"They did a beautiful job designing the space and making sure this flows nicely,” says Charles Moffett, whose gallery has participated in Independent for the past three years. “We've already seen a dozen collectors in the first hour that we never laid eyes on in last year's iteration. That speaks to the way that this is laid out for people to flow through in a really easy way.”"
"The move has doubled the fair's footprint, even as the number of exhibitors has declined slightly year on year, from 87 to 76 galleries. The result is a significantly more spacious fair, with larger stands, broader sightlines and room for more ambitious installations. Unlike previous editions, which unfolded across several floors at Spring Studios, this year exhibitors occupy a single level, creating a more unified layout that dealers say has improved circulation and visibility."
"Independent built its reputation in part on introducing emerging artists to New York's communities of collectors and curators, but Moffett's presentation instead revisits the work of the late Swiss-born textile artist Silvia Heyden. Heyden created tapestries for more than five decades before her death in 2015. Prior to Moffett's exhibition of her work last year, she had not been shown in the US since 1972."
"For much of her life, tapestries and textiles were largely considered craft and design,” Moffett says. “We wanted to help bring her work more to the fore as a contemporary artist and somebody who was making tapestries in a really incredible and unique way.”"
Independent relocated from Spring Studios in Tribeca to Pier 36 on the East River, doubling the fair’s footprint while exhibitors declined from 87 to 76 galleries. The fair now occupies a single level, creating a unified layout with larger stands, broader sightlines, and room for more ambitious installations. Dealers report improved circulation and visibility, with Charles Moffett noting increased collector traffic in the first hour compared with the previous year. The fair’s reputation for introducing emerging artists is complemented by revisiting the work of Swiss-born textile artist Silvia Heyden, whose tapestries had not been shown in the US since 1972. Moffett aims to present her tapestries as contemporary art rather than craft and design.
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