Opening: Thursday, May 15th 2025
Exhibition duration: 15–18 May 2025
Location: Chelsea Industrial, 535-547 West 28th Street, New York, NY 10001, USA
Curator: Sozita Goudouna
Gallery: Opening Gallery
Participating artists: YANN TOMA, BRENDA ZLAMANY, KLEITIA KOKOLARI, MATTHIAS VAN ARKEL, ARTEMIS KOTIONI, PEGGY KLIAFA, YIOULA CHATZIGEORGIOU, REGINA SCULLY, HANS WEIGAND, NADIA COEN, MIA NTENTA, TEMPLE DRAKE, @f_twinsart @f_twins_artist @valeriialyshchenko @anna_lyschchenko and Max Blagg with Golnar Adili, Ellen Berkenblit, Ernesto Caivano, Michael Combs, Peter Dayton, Sally Egbert, Eric Fischl, James Gilroy, Nan Goldin, Michael Halsband, Curtis Kulig, Justen Ladda, Ruth Marten, Jamie Nares, Walter Schrank, Ryan Wallace and Lucy Winton
Peggy Kliafa participates with two artworks:
ARMORY ALU
2024, Aluminium pill blisters, silicone on canvas prepared with acrylic spray
40 x 30 cm
ARMORY RED
2024, Red pill blisters, silicone on canvas prepared with acrylic colors
40 x 30 cm
FOCUS Art Fair New York 2025 is a contemporary art event organized by an international art agency based in Paris. This fair brings together galleries from various countries, showcasing contemporary artworks under a specific theme chosen based on current art trends and issues. FOCUS Art Fair (FAF) made its debut in the European art scene in 2019, establishing itself as an innovative international platform dedicated to connecting art enthusiasts with exceptional works of art. It is part of a global tour held in major art market hubs such as Paris, London, and New York.
FOCUS Art Fair for its third edition in New York celebrates innovation, artistic vision, and boundary-pushing creativity. Under the theme Human Creativity vs. Machine Potential, it investigates the dynamic exchange between artist and machine, and the growing tension between instinctive expression and algorithmic logic. Featuring exhibitors from over 10 countries, with a strong emphasis on contemporary Asian art, the fair becomes a platform to reflect on our digital-first lives and rapidly shifting creative realities. For the first time, FOCUS hosts real-time demonstrations where traditional and tech-assisted art are created live, offering visitors a rare opportunity to witness the convergence of analog and digital processes. Immersive performances, curated sections, and diverse perspectives make this edition a standout moment in the global art calendar — one that doesn’t just look to the future, but lives it.
Not tomorrow. Not next year. Right now — humanity and technology are colliding to create something breathtaking. At FOCUS Art Fair New York 2025, the future isn’t a concept. It’s an experience.
Peggy Kliafa participates in FOCUS Art Fair 2025 with Opening Gallery (42 Walker St, Tribeca, NYC until Jan 2025; moving to 115 Wooster St, Spring 2025). Opening Gallery is a nonprofit cultural initiative founded in 2022. It supports global and local artists through exhibitions, performances, research, and education. The gallery collaborates with institutions such as Columbia University, Maison Française NYU, Fulbright, Watermill Center, and Sorbonne Art Gallery in Paris. It has also hosted programs with MoMA curators and the New York Arab Festival.