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. Visitors are greeted by Robert Colescott’s hulking, vividly brilliant, satirically tinged Tobacco: The Holdouts (1987), the centerpiece of a room that feels like a smartly hung group presentation. Works by the likes of Joan Brown and Richard Mayhew are also among the highlights.
By Arun Kakar
