A few weeks ago the Artist Jason Brian Fox, one of the Artists who has work at YES Gallery who I have written about in these pages before, sent me a message that he had been accepted by Art Expo New York to show his work in a solo booth. He invited me to join him there, and because I always love to celebrate the Artists I know I was happy to be there with him during the Expo as much as possible. My schedule has been so busy with several projects, but I told him I'd try my best to make the time to be there for at least a part of each day.
I always enjoy the Art festivals and Expos in New York City, but usually I go for the VIP openings when I'm invited, or to one of the regular days if my schedule is too full for the opening. It's always so wonderful to be at these inspiring events, with so many old and new friends and so many different types of art to explore and discover.
This time around, being at Art Expo New York with Jason was a different experience for me because I was there for so many days and so much time that I had a chance to really get to see so many people I know who attended and to meet so many new people who stopped by the booth or who were in the VIP Lounge when I was there. The VIP opening night was of course an adventure all of its own because of the glitter that surrounds nights like that, but each day brought its own surprises and wonderful experiences.
When I was first at Jason's booth for the opening night, I saw someone in the booth across the aisle who I was thinking I might have met before. I was pretty sure it was Eddy Bogaert who I've written about in these pages before, and though I'd seen him at different events in the past that I'd written about, including one very memorable one in Chelsea that was an art party he had curated that was absolutely packed with wonderful art and wonderful people and remains one of the highlights of art parties I've experienced, I hadn't seen him in some time. I have a very strong memory for people I've met and had memorable experiences with, but as it had been some time I wasn't a hundred percent sure, and so I kept looking at him and wondering if he might recognize me but he was so busy with friends and art collectors and exciting people who were stopping by that it took some time until we finally had the chance to say hello.
As the evening continued, and friends stopped by to say hello to me, I heard a few people say hello to him and say the name Eddy, and one of them who knew us both said to me, "You know Eddy, right?" and I knew then that he was the Eddy I had been thinking he was. When we were finally introduced, I said that we had met before, and he said he'd kept looking across the aisle and thinking he knew me too. I reminded him about the art party I'd attended and the blog post I'd written about him after we'd met, and about one of the gallery openings where I'd seen him afterward and photographed him for another post. It was so wonderful to be reconnected, and he introduced me to Maryam Zadeh who he was sharing a booth with as part of a group of Artists who had different booths from Mazlish Gallery along the aisle we were on. Each day Eddy made its own adventure, and having him and Maryam across the aisle was like having the best neighbors, bringing their joy and life to make every moment a glittering party.
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