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 45 galleries participating in the 2024 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.
A LOVE LETTER TO ART RECOMMENDS
*Thursday, January 18 at 1:00 p.m.: Sustaining the Bay Area’s Creative Ecosystem
Participants: Michael Arcega, José Figueroa, Nicole Shaffer, Martin Strickland (Director of Curatorial Initiatives at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts), Ileana Tejada (Senior Fellowships Manager at Headlands Center for the Arts)
💌 Artists Arcega, Figueroa, and Shaffer are featured in YBCA’s FANTASTIC BAN9 show, which I’ll post about soon (see preview on A LOVE LETTER TO ART’s Instagram).
*Friday, January 18 at 4:00 p.m.: Books by the Bay
Participants: Tammy Nguyen, David Senior (Director of Library at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art), Vivian Sming (Artist-publisher, Sming Sming Books), V. Vale (Publisher: RE/Search and Search & Destroy)
💌 Those interested in self-publishing, zines, and/or punk rock history of the Bay Area (Vale!!) will enjoy.
*Saturday, January 20 at 5:00 p.m.: Art, Collecting, and Musings with David Hornik and Troy Carter
Participants: David Hornik (Founding Partner, Lobby Capital), Troy Carter (Founder and CEO, Q&A)
💌 See A LOVE LETTER TO ART’s post on Some Dogs: A Curated Selection of Dog Art from the Hornik Collection HERE.
*Sunday, January 21 at 1:00 p.m.: Reshaping Narratives: Asian and Asian American Voices
Participants: Heesoo Kwon, Việt Lê, Rupy C. Tut
💌 Think this will be especially helpful for AAPI artists. Kwon is also featured in YBCA’s BAN9 show.
*Sunday, January 21 3:00 p.m.: Workshopping the Outside In: Creativity Explored, Creative Growth and NIAD
Participants: Amanda Eicher (Executive Director, NIAD Art Center), Joseph “JayD” Green, Chelsea Wong, Erica Tanov (Founder, Designer, Creative Director of ERICA TANOV)
💌 Creative Growth and NIAD are wonderful art orgs dedicated to artists with disabilities. My cousin, Anthony Eng, was at Creative Growth for many years. LOVE their events. Chelsea Wong is also featured in YBCA’s BAN9 show.
New Additions
This year, the fair is split between Pier 2 (a former SFAI campus) and Pier 3. New to the event is FOG FOCUS, located at Pier 2, and includes presentations from upcoming artists from the following galleries:
Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles
Crèvecœur, Paris
CULT Aimee Friberg, San Francisco (featuring Japanese artist, Masako Miki, also featured in YBCA’s BAN9 show)
Et al., San Francisco
George Adams Gallery, New York
Johansson Projects, Oakland
Jonathan Carver Moore, San Francisco (featuring textile artist, Adana Tillman, see A LOVE LETTER TO ART’s post on her show at JCM HERE)
OCHI, Los Angeles
Schlomer Haus Gallery, San Francisco
Highlights
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: Postscript will be serving coffee and selection of menu items from their Jackson Street location. Books or Goods (BOG) will have publications from 25 artist-run presses 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. Jane cafe, A16 (artisanal pizza), 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 FOG 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 18–21 2024
⭐ 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 WEBSITE FOR FULL LIST. Thurs, Jan 18 at 1:00 p.m., Sustaining the Bay Area’s Creative Ecosystem; Fri, Jan 18 at 4:00 p.m.: Books by the Bay; Sat, Jan 20 at 5:00 p.m.: Art, Collecting, and Musings with David Hornik and Troy Carter; Sun, Jan 21 at 1:00 p.m.: Reshaping Narratives: Asian and Asian American Voices; 3:00 p.m.: Workshopping the Outside In: Creativity Explored, Creative Growth and NIAD.
⭐ FOOD: Pier 2: Postscript cafe. Pier 3: Jane cafe near entrance, drinks in mezzanine by Rye, dining area for A16. Additional Options at Fort Mason Center include: The Interval (curated cafe/bar); Goody Cafe (casual art cafe); Equator Coffees; Greens Restaurant (upscale vegetarian); Radhaus (gastropub).
⭐ PARKING: Parking Lot $3-$16; Valet parking is also available.
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