Arrival, a new art fair, opened its inaugural edition in the Berkshires on Thursday (12 June) with a VIP reception at the popular hotel Tourists in North Adams, Massachusetts. The biennial fair's first edition continues until 15 June, with 36 exhibitors at the hotel, a programme of panels and talks, and off-site programming at nearby art museums and venues.
During Thursday evening's preview, fairgoers strolled along the hotel's outdoor walkways, peering into large light-filled windows before entering the open rooms of their choosing. Exhibitors from across the US are have checked in for Arrival's first edition, from the Texan spaces Talley Dunn Gallery and Martha's to the Los Angeles galleries Charlie James and Tierra del Sol, Jane Lombard Gallery and R & Company from New York, Drive-by Projects from Boston, Library Street Collective from Detroit, and more. Fairgoers wandered in and out of rooms decked out with art hung on the walls, draped across the beds and placed in front of large picture windows bathed in natural light.
Arrival's founders are three friends with a combined 60 years of experience in the art world. Yng-Ru Chen is the owner of the Boston-based Praise Shadows Art Gallery...
