FOG Design+Art Fair
January 23–January 26, 2025
Contemporary Art and Design Fair
Image: FOG Design+Art Fair Entrance at Pier 3, 2024. Fort Mason Center, San Francisco.
Fort Mason Center for the Arts
2 Marina Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94109
+1-415-745-3315
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Overview
The FOG Design+Art fair is an annual art fair that takes places at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco. The fair consists of galleries representing the decorative and fine arts, with 59 exhibitors participating in the 2025 event. The fair kicks off with the FOG Preview Gala, a fundraiser for SFMOMA on Wednesday night, followed by 4 additional days of viewing and purchasing art.
Admission
Tickets to the event are available at 3 levels. Admission to the Preview Gala + fair admission starts at $250 per person; $80 for a 4-DAY PASS; and $35 for a DAILY PASS (children 12 and under are free).
Programming
FOG’s programming includes a variety of talks given by artists, museum professionals, scholars, and gallerists, and are FREE to attend with admission.
FOG’s 2025 Lineup of Talks
Thursday, January 23 at 4:00 p.m.: Finding Power in the Everyday: Artists in Conversation
Participants: Anthony Akinbola, Melissa Joseph, Hugo McCloud, Shinique Smith
Moderator: Larry Ossei-Mensah, Curator, Cultural Critic, and Co-Founder, ARTNOIR
*Larry Ossei-Mensah is the curator of ICA SF’s The Poetics of Dimensions, which is on view until March 16, 2025 (post to follow soon).
Participants: Kristine Bell, Sabrina Buell, Kevin Johnson
Moderator: Sarah Harrelson, Editor-in-Chief, Cultured Magazine
Friday, January 24 at 5:00 p.m.: How the Arts Transform Us: The Science of Neuroaesthetics (Presented by Bank of America)
Participants: Ivy Ross, Takashi Yanai
Saturday, January 25 at 12:30 p.m.: Artemisia Gentileschi and Her Legacy: Women Artists Across Four Centuries (Presented by Christie’s)
Participants: Kathryn Everett, Sara Friedlander, Andrea Roth, Nicole Shipley
Moderator: Sarah Thornton
Saturday, January 25 at 3:00 p.m.: Revitalizing San Francisco: The Transformative Power of the Arts
Participants: Zully Adler, Ali Gass, Maria Jenson, Jessica Silverman
Moderator: Manny Yekutiel
*Saturday, January 25 at 5:00 p.m.: Carrie Mae Weems: In Conversation
Participants: Carrie Mae Weems, Christopher Bedford
Sunday, January 26 at 1:00 p.m.: Liberatory Practices: Cultivating Sovereign Interiors
Participants: Chantal Hildebrand, Key Jo Lee, Cheryl R. Riley
Moderator: Essence Harden
*Sunday, January 26 at 3:00 p.m.: Weaving Images/Moving Paintings: Bay-Area Artists Miguel Arzabe and Kota Ezawa in Conversation with Natasha Boas
Participants: Miguel Arzabe, Kota Ezawa
Moderator: Natasha Boas
New Additions
Like last year, the fair is split between Pier 2, formerly part of the SFAI campus and the venue for FOG Focus, and Pier 3.
- Galerie Maria Wettergren (Paris) [Pier 3]
- Herald St (London) [Pier 3]
- Kiang Malingue (Hong Kong) [Pier 3]
- Lisson Gallery (London) [Pier 3]
- Peter Blum Gallery (New York) [Pier 3]
- SIDE GALLERY (Barcelona) [Pier 3]
- Southern Guild (Los Angeles) [Pier 3]
- Venus Over Manhattan (New York) [Pier 3]
- Charles Moffett Gallery (New York) [Pier 2/FOG Focus]
- Chris Sharp Gallery (Los Angeles) [Pier 2/FOG Focus]
- Fernberger (Los Angeles) [Pier 2/FOG Focus]
- François Ghebaly (Los Angeles) [Pier 2/FOG Focus]
- House of Seiko (San Francisco) [Pier 2/FOG Focus]
- Municipal Bonds (San Francisco) [Pier 2/FOG Focus]
- Superhouse (New York) [Pier 2/FOG Focus]
Highlights
*Check back after January 26, 2025, as I’ll be posting more photos and my Faves from 2025’s fair HERE.
Below are my FOG FAVES FROM 2024.
