FOG Design+Art Fair’s Tenth Edition Celebrates San Francisco
FOG Design+Art returns to San Francisco for its 10th edition from January 18–21. To commemorate the art fair’s milestone, it celebrates the city it calls home with a presentation named “A Love Letter to San Francisco.”
FOG Design+Art, photo by Nikki Ritcher.
Visiting FOG Art+Design 2024 in San Francisco
The fair kicks off on January 17 with its Preview gala, which will benefit the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s (SFMOMA) education and exhibition programs. This edition also features an exhibition of contemporary art by local artists with disabilities and marks the launch of FOG FOCUS—an exhibition space that will exclusively showcase work by young, underrepresented artists who have yet to receive institutional recognition. The inaugural roster of FOG FOCUS exhibitors includes Commonwealth and Council and OCHI from Los Angeles; Crèvecœur from Paris; CULT Aimee Friberg, Jonathan Carver Moore, Schlomer Haus Gallery, and Et al. from San Francisco; George Adams Gallery from New York; and Johansson Projects from Oakland.
Gareth Neal, “Khaya Cabinet,” 2023, khaya (mahogany), 90.5 x 52.1 x 25.1 inches, courtesy of the artist and Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London.
“We are so excited to present this year’s edition of FOG, and to champion the artistic vitality of our city,” said Douglas Durkin, a FOG Design+Art committee member. “FOG was originally conceived of as a gift to the people of San Francisco, and being civic-minded has always been a priority for us. We look forward to more directly celebrating that connection with ‘A Love Letter to San Francisco,’ highlighting the many ways FOG contributes to and supports our vibrant ecosystem.”
Max Lamb, “Tufted Pillow Armchair,” 2023, wood and hand-dyed wool, 73 x 86 inches, photo by Thomas Joseph Wright, courtesy of the artist and Gallery FUMI, London.
What to See at FOG Design+Art 2024
Through January 21, Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture will host 45 booths and nine FOG FOCUS exhibitors, as well as additional programming—like FOG Talks, a series curated by steering committee member Susan Swig that discusses art and technology and their relation to the creative ecosystem of San Francisco. Eight of the 46 exhibitors are first-timers, including David Lewis, Marianne Boesky Gallery, and Mendes Wood DM of New York, AGO Projects of Mexico City, Catharine Clark Gallery of San Francisco, Galerie Max Hetzler of Berlin, and Nino Mier Gallery and Shulamit Nazarian of Los Angeles. This year’s fair features work from galleries spanning six countries and ten cities, from Berlin and Monte Carlo to Beverly Hills.
A series of activations will accompany this year’s exhibits, as well, ranging from a video installation by Pierre Huyghe to Lucy Sparrow’s “Feltz Bagels” installation and a curated pop-up bookstore uniting small artist presses in California.
Ben Sanders, “Mirrored Sirens,” 2023, acrylic on linen-wrapped panel, 11 x 14 inches, photo by Deen Babakhyi, courtesy of the artist and OCHI, Los Angeles.
Group of works by Claudia Wieser. Photo by Hans-Georg Gaul, courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco.
