A collaborative exhibition model utilizes residential environments to display affordable works.
Split Level returns to the Rimadesio showroom on Madison Avenue from 1 October to 3 October. Founded by Jaqueline Cedar of Good Naked gallery, the fair hosts 17 young galleries from New York and Los Angeles, including Below Grand and The Sphinx. The event rejects traditional white stands, instead placing art on furniture, shelves, and coffee tables within faux closets and living spaces. Because participants cannot drill into showroom walls, the format encourages experimental displays. Works are generally priced under $10,000 to maintain affordability. Cedar structured the fair fees to cost approximately a third to a fifth of typical satellite fair prices. The programming includes video, film, and performances developed with playwright Matthew Freeman. By scheduling the event outside of major art weeks, the fair aims to facilitate slower conversations and longer viewing times in a domestic setting.
Low-cost exhibition models like this allow emerging galleries to bypass the high overhead of traditional trade show booths. Artists can benefit from seeing their work staged in residential contexts, which encourages collectors to envision pieces within their own homes.
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