Intersect Aspen announces details of August 1-5 pop-up art fair
Saul Steinberg, Untitled,1986-90. Felt marker, crayon, and pencil with erasures on paper, 14.5 x 19.5 in. 37 x 49.5 cm. Photo: Courtesy TOTAH.
NEW YORK, NY
.- This years pop-up edition of Intersect Aspen, taking place August 1 through 5 at the Aspen Ice Garden, will showcase 30 galleries from 26 cities, and will feature a wide array of special programming taking place daily. Intersect Aspen will open with a VIP Preview Brunch on Sunday, August 1 from 10am to 11am, followed by a Public Opening Reception from 11am to 12pm. The Fair will be open to the public daily, August 1 through 5 from 11am to 5pm, and will also be presented online at Artsy.net from August 1-19, 2021. Intersect Aspens VIP Closing Breakfast hosted by UOVO will take place from 10am to 11am on August 5.
Photo: Tête-à-Tête Productions, courtesy of Pace
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