Todd Merrill
Fair trade: The Pavilion of Art and Design angles for a piece of New York's crowded art-fair market
The debut function of the Pavilion of Arts and Design—the latest addition to New York’s already busy calendar of art fairs—was going full tilt, and all 52 exhibitors of 20th-century paintings and furniture were standing at the ready, in stall after well-appointed stall, even as the carpets were still being stapled to the floor of the old drill hall. Each paid between $30,000 and $50,000 for the privilege of being here, a big bet that this fair, and this space, would bring out the high rollers. More
