Last month, New York played host to not one but two major print fairs, underscoring the growing demand for prints and multiples in a market that has otherwise cooled. The International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Print Fair, which for years has been considered the gold standard for fine art print collecting, saw record-breaking attendance, while the inaugural Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair (BFAPF) positioned itself as a fresh and vital player in the city’s art fair landscape.
At the IFPDA Print Fair, which ran March 27 to March 30 at the Park Avenue Armory, attendance topped 21,000 over four days (surpassing last year’s 19,000), with more than 5,000 guests visiting on opening night alone. Similarly, VIP registrations soared by 57 percent and there was a 26-percent uptick in advance ticket sales from last year...
