INDEPENDENT

INDEPENDENT, the temporary exhibition forum devised by and for gallerists, has taken place at the former Dia Center for the Arts building at 548 West 22 Street in New York City annually since 2010.

INDEPENDENT strives to reexamine traditional art fair models and methods of presentation in response to the changing attitudes and growing challenges for artists, galleries, non-profits, curators and collectors surrounding the experience of viewing and interacting with contemporary art in a group context. The galleries’ individual concepts for presentation are met with custom spaces that are curated in relation to other projects, allowing for a dynamic and diverse flow through the building’s architecture.

The international list of participating galleries, independent curators, publishers, and non-profit spaces was developed through personal invitations from the founders, the advisors and, ultimately, the participants themselves. This approach has allowed the project to evolve through conversations, collaborations and shared conceptual engagements as opposed to the application process that typically characterizes the contemporary art fair. Through this ongoing interaction, the participants have entered into a consortium rather than a transactional arrangement with a governing party. Structured as a transparent financial cooperative, each participant is aware of the project’s expenses, including rent and the support services required. The collaborative process allows for both financial efficiency and the creation of more ambitious projects.

INDEPENDENT was conceived by Elizabeth Dee and Darren Flook and  developed in conjunction with creative advisor Matthew Higgs and co-directors Jayne Drost and Laura Mitterrand.

Elizabeth Dee INDEPENDENT 2011

Participants

2013

2012 / 47 Canal New York / The Approach London / Balice Hertling & Lewis New York / Bortolami Gallery New York / Broadway 1602 New York / Gavin Brown’s enterprise New York / Bureau New York / Campoli Presti London, Paris / International Art Objects Los Angeles / Creative Growth Art Center Oakland / Elizabeth Dee New York / Feature Inc. New York / Freymond-Guth Fine Arts Zurich / gb agency Paris / Jack Hanley Gallery New York / Herald St. London / Hotel London / David Kordansky Gallery Los Angeles / Andrew Kreps Gallery New York / Labor Mexico City / Wilfried Lentz Rotterdam / Gió Marconi Milan / McCaffrey Fine Art New York / MD 72 Berlin / Meyer Rigger Berlin, Karlsruhe / The Modern Institute Glasgow / Murray Guy New York / Neue Alte Brücke Frankfurt / Maureen Paley London / RaebervonStenglin Zurich / Sprüth Magers Berlin London / Stuart Shave/Modern Art London / Supportico Lopez Berlin / Richard Telles Fine Art Los Angeles / The Third Line Dubai / Untitled New York / VW (VeneKlasen Werner) Berlin / White Columns New York / Galerie Jocelyn Wolff Paris / Alex Zachary Peter Currie New York / Galerie Susanne Zander Cologne / + Thea Westreich/Ethan Wagner Publications & Three Star Books New York, Paris

 

2011 / Air de Paris Paris / Artists Space New York / The Approach London / Balice Hertlin Paris / Bortolami Gallery New York / Gavin Brown’s enterprise New York / Bureau New York / China Art Objects Los Angeles / Elizabeth Dee New York / Feature Inc. New York / Freymond Guth Ltd. Zurich / gb Agency Paris / Jack Hanley Gallery New York / Hard Hat Geneva / Harris Lieberman New York / Herald St London / Hotel London / ICI (Independent Curators International) New York / Karma International Zurich / Galerie Ben Kaufmann Berlin / Anton Kern Gallery New York / Klosterfelde Berlin / Johann König Berlin / Andrew Kreps Gallery New York / Tanya Leighton Berlin / Wilfried Lentz Rotterdam / Gió Marconi Milan / Mary Mary Glasgow / Meyer Riegger Berlin, Karlsruhe / The Modern Institute Glasgow / Jan Mot Brussels / Neue Alte Brücke Frankfurt / New Galerie Paris / Maureen Paley London / Rodeo Istanbul / Stuart Shave/Modern Art London / Sprüth Magers Berlin, London / Studio Voltaire London / Sutton Lane Brussels, London, Paris / Tulips & Roses Brussels / Wallspace New York / White Columns New York /  Galerie Jocelyn Wolff Paris / Galerie Susanne Zander Cologne / + Thea Westreich/Ethan Wagner Publications & Three Star Books New York, Paris

 

2010 / Ancient & Modern London / The Approach London / Artists Space New York / Balice Hertling Paris / Laura Bartlett London / BolteLang Zürich / Bortolami Gallery New York / Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi Berlin / Elizabeth Dee New York / Dispatch New York / Farimani / Gavlak Gallery Palm Beach / gb agency Paris / Hard Hat Geneva / Hotel London / Independent Curators International / Galerie Ben Kaufmann Berlin / Johann König Berlin / Andrew Kreps Gallery New York / Lubok Leipzig / Kate MacGarry London / McCaffrey Fine Art New York / Mestre Projects Barcelona/New York / mitterand + sanz Zürich / Moss / Westreich-Wagner New York / New Galerie Paris / October / Maureen Paley London / Renwick Gallery New York / Reserved for Leo Castelli / Rodeo Istanbul / Sabot Cluj-Napoca / Stuart Shave/Modern Art London / Sutton Lane London/Paris / VW (VeneKlasen Werner) Berlin / Michael Werner Gallery Berlin/New York / White Columns New York / Winkleman Gallery New York / Galerie Jocelyn Wolff Paris / Zero Milan