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22.7.23

Hamptons Art Fair 2023 had a lot to brag about

The Hamptons Art Fair is the only international art fair in the region. This year it held 130 galleries and showed over 800 works of art. The art ranged from the well known Amoako Boafo to several Georgian artists that have yet to make a splash. Together it was a whirlwind art fair. I was impressed by its variety. It featured artists I have never heard of and whose work I have only just begun to discover. From Paul Bellaart's sensual photography to Neil Anthony Edwards's A New York Runways' cosmopolitan take on the city that never sleeps I enjoyed looking at all the art as it was refreshing to see. And I hope you will too appreciate it as much as I did. Enjoy.

1 Amoako Boafo, Joy Ade 2, 2018, Ghanaian

2 Paul Bellaart, D'eau, Dutch

3 Diary of a Blonde, Alicia Hobbs, 2022, American

4 Crosswalk, Geoffrey Johnson, American

5 David Hollier, Martin Luther King Jr., American

6 Neil Anthony Edwards, A New York Runway, African American

7 John Mazlish, Missed Connection, American

8 JP Kadzinski, Residence Square, French

10 Affectional Ties, Rom Isichei, Nigerian

11 Alexis Bruchon, La Rue Caulaincourt le Soir, 2022, French

12 Robert Freeman, Connections, American

13 Marcus Pummer, Today 4, Austrian

14 Peter Triantos, Black and White Abstract Portrait no.10, 2021, Canadian

15 Oluwole Omofemi, Untitled, 2023, Nigerian

16 Persimmon in winter, Gela Dumbadze, Georgian

17 Exodus, Kevin Sloan, American

18 Moses Zibor, I am behind you, 2023, Nigerian-Ghanaian

19 Kristin Simmons, Feeling Cray, American

20 Tanner Lawley, Love Spell, American

21 Marissa Robin Abendano, Restless No.3, American

22 Stock Brokers, Stephen Akinnire, Nigerian

23 Orchid and Limes, Pamela Carroll, American

23 Sonata, Dima Antadze, Georgian

24 Yellow Jacket, Kristina Vilenskiy, American

25 Tamaz KH, a hopeful future, Georgian

12.7.23

The wide diversity of the Atlantic World Art Fair 2023

The Atlantic World Art Fair 2023 brought together 12 galleries with close to 300 artworks from the Caribbean, Atlantic Islands and diaspora (artsy). This is the third edition of the fair and from the looks of it it promises to be engaging as it looks forward to the the future with more exhibits. Our first selection is a work by Dele Jegede an American Nigerian artist who rendered a scene from a Black Lives Matter demonstration. We don't know which city we're in but we're gripped by the dramatic stance of the figure before us. She is standing tall and holding her fist which appears enlarged. She is powerful and standing away from the demonstration she proudly announces her identity and message. Black Lives Matter which began as a denouncement of police brutality against African Americans continues today stronger then ever. Its message central to ending the senseless violence we continue to see to this day. Please enjoy this and the other works as they are full of diversity and speak of the great talent that is central to this region and is just waiting to be discovered.

1 Dele Jegede Black Lives Matter, 2021, American Nigerian