All 93 Participating Galleries In The 2015 Dallas Art Fair.
Welcome to Ranked, our recurring column in which we take a long, hard look at oddly specific things pertaining to Dallas and tell you the order in which you should care about them.
Heading into its seventh year, the Dallas Art Fair has never looked as good — or ever felt so international — as it currently does.
What's more? Others are finally giving the event its proper due. Earlier this week, you may have noticed an Artsy piece timed to the Art Fair that's been making the social media rounds; in no uncertain terms, that article calls Dallas “an American arts destination.” It's no wonder then that, at least in Texas this weekend, Dallas is indeed at the center of the art world.
And why not? With 93 galleries from around the world exhibiting at Downtown's Fashion Industry Gallery (1807 Ross Avenue) this weekend, art lovers can peruse a wealth of gems, with attendance fees starting at $25 a pop for single-day passes. (Purchase tickets and find more information here.)
It's best, though, to head into the fair with a plan. To that end but also just for the lulz, I just spent five hours visiting all 93 of the participating galleries' web presences in an attempt to rank their offerings. As always, my findings are completely scientific and objective. (OK, not really: This is just one writer’s attempt to sort through the noise; if it helps one other person navigate the fair, it was worth the attempt in my eyes.)
So, without any further ado, here it is: A ranking of the most powerful galleries — or at least the ones coming to the 2015 Dallas Art Fair.
93. Gallery Henoch
92. Sicardi Gallery
91. David Richard Gallery
90. James Fuentes
89. Nathalie Karg
88. DC Moore Gallery
87. Martos Gallery
86. Turner Carrol Gallery
85. Morgan Lehman Gallery
84. Taubert Contemporary
83. Western Exhibtions
82. Drexel Galeria
81. Johannes Vogt Gallery
80. Overduin & Co.
79. The Green Gallery
78. Jessica Silverman Gallery
77. Galerie Perrotin
76. Lennon Weinberg, Inc
75. MONITOR
74. Federica Schlavo Gallery
73. C. Grimaldis Gallery
72. William Campbell Contemporary Gallery
71. Halsey McKay Gallery
70. Cris Worley Gallery
69. Galerie Forsblom
68. Alden Projects
67. Zieher Smith & Horton
66. Gallery Wendi Norris
65. Josee Bienvenu Gallery
64. Gallerie Frank Elbaz
63. Nichelle Beachene Gallery
62. Jack Hanley Gallery
61. Josh Lilley
60. The Apartment
59. Galerie Richard
58. Ana Cristea Gallery
57. Tristan Hoare Gallery
56. Kirk Hopper Fine Art
55. Misako & Rosen
54. Catinca Tabacaru Gallery
53. Hus Galleries
52. Mark Moore Gallery
51. Hales Gallery
50. Edel Assanti
49. William Shearburn Gallery
48. Christian Berst Art Brut
47. Washburn Gallery
46. Longhouse Projects
45. Howard Scott Gallery
44. GEARY
43. ADA Gallery
42. LUCE Gallery
41. Samson
40. Ibid, London & Los Angeles
39. Harlan Levey Projects
38. Bartolami
37. LABOR
36. Maccarone
35. Talley Dunn Gallery
34. Paul Stolper Gallery
33. Ramer Young Gallery
32. Carrie Secrist Gallery
31. Nyehaus
30. Valley House Gallery
29. Franklin Parrasch Gallery
28. Little Big Man Gallery
27. Various Small Fires
26. Workplace Gallery
25. Chancery Lane Gallery
24. Ro2 Art
23. Marlborough Chelsea
22. Tim Van Laere Gallery
21. Galleri Urbane Marfa + Dallas
20. Junior Projects
19. Derek Eller Gallery
18. Andrew Edin Gallery
17. Mixed Greens
16. MASSIMO DE CARLO
15. OHWOW Gallery
14. Hosfelt Gallery
13. CANADA
12. Lisa Cooley
11. 247365
10. Beatriz Esguerra
9. Jonathan Viner Gallery
8. Barry Whistler Gallery
7. Cernuda Arte
6. MKG127
5. Raebervon Stanglin
4. Zhulong Gallery
3. Conduit Gallery
2. ltd los angeles
1. Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe
Cover photo of Patrick Lee's “Deadly Friends (Redd), 2015” courtesy of Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe.