Art Review: Winter Show 2022

I know I’ve written this before, but the Winter Show, which used to be called the Winter Antiques Show, is one of my favorite art fairs, along with the American Art Fair. Both attract the old-time, high-quality dealers, who are, after all, connoisseurs. Many are multi-generation family businesses, so the passion and commitment are there. It’s in its 68th year, which makes it, I think, the oldest New York art fair.

Last year, the show was virtual. This year, the people who run it postponed it because of the Omicron scare, which paralyzed New York. It’s in the building Barneys used to occupy on Madison Avenue. I went to the press preview, which was ideal as no one was there except some of the dealers and lots of construction workers finishing the lighting and, amazingly, some of the walls. It’s a good space.

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Brian T. Allen

Brian T. Allen is National Review’s art critic.

I know I’ve written this before, but the Winter Show, which used to be called the Winter Antiques Show, is one of my favorite art fairs, along with the American Art Fair. Both attract the old-time, high-quality dealers, who are, after all, connoisseurs. Many are multi-generation family businesses, so the passion and commitment are there. It’s in its 68th year, which makes it, I think, the oldest New York art fair.

Last year, the show was virtual. This year, the people who run it postponed it because of the Omicron scare, which paralyzed New York. It’s in the building Barneys used to occupy on Madison Avenue. I went to the press preview, which was ideal as no one was there except some of the dealers and lots of construction workers finishing the lighting and, amazingly, some of the walls. It’s a good space.