FOG FAVES 2024 (1)
- Entrance to FOG (Pier 3)
- Henry Taylor (painting) Paul McCarthy (sculpture) // Hauser & Wirth
- Keith Haring (drawing) // Gladstone Gallery
- Jeremy Moon (painting) // Luhring Augustine
- Lucy Williams (mixed media) // Berggruen Gallery
- Tom McKinley (painting) // Berggruen Gallery
- Grace Weaver (painting) // Galerie Max Hetzler
- Winfred Rembert // Hauser & Wirth
- A16 Dining Booth w/ Ferris Plock (sculpture) & Kelly Tunstall (painting)
- FOG Lounge w/ A16 pizza & negroni by Rye Bar
- Barry McGee (painting) // Park Life
- Nathaniel Russell (painting) // Park Life Booth
- Andre Butzer (painting) // Galerie Max Hetzler
- Carol Bove (sculpture) // David Zwirner
- Yayoi Kusama (painting) // David Zwirner
- Aida Muluneh (painting) // Jenkins Johnson Gallery
- Claudia Wieser (sculpture / painting) // Jessica Silverman Gallery
- Francis Alÿs (painting) // David Zwirner
- Paulo Nazareth (photograph) // Mendes Wood DM
- Henna Vainio (sculpture) // Casemore Gallery
- Dave Muller (painting) // Anthony Meier
- Rina Banerjee // Hosfelt Gallery
- John Chiara // Haines Gallery
- Yang Fudong (photo) // Marian Goodman Gallery
- Christo Oropeza // Incline Gallery (Incline’s current show opens Jan 26, Pretty Spiritual, features Joshua Rampage opens Jan 26)
FOG FAVES 2024 (2)
- Entrance to FOG (Pier 3)
- Squeak Carnwath (painting) // Pt. 2 Gallery
- Squeak Carnwath (painting) // Pt. 2 Gallery
- Muzae Sesay (painting) // Pt. 2 Gallery (see more of Muzae’s work at YBCA’s BAN9 on view until May 5)
- Viola Frey (mixed media) // Pt. 2 Gallery
- Wanxin Zhang (sculpture) & Masami Teraoka (painting) // Catharine Clark Gallery
- Gregory Rick (painting) // Jenkins Johnson Gallery
- Adrian Burrell // Jenkins Johnson Gallery (My fam LOVED Mexicali Rose. RIP. 💗)
- Wolfgang Tillmans (see his terrific show at SFMOMA on view until March 3) (photograph) // David Zwirner
- Ed Ruscha (painting) // Marc Selwyn Fine Art
- Anne Buckwalter (painting) // Micki Meng
- Eli Ping (canvas) // Micki Meng (Ping’s show is currently on view at Micki Meng’s Chinatown, SF location until Feb 28)
- Heesoo Kwon (AI enhanced photo) // Micki Meng (see more of Kwon’s work at YBCA’s BAN9 on view until May 5)
- Jane Hammond (painting) // Berggruen Gallery
- Paulo Nimer Pjota (painting) w/ artist Natalie M. Cartwright // Mendes Wood DM
- Michael Gregory (painting), Christopher Brown (painting), Stephanie H. Shih (vase) // Berggruen Gallery
- Stephanie H. Shih (sculpture) // Berggruen Gallery
FOG FAVES 2024 (3)
- Entrance to FOG FOCUS
- William Scott (painting) // Creative Growth
- Karen May (mixed media) // NIAD
- Dan Miller (typewriter) // Creative Growth
- Adana Tillman (mixed media) // Jonathan Carver Moore (*See A LOVE LETTER TO ART’s post on Adana Tillman: I Am Everyday People)
- Adana Tillman (mixed media) // Jonathan Carver Moore
- Jonathan Carver Moore (*See A LOVE LETTER TO ART’s post on JCM’s latest show closing March 16, Andrew Wilson: Torn Asunder )
- Lucy Sparrow’s Feltz Bagels Booth (So fun!!! Items are for sale!)
- Lucy Sparrow’s Feltz Bagels (Feltz booze, chips, condiments)
- Craig Calderwood (mixed media) // George Adams Gallery
- Chloe Sherman (photograph) // Schlomer Haus Gallery
- Laurie Reid (painting) // Et al.
- Laurie Reid Booth // Et al.
