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Condition Report: Elizabeth Dee, The Independent Art Fair

A conversation with the fair’s founder about relocating to the Breuer, growing organically, and New York’s ongoing lack of cohesion between auction houses, art fairs, and galleries.

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Elizabeth Dee
"The Breuer has been a personal dream of mine for 15-plus years. And once that building started to change hands, it became more real in my imagination, how great it would be to actually curate a show there," says Independent Art Fair founder Elizabeth Dee. Photo: Ralph Mecke/Courtesy of Independent
Marion Maneker
September 17, 2025

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In the decade and a half since Elizabeth Dee founded the Independent Art Fair, the show’s format has evolved, expanding from an emerging art fair into a semiannual event: The spring edition highlights emerging artists, while the fall edition focuses on modern art. It also moved from Chelsea to Tribeca, stopped in Brussels, then wound up at the Battery and Pier 36. As I wrote earlier this month from the fall fair at Casa Cipriani, down by the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, it’s become an immersive experience, with most of the 30-odd booths dedicated to a single artist, and a focus on educating visitors.

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