Independent Art Fair Director Elizabeth Dee on Artists and Art Fairs

This episode, we are thrilled to be joined by the visionary Elizabeth Dee, Co-Founder and CEO of the Independent Art Fair. Conceived and initiated in 2009, the Independent has rapidly become one of the most important and influential art fairs globally and will be hosted at New York’s Battery Maritime Building in just a few weeks, from September 9th to September 12th. You can find more about the fair here.

In addition to her role as Founder of the Independent, Elizabeth is a seasoned art world professional. Elizabeth opened her namesake gallery in New York’s SoHo district in 1997 and proceeded to launch her first public space in 2002 in Chelsea, working with world-class artists including Adrian Piper, Ryan McNamara, and John Giorno.

Last July, Elizabeth also became Director of the recently established John Giorno Foundation, an organization dedicated to grant-making and preserving the legendary artist’s work. In some exciting news, the foundation will actually be facilitating a posthumous exhibition of the artist’s work in London at Almine Rech Gallery this October (so lots to look forward to).

Some artists discussed in this episode:

• William S. Burroughs
• Adrian Piper
• Ryan McNamara
• John Giorno 
• Édouard Manet
• Sherrie Levine 
• Richard Tuttle
• Richard Artschwager
• Robert Gober
• Jeff Koons
• Les Rogers
• Hans Haacke
• Derek Jarman
• Sally J. Han
• Chase Hall
• Bosco Sodi 
• Jordan Wolfson
• Robert Barber 
• Cory Arcangel
• Jodi
• Lynda Benglis
• Michael Goldberg

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