Art Fairs

Last weekend was full of art as New York City boomed with art fairs in almost every borough. After going to the Armory show last year which is the monster of all air fair monsters, I decided just to attend some of the smaller art fairs. Starting with Verge Art fair in Dumbo, where my friend Jeffery Sim who was representing MOCADA showed a beautiful sculpture titled "Straddle". This event was very small and most galleries just opened their spaces to the public.

Leaving Brooklyn I headed over to Pool Art Fair at the Gershwin Hotel to see my studio-mates James Edwin Hall who was showing some of his street photography. While up on the sixth floor, I found the work of John D. Monteith who's portraits of females bathing fully clothed in full make-up were juxtaposed with complex greens and blues. These works have similar composition to nudes in the bathroom by Alyssa Monks. This was also the only art fair of the weekend, where I was able to find free booze in the form of PBR, Champagne, and Wine. This must be due to the artists being in control.

As the weekend continued, I found myself at Scope Art Fair which started some years back at the Gershwin Hotel and now has developed in to quite a fair. Walking around I was able to find a lot of galleries such as Like the Spice amidst the few stands selling Budweiser some of which even featuring Street Fighter 2 turbo on Super NES. Nearing the end, there was a little booth with two doors in the middle of the room which had a sign that stated 20 dollars for a massage. Looking through the little windows on the doors, you can see two people on each side of booth. Upon opening the door, you find it is the smallest bar I have ever seen serving guess what, FREE Budweiser.

Back in Brooklyn, I ventured over to one of my watering holes the Emerson for a few brews. So I started with a NYC brewed beer Kelso's IPA which is pine flavored, slightly bitter with a kiss of grapefruit flavored beverage. Its grapefruit aroma also is helps to make it sweet on your palette but has a crisp finish. This Dark Yellow Beer has no after taster and is a good standard IPA. Having 6.0 ABV gives it a good bang for your buck.


Only the lighter side Peak Organic's Nut Brown Ale has 4.8 ABV but features a beautiful amber red color that is served with one finger of head. It has a sweet taste that make it easy to drink an very clean on your palette. This crisp beer has a nutty finish is light but delicious.