An intriguing and informative program of lectures, conversations and panel discussions with curators, gallerists, artists and collectors. The schedule also includes Art Talks with participating galleries and tours of the fair. All included with admission unless otherwise noted. Complete schedule now available ZIGZAG at METRO A flowing, jagged wall structure called “Zigzag” will greet visitors of the METRO Show and E|AB Fair, guiding them from the building entrance through the inner lobby and into the main exhibition space.  This dramatic installation offers, in the words of the designers, an “iconic arrival”, and visually unites the two entry spaces and the main floor.    More Four-day pass to METRO that includes special museum, shop and dining offers. Learn about METROpass partners and offers Purchase tickets James W. Washington, Jr.: Stone Mason The Macnider Ledger Book: Coloring the Plains   Multi-Colored Hand-Embroidered and Wool-Appliquéd Quilt with Circle Motif  - Stephen Score, Inc. RAVE REVIEW FOR THE METRO SHOW FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES "Don’t be fooled by the name," writes Ken Johnson at The New York Times, "The METRO Show, the art and antiques fair going on this week at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea, is not a display of sophisticated urbanity. A two-year-old reincarnation of the event formerly known as the American Antiques Show, it does feature 34 dealers trafficking in an extraordinarily wide range of materials, from ancient Andean textiles at William Siegal’s booth to a wooden model of a French World War II fighter plane created for wind tunnel testing, which is at Bernard Goldberg." For more on the "heart and soul" of the METRO Show, as well as the E|AB Fair, read the complete review at the New York Times  The METRO Show and E|AB Fair are open through Sunday, January 27. General admission is $15 for a one-day pass, or $35 for a multi-day pass, good for the entire fair. For more information and tickets,   Washington working in his studio. Photo: Jerry Gay/ The Seattle Times © James W. Washington, Jr.: Stone Mason The son of an African American Baptist minister who was run out of town by the Ku Klux Klan and never to be seen again, and a deeply religious and supportive mother, James W. Washington, Jr. (1909-2000) knew from an early age that he had something unique within him—that his abilities and imagination would manifest and take him away from the segregated and oppressive environs of Gloster, Mississippi. Read the full Essay Metro Show Welcomes E|AB The METRO Show has formed an alliance with Editions | Artists’ Book Fair, which will run concurrently in the Altman Building adjacent to the Metropolitan Pavilion. Founded in 1998 by Susan Inglett of I.C. Editions and Brooke Alexander Editions, the Editions | Artists’ Book Fair has grown in size and stature to become the premier showcase for contemporary publishers and dealers, presenting the latest and greatest in prints, multiples and artists’ books. The Editions | Artists’ Book Fair is well known for its vibrant energy and innovation, thanks to over sixty exhibitors, presenting hundreds of artists representing New York, Johannesburg, Amsterdam, London, Paris and points in between. About The Art Fair Company In 2009 Michael Franks, Chief Operating Officer, dmg world media, along with Mark Lyman, former Vice-President, dmg world media’s Art & Antiques Fairs and SOFA Founding Director purchased the internationally renowned Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fairs - SOFA CHICAGO and SOFA NEW YORK - from dmg world media, creating a new jointly owned firm, The Art Fair Company, Inc. (TAFC). In addition to SOFA fairs in New York and Chicago, TAFC produces The METRO Show and the Arts and Antique Dealers League of America Spring Show NYC. The Art Fair Company, Inc. is based in Chicago, IL. For more information visit theartfaircompany.com. Copyright © 2012 The Art Fair Company, Inc., All rights reserved. | from all lists