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Article: Affordable Art Fair draws young collectors.(news: SPECIAL REPORT)
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- Art Business News
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- September 1, 2006
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NEW YORK -- Strollers. Lots and lots of strollers.
That was what first hit you (not literally) upon entering the Affordable Art Fair. The summer show, which brought to New York 70 dealers from as far away as Berlin and Thailand, celebrated its fifth anniversary this year. The defining aspect of the AAF, as always, was the fact that all works had to sell for $5,000 or less, and that might explain the strollers. Young art lovers are naturally loth to drain their savings accounts to build their collections. Hence, what better way for them to enter the fray than to stroll the Affordable Art Fair?
Of course, at that price point (especially in New York), some ...