Salon Art + Design Announces Its 13th Edition with New Exhibitors and Dynamic Programming Under Fresh Leadership

Under the visionary leadership of new Executive Director Nicky Dessources, Salon Art + Design proudly unveils a  vibrant roster of exhibitors, featuring numerous first-time galleries including Galerie Anne Jacquemin Sablon, Bossa, Crosta Smith Gallery, Elisabetta Cipriani | Wearable Art, Galerie CC - Castelin Cattin, Ippodo Gallery,  Room57 Gallery and Thomas Colville Fine Art. This year’s fair is enriched with innovative programming and  distinctive design installations from both independent creators and prestigious design brands, showcased not only in  the historic rooms at the Armory’s entrance, but also throughout the Drill Hall. Designers creating these special  installations include Atelier FM, Victoria Yakusha Gallery, Thomas Cooper Studio and more. 

While the fair is renowned for showcasing new exhibitors and diverse voices in design, Salon is delighted to welcome  back longstanding participants such as Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts, David Gill Gallery, Donzella Ltd., Galerie  Marcilhac, Galerie Chastel-Maréchal, Gallery FUMI, Liz O’Brien, Maison Gerard, NILUFAR, Todd Merrill  Studio and Twenty First Gallery.

"I am thrilled to be at the helm of Salon for its 13th edition this year,” says Salon Art + Design Executive Director Nicky Dessources. “Following in the footsteps of Jill Bokor, I am committed to honoring the incredible vision and standard of excellence she established for the fair. As we look to the future, I am excited to bring fresh perspectives that will continue to elevate the fair and reach new audiences, while maintaining the rich legacy that has made Salon a premier event in the global culture calendar. This year promises to be a dynamic blend of tradition and forward thinking, and I am eager to share it with our community." 

After nearly ten years at Sanford L. Smith, Nicky Dessources brings her extensive experience to her new role, ushering in a new era of innovation and creativity at Salon Art + Design. Under Dessources’ leadership, Salon is poised to deepen its ties with the creative community, expanding its role as a vital cultural hub that partners with institutions, organizations, artists, and businesses invested in art and design. Dessources envisions the fair as a platform that not only celebrates established galleries but also champions emerging designers, offering them opportunities to innovate and take bold risks. 

She is committed to fostering an educational environment for both entry-level and seasoned design enthusiasts and collectors. The fair will provide educationally driven insights into the evolving landscape of design and art through content released in newsletters, social media and programming leading up to and during the fair. Central to her vision is a focus on the success and experience of exhibitors, both during the fair and beyond, ensuring continued support and engagement. Her dedication to growing the fair and enhancing its influence reflects her passion for cultivating a thriving, interconnected community of galleries, designers and collectors. 

Each year, since 2016, Salon has partnered with Dia Art Foundation, a non-profit arts organization committed to advancing, realizing and preserving the vision of artists. For 50 years, Dia Art Foundation has offered artists the time, space and support to bring ambitious projects to fruition, often beyond the scale and scope of traditional exhibition spaces. On opening night of Salon, Dia Art Foundation kicks off the evening with an exclusive benefit hour at the fair, co-hosted by Nathalie & Laura de Gunzburg, where proceeds go towards Dia and their exhibition program. Salon and Dia will continue to evolve and strengthen this collaboration, and proceeds from last year are specifically funding the forthcoming Steve McQueen exhibition, opening at Dia Chelsea this September 20th. This year’s proceeds will benefit a forthcoming Duane Linklater exhibition at Dia Chelsea, opening in 2025. 

“I am thrilled that Dia’s collaboration with Salon continues for the ninth year in 2024. Salon’s generous support has been vital in realizing exhibitions and public programs across our sites, and we are deeply grateful for this sustained relationship. Salon is uniquely committed to its role as a port of entry for emerging designers, and I am excited to see what is in store this year under the expert new leadership of Nicky Dessources,” said Nathalie de Gunzburg, Chair of Dia’s board of trustees.

Salon’s Honorary Committee is an esteemed group of individuals who embody the spirit of the fair and support and contribute to the art and design industries. This year’s Honorary Committee includes Paul Arnhold, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Linda Fargo, Catherine Futter, Laila Gohar, Wendy Goodman, Eva Jeanbart-Lorenzotti, Flavin Judd, Gabriel Hendifar, Colin King, Julianne Moore, Carlos Mota, Dr. Daniella Ohad, Suchi Reddy, Jen Rubio, Lizzie Tisch and Marlies Verhoeven. 

For the first time this year, Salon has put together a Design & Art Advisory Council, a group of some of the world’s leading interior designers and art advisors. Salon believes that interior designers and art advisors are the bridge between galleries, and their artists and makers and clients. Salon wants to continue to strengthen its ties to these communities and serve as a resource for them and their clients. Salon’s inaugural Design & Art Advisory Council members include Kelly Behun, Jeremiah Brent, Martin Brudnizki, Rafael de Cárdenas, Robert Couturier, Nicole Fuller, John & Christine Gachot, Rabih Hage, Kim Heirston, Shawn Henderson, Julie Hillman, Nicole Hollis, Young Huh, Adam Charlap Hyman, John Ike, Amy Kehoe, David Kleinberg, Amy Lau, Clive Lonstein, Andre Mellone, Todd Nickey, Bryan O’Sullivan, Brigette Romanek, Olivia Song, Allan Schwartzman, Robert Stilin, Sara Story, Giancarlo Valle and Christopher Wolf. 

