This week at the Aspen Ice Garden, the celebrated Intersect Aspen Art and Design Fair (with “Design” as a new addition) captivates local and international visitors alike with pioneering modern and contemporary creations on view through August 3.
The vibrant 2024 edition ushers in a new era of rich artistic exploration with the first Intersect Aspen Art and Design Artist Award Recipient and Community Partner Beneficiary, as well as a comprehensive schedule of experiences and programming that centers on over 100 luminaries—with highlights like Yigal Ozeri and Zaria Forman—and their thought-provoking works of art.
31 galleries from throughout the world will be present at the renowned fair, including Winston Wächter Fine Art (New York, New York, and Seattle, Washington), Corridor Contemporary (Tel Aviv, Israel), HOFA (London, UK), and LEE & BAE (Busan, South Korea), joining figureheads of the Aspen art community in sparking an unparalleled five days of dazzling encounters.
Record-Setting Registration of Collectors and Art Lovers in Aspen
Courtesy of Fernando Mastrangelo.
The picturesque city’s 16,000 sq. foot exhibition venue, the Aspen Ice Garden, beckons visitors mere steps from the heart of downtown Aspen with a supreme visual presentation as well as exceptional opportunities for artist meet-and-greets.
“We could not be more thrilled with our lineup of extraordinary galleries, programming, cultural and community partnerships,” said Tim von Gal, CEO of Intersect Art and Design Fair. “We are ecstatic with the record-setting registration of collectors and art enthusiasts upon announcing our 2024 galleries. This demand and appreciation from our attendees validate our extensive efforts in serving both Aspen and the art community.”
New “Design” Title and Fair Categories Engages All in the Aspen Community
With “design” newly added to the event’s title, a much-anticipated 2024 iteration ensues, with elegant shows from premier contemporary galleries such as BDDW, Todd Merrill Studio, and Mastrangelo engaging an even wider audience than ever before.
Intersect Aspen Art and Design Fair is freshly categorized into four distinct pillars: The Environment, Social Consciousness, Design and The Aspen Art Journey. Each of these segments is inspired by Aspen’s ardent and timeless devotion to its spirited community and the well-being of its lush natural environment.
Meghann Riepenhoff Announced as Inaugural Recipient of the Intersect Aspen Art and Design Artist Award
Courtesy of Meghann Ripenhoff.
This year’s inaugural recipient of the Intersect Aspen Art and Design Artist Award is Meghann Riepenhoff, a visionary who utilizes a distinct camera-less photography method, embracing organic materials and sustainable practice to awe-inspiring effect. The fair’s current focus on the safeguarding of Mother Nature is echoed in every element of Riepenhoff’s unconventional masterpieces.
“I had the pleasure of seeing Meghann’s exhibition at Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta last October,” added von Gal. “It was evident that her immersive environmental process shared extraordinary messages and insights about the beauty and complexity of our natural world. Meghann is the perfect recipient of this year’s award as we honor her and Aspen’s dedication to environmental consciousness through her unique and beautiful work.”
“It is more essential than ever to realize our interconnectedness, and to find opportunities to prioritize environmental wellbeing,”
— Meghann Riepenhoff
“I’m honored to receive this award and am grateful that my work can draw attention to the essential questions of how we relate with our environment,” said Riepenhoff. “It is more essential than ever to realize our interconnectedness, and to find opportunities to prioritize environmental wellbeing.”
Courtesy of Zaria Forman.
A bevy of panel discussions and new programming places Intersect Aspen Art and Design Fair in the spotlight. The fair’s opening reception includes a curator-led tour at the Aspen Art Museum, providing visitors with unique insight into the skillful Allison Katz’s show “In the House of the Trembling Eye.”
On July 31, “Intersect Presents: “Your Home as Environmental Art” will give a lively platform to Nathan Kipnis, FAIA, principal of Kipnis Architecture + Planning (KAP) in order to introduce visitors to the firm’s groundbreaking new approach to sustainable and enduring design. Later in the day, “Intersect Presents: The Aspen Art Journey” unites a diverse set of outstanding panelists including Sam Harvey (Aspen-based artist and former Artist-In-Residence at Anderson Ranch), D.J. Watkins (Aspen Collective), and May Selby (Corporate Director of PR, Aspen Hospitality), for an immersive voyage through Aspen’s history of uplifting impactful art.
Courtesy of Yigal Ozeri.
