G. Colton Flea Market

Joel Levinson's '70s-era photography inspires a weekend bazaar at the LA store

About six months ago, Garrett Colton of G. Colton (formerly Standard Goods) discovered the photography of Joel D. Levinson. Colton—who fills his Los Angeles store with new designs alongside vintage objects, magazines and books—was taken with the images in Levinson’s book “Fleamarkets,” which reveals an intimate look at California’s flea market culture of the mid-1970s. Now Colton has planned a flea market of his own …

Mike Mellia’s American Dream

Barbie pink and psychiatric green in an exhibition on perfection and perversity

“I am interested in exploring a fine art approach to advertising, and an advertising approach to fine art,” says photographer Mike Mellia. His latest show, “The American Dream,” explores the poles of perfection and perversity in society at large. A series of portraits and still lifes, the images bear a likeness to Mellia’s other work in advertising. Glossy and glorified, the somber messaging falls even …

Independent Art Fair 2013

A retrospective look at the fourth edition of NYC's most forward-thinking satellite show

Having just closed the doors on its fourth edition in NYC this past Sunday, 10 March, Independent once again received much praise for their curatorial approach to the often stale art fair format, emerging from the shadow of the massive Armory Show. Once again back in their original location at the old Dia building in Chelsea, the 2013 edition featured more than 40 galleries and …