan to engage with new and existing audiences through programs and events throughout the year.” The 2019 show will feature 70 exhibitors who will offer a diversity of material and time frames. In addition to returning galleries, new dealers include Erik Thomsen Gallery (NY), Maison Gerard (NY), Charles Ede (London), and Les Enluminures (Chicago, NY), among others. Design chairs for the 65th anniversary year will be Victoria Hagen, Frank de Biasi, and John B. Murray. The 2019 loan exhibition Collecting Nantucket, Connecting the World will celebrate 125 years of collecting by the Nantucket Historical Association, presenting the best the Association has to offer in paintings, craft, and folk arts. The Winter Show is a benefit for East Side House Settlement — a community-based organization in the South Bronx. clockwise from far left Kondo Takahiro (b. 1958), Wave, 2016. Marbelized porcelain, silver mist glaze and cast glass. 42½ x 7¼ x 5½ in. Courtesy Joan B. Mirviss, Ltd. “Wisteria” Tiffany window, New York, 1900. 46½ x 30 in. Courtesy Macklowe Gallery. Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Ice Cream Serving Dish from the Mackey Service New York City, ca. 1878. Courtesy of Spencer Marks. View of The Winter Show 2018. Courtesy The Winter Show. Photo by Simon Cherry.