Venus Over Manhattan, showing at TEFAF for the first time, landed one of the rooms near the first-floor entrance. Gallery Director Anna Furney hinted at the pressure of a fair debut. “Since so much of the work here is blue chip, we thought we’d bring really incredible examples by the artists that we’re working with,” she said. The result is an energetic platter of their recent and upcoming shows, including the mesmerizing textile work of Xenobia Bailey and a painting by Niuean artist John Pule. 

First-time exhibitor Venus Over Manhattan is also presenting rare works by esteemed artists, making its TEFAF debut in one of the fair’s more gallery-like Historical Rooms. “For somebody like our gallery [that’s] so well known for doing art historical projects that kind of reinvent artists’ careers and recontextualize [them], TEFAF feels like a natural fit,” said gallery partner Anna Christina Furney.