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ABOUT SALON ART + DESIGN 

Salon Art + Design, produced by Sanford L. Smith + Associates, presents the world’s best design – vintage, modern, and contemporary – enhanced by blue-chip 20th-century art. The Salon’s inclusivity and willingness to consider both fine and decorative art in the context of contemporary life is predicated on the belief that today, more than ever, designers and collectors create environments rather than collect objects. The success of Salon lies in the quality of its exhibiting galleries, the extremely international flavor of the material, and an eclecticism that is highly sought by today’s collectors and tastemakers. Appealing to seasoned and young collectors alike, Salon offers an extensive yet curated range of pieces, ensuring something for everyone. The Salon is the only international fair of this caliber to combine styles, genres, and periods cutting a universal and timeless swath. 

ABOUT SANFORD L. SMITH + ASSOCIATES (SLSA) 

For over 40 years, SLSA has been producing world-class fine and decorative art fairs and book fairs. SLSA's current portfolio includes renowned events such as Salon Art + Design, ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, The ADAA Art Show, ESA Ephemera Fair, and more. In 2024, after the retirement and passing of its founder, Sanford L. Smith, SLSA’s leadership mantle was passed to partners, Jennifer Stark, Nicky Dessources, and Jill Bokor, who will see the company and brands it represents into the future. They look forward to continuing Sanford Smith’s legacy and taking the company into new and exciting territory in the coming years. 

ABOUT DIA ART FOUNDATION 

Taking its name from the Greek word meaning “through,” Dia was established in 1974 with the mission to serve as a conduit for artists to realize ambitious new projects, unmediated by overt interpretation and uncurbed by the limitations of more traditional museums and galleries. Dia’s programming fosters contemplative and sustained consideration of a single artist’s body of work and its collection is distinguished by the deep and longstanding relationships that the nonprofit has cultivated with artists whose work came to prominence particularly in the 1960s and ’70s. In addition to Dia Beacon, Dia Bridgehampton, and Dia Chelsea, Dia maintains and operates a constellation of commissions, long-term installations, and site-specific projects, notably focused on Land art, nationally and internationally. 

These include:

∙ Walter De Maria’s The New York Earth Room (1977) and The Broken Kilometer (1979), Max  Neuhaus’s Times Square (1977), and Joseph Beuys’s 7000 Eichen (7000 Oaks, inaugurated in 1982 and  ongoing), all located in New York 

∙ De Maria’s The Lightning Field (1977), in western New Mexico 

∙ Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty (1970), in the Great Salt Lake, Utah 

∙ Nancy Holt’s Sun Tunnels (1973–76), in the Great Basin Desert, Utah 

∙ De Maria’s The Vertical Earth Kilometer (1977), in Kassel, Germany 

∙ Cameron Rowland’s Depreciation (2018)

LIST OF EXHIBITORS – *NEW EXHIBITORS 

Salon Art + Design will bring together a diverse and international group of art and design dealers, showcasing exceptional global material for every taste. In addition to an array of stateside exhibitors, this year will include a selection of European and international galleries hailing from Belgium, France, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. 

Ariadne – United States 
Classical Antiquities  

Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts – United States 
20th Century International Art and Design  

Boccara Gallery – United States 
Modern Tapestries and Woven Art 

*Bossa – United States 
Mid Century Modern and Contemporary Brazilian Design 

Converso Modern – United States 
Modern Furniture and Objects 

Crosta Smith Gallery – United Kingdom 
Antiques and Fine Art 

David Gill Gallery – United Kingdom 
Contemporary International Design  

DK Farnum – United States 
20th Century Jewelry 

Donzella Ltd. – United States 
Post-War International Design  

*Elisabetta Cipriani | Wearable Art – United Kingdom
Contemporary Artist Jewelry 

*Galerie Anne Jacquemin Sablon – France
Contemporary Furniture and Decorative Arts 

*Galerie CC - Castelin Cattin – France 
Modern and Contemporary Art 

Galerie Chastel-Maréchal – France  
20th Century French Design 

Galerie Gabriel – United States 
20th Century Design 

Galerie Gmurzynska – Switzerland 
Modern and Contemporary Art

Galerie Marcilhac – France  
20th Century Decorative Arts 

Galerie Mathivet – France  
French Decorative Arts 

Galerie Negropontes – France  
Contemporary French Design  

Gallery FUMI – United Kingdom 
Contemporary Design  

J. Lohmann Gallery – United States 
Contemporary Ceramics  

Karl Kemp – United States 
Furniture & Decorative Arts  

Liz O’Brien – United States 
Modern and Contemporary American and European Design  

Lobel Modern – United States 
20th Century Design 

Maison Gerard – United States 
Modern and Contemporary European and American Design  

Maisonjaune Studio – France 
Vintage and Contemporary Design  

Maison Rapin – France 
20th Century and Contemporary Design 

Mia Karlova Galerie B.V. – United States 
Modern Brazilian Design 

NILUFAR– Italy
20th Century and Contemporary Design 

Onishi Gallery – United States 
Japanese Art  

Phoenix Ancient Art – United States 
Antiquities and Modern Art 

*Room57 Gallery – United States 
Contemporary Art & Design 

Rosior – Portugal 
Contemporary Fine Jewelry

*Thomas Colville Fine Art – United States 
19th and 20th Century American and European Fine Art 

Thomas Fritsch – Artrium – France  
Post-War French Ceramics  

Todd Merrill Studio – United States
20th Century & 21st Century Furniture and Lighting  

Tuleste Factory – United States  
Contemporary Art and Design 

Twenty First Gallery – United States 
Contemporary Design 

Yvel – Israel 
Contemporary Jewelry 

Zeit Contemporary Art – United States 
Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art