{"id":29153,"date":"2018-06-20T12:57:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T12:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=29153"},"modified":"2018-06-20T12:59:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T12:59:58","slug":"steal-summer-plans-from-art-fair-director-vanessa-seis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/steal-summer-plans-from-art-fair-director-vanessa-seis\/","title":{"rendered":"Steal Summer Plans From Art Fair Director Vanessa Seis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer is basically here, and while you probably have plans to head to the beach, what does your cultural calendar look like? One person that has hers mapped out is\u00a0Vanessa Seis, the\u00a0Affordable Art Fair New York Fall Director. “Summer is my favorite time in New York City. While others leave for the Hamptons or drive upstate to their vacation home, I love having the city to myself and indulge in the endless, and often free or outdoor programs the city has to offer. I feed off this creative energy and it inspires me as I prepare for the fall edition of\u00a0Affordable Art Fair NYC<\/a>,\u201d Vanessa says.<\/p>\n

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We caught up with Vanessa to pick her brain about her plans and give us the scoop on some out-of-the-box options you can do this summer.<\/p>\n

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Art Zealous: Favorite summertime activity<\/strong>
\nVanessa Seis:<\/strong> I would be lying if I said anything else but surfing. I love getting up while it\u2019s still dark out to be in the water by sunrise. There is nothing more rewarding\u2014It\u2019s challenging, yet so meditative.<\/p>\n

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photo \/\/ courtesy of NYC parks<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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AZ: Must-see summer exhibition?<\/strong>
\nVS:<\/strong> I would say \u201cDavid Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake at Night\u201d opening July 13 at the Whitney Museum of American Art<\/a>. Wojnarowicz was a largely self-taught artist and AIDS activist, and a member of the first wave of East Village artists in the 80s, alongside Kiki Smith, Nan Goldin, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. He created an extraordinary body of work spanning photography, painting, music, film, sculpture, and writing, and I\u2019m so excited to experience his work in what\u2019s promising to be the most complete presentation to date.<\/p>\n

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AZ: Favorite spot in NYC during the summer?<\/strong>
\nVS:<\/strong> An outdoor concert at the Prospect Park Bandshell<\/a> with a group of good friends.<\/p>\n

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AZ: What are your picks for summer activities in NYC?<\/strong><\/p>\n

VS:<\/strong> June 2-October 31<\/strong>,\u00a0Jacob Hashimoto,\u00a0The Eclipse\u00a0and\u00a0Never Comes Tomorrow<\/a>\u00a0on Governor\u2019s Island<\/p>\n

June 28th<\/strong>,\u00a0Peter Rabbit<\/a>\u00a0children\u2019s opera hosted by New Camerata Opera, who will also be performing at the Affordable Art Fair NYC fall edition<\/p>\n

June 21<\/strong>,\u00a0Cooper Hewitt Pride Night with Horrorchata and Friends<\/a>\u00a0at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum<\/p>\n

July 27<\/strong>,\u00a0Tinariwen \/ Cheick Hamala Diabate<\/a>\u00a0at Prospect Park Band Shell<\/p>\n

August 12<\/strong>,\u00a0NY Women\u2019s Surf Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0at the Montauk Beach House<\/p>\n

August 25<\/strong>,\u00a0Warm Up 2018<\/a>\u00a0at MoMA PS1<\/p>\n

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photo \/\/ New Camerata Opera<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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AZ: What can we look forward to for the next edition of the Affordable Art Fair?<\/strong>
\nVS<\/strong>: There are so many things I\u2019m excited about for this upcoming fall edition, and I\u2019m super proud of what the team has achieved so far: New Camerata Opera<\/a>, a young, New York-based opera company, is doing a fluid and live opera performance during our Thursday night event, Art After Dark. Lolita Cros, an amazingly talented independent curator who is currently based at The Wing<\/a>, is curating our Young Talent Exhibition in the entrance of the fair. British artist and printmaker, Adam Bridgland<\/a>, is creating a beautiful limited edition print exclusively for this upcoming fall edition that is sort of a love letter to New York City. We\u2019re also bringing in a new group of US galleries that I\u2019m very excited about and that should make the fair feel very fresh and different. Look out for our exhibitor list to be announced in the beginning of August!<\/p>\n

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Are you in the arts and want to share your summer plans? Drop us a note info@artzealous.com!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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