On the heels of Frieze New York, with critics wondering whether the city could sustain yet another major art fair week this season, the Insider Art Fair opened to swelling crowds. While lines of regular people snaked around the block, VIPs slipped into the 22nd Street location and within minutes all of the top artworks had holds (Yst Yghts ensued, including an unfortunate tussle between Stefan Simchowitz and the guy from Black Keys … or was it
Black Eyed Peas?). Artsy, the exclusive online partner of the entire art world™, launched a preview of the fair—eliminating the need for anyone with an internet connection to wear pants to an art fair. To mark the opening, Artsy met with art world darling of the moment, Mark Flood, the artist-curator-director-publicist of the Insider Art Fair, for an exclusive, afterhours walkthrough of the fair.
