Daniel Cassady (ARTnews) reports that Conductor, a new art fair hosted by Powerhouse Arts, opened in Brooklyn on Wednesday night (April 29) with more than 800 people visiting within the first few hours. The art fair runs through May 3, 2026. Caribbean artists mentioned in his article are Ebony G. Patterson (Jamaica, represented by Monique Meloche Gallery and Hales Gallery) and Annalee Davis (Barbados; represented by AWL).
To this list, I would like to add Edra Soto (Puerto Rico, represented by Embajada and Morgan Lehman) and Margarita Vincenty (Puerto Rico, represented by Hidrante) whose work I was lucky enough to see recently at the MADMi (Museo de Arte y Diseño de Miramar). About the latter, Rubén Natal-San Miguel (Whitehot Magazine) writes, “Vincenty collects plastic waste, wood, and discarded materials, transforming them into abstract compositions that reflect the life cycle of matter and its capacity for regeneration. Her practice explores the ecological and poetic dimensions of collecting and transformation.” [See example below. For more visual selections from the exhibition, read Natal-San Miguel’s “Conductor Art Fair Strikes a Confident Note at Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn” in Whitehot Magazine.] Below are excerpts from ARTnews.
Conductor, a new art fair hosted by Powerhouse Arts opened in Brooklyn on Wednesday night with a crowd size expected from a biennial preview, rather than a typical fair opening. Within hours, more than 800 people had passed through Powerhouse Arts, drifting between booths that offered the unexpected.
There were 28 galleries and 20 special projects spread across the building, with installations that often spilled out of traditional stands and into shared space. This is the first full edition of the fair following last year’s teaser, and pulling it together was far from straightforward. “Some of the gallery’s that wanted to participate had to pull out at the last minute because of the war in Iran, which was very difficult,” said fair director Adrianna Farietta. Still, the result is an inclusive fair with many works worthy of a serious look and a layout that rewarded wandering. You’d turn a corner and find yourself standing gazing into a large installation or entering a quiet, self-contained environment. [. . .]
There were multiple points of overlap with the Venice Biennale crowd. Several artists showing here are headed there next week, including Ebony G. Patterson, Annalee Davis, and Tammy Nguyen in the main exhibition, along with pavilion participants like Beya Gille Gacha (Cameroon Pavilion), RojoNegro (Mexico Pavilion), and Bugarin + Castle (Scottish Pavilion). [. . .]
For tickets and more information, see https://powerhousearts.org/conductor
For full article, see https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/conductor-art-fair-brooklyn-opening-night-1234783620
Also see https://hyperallergic.com/an-art-fair-for-the-global-majority-debuts-in-brooklyn/ and https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/note-at-powerhouse-arts-brooklyn/7739
[Photos: 1) View of opening night by Gina Curovic. 2) Margarita Vincenty, “Chancla #21,” 2026, found concrete, plastic strap, 3’ x 4” x 6”. Courtesy of Hidrante Gallery.]
Daniel Cassady (ARTnews) reports that Conductor, a new art fair hosted by Powerhouse Arts, opened in Brooklyn on Wednesday night (April 29) with more than 800 people visiting within the first few hours. The art fair runs through May 3, 2026. Caribbean artists mentioned in his article are Ebony G. Patterson (Jamaica, represented by Monique
