Indeed, the mood of the fair was a far cry from the typical nerves associated with a vernissage. This was particularly true for Tribeca’s Charles Moffett, who is participating for the first time.
“It’s just a really warm welcome. It’s honestly everything we hoped for,” Moffett said when Artsy spoke to him two hours into the fair. He mentioned that ADAA president Anthony Meier and other committee members had already stopped by the booth to show support. “It’s been everything you’d want in a community of dealers.”
The gallery presented a solo booth featuring works by C’Naan Hamburger, the 40-year-old former skateboarding world champion turned painter. After her egg tempera–based paintings sold out at the gallery’s exhibition of the artist in March, the gallery sold five works and placed two more on hold within the first few hours of the fair, priced between $8,000 and $15,000. “Everything about these paintings exudes a New York quality to it—whether it’s the park, the packages outside of a UPS truck, or in a doorman building,” said Moffett.