- Nicole Irene Anderson (painting) // Johansson Projects
- Masako Miki Booth // Cult Aimee Friberg (Don’t miss Cult’s latest show closing March 3, CULT TURNS 10: 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition)
- Masako Miki
Vendors
Pier 2: Jane cafe will be serving coffee and a selection of salads and pastries. Books or Goods (BOG) will have publications from 30 Bay Area artist-run publishers available for sale.
Pier 3: The Park Life pop-up shop carries an assortment of cool items from their store and gallery in the Inner Richmond, which I always try to visit whenever I’m in that neighborhood.
*New to Pier 3 this year is FOG MRKT, a curated installation and retail space at the fair’s entrance, presenting a selection of locally crafted artisanal goods from 500 Capp Street, Blunk Space, JOYE / JESSE SCHLESINGER, Len Carella, Permanent Collection, and Quince & Co.
Jane cafe, Lucania at A16 (artisanal pizza/salads. BOOK Lucania at A16 on Open Table HERE), and Rye bar (cocktails) all conveniently have kiosks with seating.
Parking
Public parking in the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture parking lot is $3–$16 (starts at $3/hour). Valet parking (front of Pier 3) is available as well.
Nearby Food & Drink at Fort Mason
Fort Mason also has some great dining and drink options that are just a few steps from the exhibition halls including:
See More Art at Fort Mason
There’s even more art to see at Fort Mason Center at the following locations:
QUICK GUIDE: FOG Design+Art Fair
⭐ DATES: January 23–26 2025
⭐ HOURS: Open Thursday–Saturday 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
⭐ ADMISSION: FOG Preview Gala + fair admission starts at $250 per person; $80 4-Day Pass; $35 Daily Pass.
⭐ TALKS: FREE W/ADMISSION. SEE ABOVE FOR FULL LIST.
- Thurs, Jan 23 at 4:00 p.m.: Finding Power in the Everyday: Artists in Conversation w/ Anthony Akinbola, Melissa Joseph, Hugo McCloud, Shinique Smith, Larry Ossei-Mensah. *Larry Ossei-Mensah is the curator of ICA SF’s The Poetics of Dimensions, which is on view until March 16, 2025 (post to follow soon).
- Fri, Jan 24 at 5:00 p.m.: How the Arts Transform Us: The Science of Neuroaesthetics w/ Ivy Ross, Takashi Yanai.
- Saturday, January 25 at 5:00 p.m.: Carrie Mae Weems: In Conversation w/Carrie Mae Weems, Christopher Bedford.
- Sunday, January 26 at 3:00 p.m.: Weaving Images/Moving Paintings: Bay-Area Artists Miguel Arzabe and Kota Ezawa in Conversation with Natasha Boas.
⭐ FOOD/DRINK:
- Pier 2: Jane cafe will be serving coffee and a selection of salads and pastries.
- Pier 3: Jane cafe, Lucania at A16 (artisanal pizza/salads. BOOK Lucania at A16 on Open Table HERE), and Rye bar (cocktails) all conveniently have kiosks with seating.
- More food/drink @ Fort Mason Center: The Interval (curated cafe/bar); Goody Cafe (casual art cafe); Equator Coffees; Greens Restaurant (upscale vegetarian); Radhaus (gastropub).
⭐ SHOP:
- Pier 2: Books or Goods (BOG) will have publications from 30 Bay Area artist-run publishers available for sale.
- Pier 3: Park Life pop-up shop and FOG MRKT w/goods from 500 Capp Street, Blunk Space, JOYE / JESSE SCHLESINGER, Len Carella, Permanent Collection, and Quince & Co.
⭐ PARKING: Parking Lot $3-$16; Valet parking is also available.
⭐ NEARBY ART:
- *SF Camerawork: A Strange Vibration: Lenn Keller, Darcy Padilla, Elizabeth Sunflower (Jan 22-April 22, 2025)
- *Kota Ezawa: Here and There—Now and Then (Jan 11-March 9, 2025) [Landmark Building A, Gallery 308]
- Haines Gallery: Meghann Riepenhoff: State Shift (Jan 22-March 15, 2025) [Building C, First Floor]
- Oscar Lopez: Your Food, My Work, Our Land (May 30, 2024-Jan 2025) [between Landmark Buildings B and C]
- American Indian Cultural District: We Are The Land: Between Earth & Sky (Ongoing) [between Landmark Buildings B and C]
- Museo Italo Americano [Building C]
- Matt Passmore: Tied/Untied (Ongoing) [lot entrance]
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