A Compelling Survey

FOG Design+Art presents an array of artwork in an intimate, yet worldly setting

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The ninth edition of FOG Design+Art takes place this January 19 to 22 at the Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture, featuring 48 galleries (in 45 booths) from all across the world. Every year, FOG brings art lovers from all walks of life together to experience an international roster of the best modern and historic art.

Lee Krasner (1908-1984), Water No. 2, 1968. Gouache on Douglas Howell paper, 18 x 22 in., signed. Courtesy Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY.

“The quality and diversity of dealers, as well as fresh and unique presentations each year, continue to entice and enthrall our discerning collector base,” says Douglas Durkin, FOG Design+Art Steering committee member. Galleries exhibiting 19th and 20th-century American art at the 2023 fair include Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, Hosfelt Gallery and Fraenkel Gallery, among others.

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), Untitled, ca. 1952-56. Ink on paper, 17½ x 22¼ in., signed. Courtesy Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY.

“For this coming year, Michael Rosenfeld of New York, who has brought not only important historic but contemporary presentations, will be bringing a compelling survey of post-war American abstraction from the mid 1950s to the early 1970s, centered around 10 mid-century sculptures by Harry Bertoia, paired with a rich presentation of works on paper including such artists as Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Claire Falkenstein, Norman Lewis and Alma Thomas,” Durkin reveals. In addition, Durkin says Hosfelt Gallery of San Francisco will be presenting the works of Bay Area mid-century masters Jay DeFeo and Bruce Connor, while Fraenkel Gallery, also based in San Francisco, will showcase works by major American photographers Carlton Watkins, Richard Avedon and Diane Arbus.

Works by late 20th-century American painter Robert Colescott on view in Blum & Poe’s booth during the 2022 FOG Design+Art. Photo by Impact Photography, courtesy FOG Design+Art.

A view of last year’s FOG Design+Art. Photo by Nikki Richter.

A preview gala kicks off the event on Wednesday January 18, benefitting the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s education and exhibitions program. A variety of engaging programs will be available to explore as well for the duration of the fair.