Post Press Release
March 19, 2015

SCOPE’s 15th New York edition opened to record-breaking crowds in its new location across from the Armory Piers at Metropolitan West. Platinum members were the first to preview SCOPE’s new open-plan exhibition format, featuring 55 international galleries, alongside 10 Juxtapoz Presents and 4 Breeder Program galleries.

Sales were brisk throughout the afternoon, with robust attendance that extended well into the evening hours. Within hours George Lucas and Mellody Hobson had acquired works from multiple exhibitors, including 6 pieces from Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Winner Kristine Mays and 3 works from Jesus Curia at Galerie Mark Hachem, who sold over 300k in SCOPE’s three-day run.

Other celebrities in attendance including Jon Bon Jovi, Johnny Depp, Adam Levine, and Swizz Beatz, who acquired several works for The Dean Collection, including a Lyle Owerko photograph from Galerie LeRoyer and a work from Ernest Zacharevic at Thinkspace.

Additionally, Thinkspace placed 26 works and began a waiting list for artists Erik Jones and Kevin Peterson, exclaiming, “Despite the cold, the sales were hot for us!” Similarly, longtime SCOPE alum AUREUS Contemporary placed multiple works from Claire Shegog, Karim Hamid, William P. Immer and Viktor Freso for over 100k in sales. Touting SCOPE’s “quality collectors, AUREUS “felt the show captured the essence of NYC - short, sharp, intense, crowded, and FULL of energy!”

New York’s Joseph Gross Gallery sold out works from artists Alex Yanes and Chad Wys, describing SCOPE’s location as “amazing” and the fair as “beautifully curated’. Sharing this sentiment is SCOPE newcomer Station16 Gallery, a Juxtapoz Presents gallery: “One of our favorite things at SCOPE- we didn’t know it was so curated- and that is what has made the biggest difference.” Station16 sold over a dozen works from all 5 of their artists, including Stikki Peaches, 123 Klan and WIA.

Also featured with Juxtapoz Presents, Chandran Gallery sold out of works by both Swoon and Swampy, while Galerie C.O.A. placed 4 works by Spazuk to 21c Museum, as well as a Sandra Chevrier painting with 4-time grammy-winning producer, John Shanks.

Several more galleries reported strong sales, including: Gallery G-77, Golden Thread Gallery, SIA NY, Mini Galerie, SOZE Gallery, SCAI, Kallenbach Gallery, Andenken, Search Results Dorian Grey Gallery, Galerie Juliane Hundertmark and Detroit’s Inner State Gallery, whose extensive digital sales were attributed to “the brand of SCOPE, propelling that forward”.

Galleri Ramfjord placed 14 artworks, most notably 5 Erik Formo paintings to ESKFF at Mana Contemporary. Similarly, Krause Gallery sold nearly all of their artists, crediting SCOPE’s progressive floorplan with encouraging visitors to “engage and really walk through”.

According to SCOPE’s sponsors and partners, visitors were indeed engaging, with AVIV Vodka offering over 3700 complimentary cocktails, LavAzza serving 1700 espressos and Bombay Sapphire offering hundreds of gin cocktails from their elegant bar. FAME Cafe offered guests acclaimed Los Perros Locos and foodies' favorite Underwest Donuts.

SCOPE VIPs celebrated in style at The One Fifty party, hosted by Tribeca Grand Hotel, with longtime SCOPE partner, Ilegal Mezcal, pouring artful contacts with Mia Moretti and Jasmine Solano (JSMN) spinning.

The press were ecstatic with SCOPE’s convenient new location and gallery selection, with warm praise reported in Artnet, Flavorpill, Observer, Artnews, SlamxHype, Gothamist, Huffington Post, The Source, Papermag, amongst other publications.

Building on this groundswell, SCOPE is looking forward to its 9th Basel, Switzerland edition, opening on June 16 and running through June 21, 2015. For more information on how to apply, please contact Exhibitor Relations at [email protected].