Intersect Art and Design

Intersect Aspen 2026 is pushing past last year’s peak 🏞️ Featured in The Aspen Times, this year’s fair was highlighted for its ambitious direction ahead of Aspen Art Week — following a record-breaking 2025 edition that saw attendance increase by 25%. The upcoming edition of Intersect Aspen will continue expanding its focus on large-scale installations, curated presentations, and conversations that connect contemporary art with technology, environmental consciousness, photography, and the Aspen community itself. From Whit Boucher’s nature-driven compositions and Kinga Czerska’s paintings to John Doyle’s wood sculptures and Topher Straus’s large-scale digital landscape works, the 2026 edition continues to reflect the depth of our local artistic integrity. “We see Aspen as a place where art is part of the fabric of the community,” said Intersect CEO Tim von Gal. 🗞️ Read the article at the 🔗 in bio. _ #IntersectAspen #AspenArtWeek #IntersectArtAndDesign #ArtFair #AspenArt @AspenTimes @WhitBoucher @Kinga.Czerska.Art @CreativeTopher @doylecarves

What happens when an art fair is built around ideas—not just objects? At Intersect Palm Springs, the focus was clear: the intersection of art, light, and technology—brought together through a highly curated, boutique presentation designed for focused looking and meaningful conversation. Set during Modernism Week, the fair engaged one of the most active collector communities in the country—where artists and galleries explored not just what art looks like today, but how it’s made, and why restraint matters in an era of endless possibility. Across programming, a consistent idea emerged: technology is a powerful tool—but intention is what gives it meaning. That same thinking carries CEO Tim von Gal forward. Intersect’s fairs—whether in Palm Springs or Aspen—are shaped by their communities, their collectors, and a shared commitment to clarity, purpose, and depth. This summer, Intersect Aspen builds on that foundation—bringing a focused selection of international, national, and local galleries into an expanded presentation at the Aspen Ice Garden, alongside ambitious installations and thoughtfully curated booths that reflect current developments in contemporary art. Programming continues that dialogue. Talks and tours—developed with leading cultural partners—will convene artists, curators, and collectors around key themes shaping the field today: the evolving role of technology in artistic practice, art’s capacity to engage social consciousness, and the enduring influence of the natural world. It’s a model that mirrors Palm Springs, but responds directly to Aspen—its landscape, its institutions, and its community. 🏔️ Join us in Aspen this July 28 through August 1. _ #IntersectAspen #IntersectPalmSprings #ArtFair #ContemporaryArt #ArtCollector

Intersect Aspen 2026 is shaping up to be one of the fair’s most ambitious editions yet 📰 As recently featured in @AspenDailyNews , this year’s fair will return to the Aspen Ice Garden from July 28–August 1, bringing together 37+ exhibitors across local, national, and international galleries. The 2026 edition will feature returning favorites alongside new galleries, ambitious installations, curated presentations, and a strong focus on photography, with artists including Paul Nicklen, Cristina Mittermeier, Jay Kelly, Russ Connell, Donna Isham, Betsy Eby, Whit Boucher, Kinga Czerska, John Doyle, and more. Programming will also be a central part of the fair, with artist talks, curated tours, booth conversations, and panels exploring topics from art and technology to the natural world and art as a catalyst for social consciousness. Intersect Art + Design CEO Tim von Gal said, “We feel we’re really heading toward perhaps the most exciting edition of the fair we’ve ever done.” Join us in Aspen this summer for an edition rooted in depth, dialogue, and discovery. 🗓️ July 28–August 1, 2026 🔗 Read the article at the link in bio. _ #IntersectArtAndDesign #IntersectAspen #AspenDailyNews #ArtFair #ArtCollector @paulnicklen @mitty @jaykellystudio @donnaisham @russ_connell @betsyeby @whitboucher @kinga.czerska.art @doylecarves

‘Radiant Space: Fields of Vision in Southern California’ explores the evolution of abstraction and perceptual art in California, placing hard-edge painting from the 1950s and 60s in dialogue with later experiments in light and space. Bringing together works across generations, the exhibition examines how artists used color, material, transparency, and perception to reshape viewers’ relationship to space itself. Curated by Sharrissa Iqbal (@sharrissaiqbal ), the exhibition pairs well-known figures such as James Turrell with lesser-known pioneers including VASA, alongside artists like Larry Bell, Fred Eversley, John McLaughlin, and Lita Albuquerque. Through painting, sculpture, holography, and pigment-based installation, the exhibition traces how Southern California artists helped redefine abstraction through light, atmosphere, and sensory experience. This was part of the special projects at Intersect Art and Design Fair (@intersectartanddesign ) in Palm Springs. Stay tuned to see what they have in store when the fair travels to Aspen, July 28–August 1, 2026.

There are some works that stay in conversation long after the fair closes 🧡 “Warmth of Light” by Mark Bowles, presented by @Canyon_Contemporary at Intersect Palm Springs, was one such piece. Built through layered acrylic and a recalibrated sense of horizon, the painting reflects a shift in Bowles’s recent practice—lowering the line of sight to give more presence to terrain over atmosphere. The result is a composition grounded in the physicality of landscape: color used to register temperature, mineral, vegetation, and season, rather than simply describe them. Bowles approaches each canvas without a fixed outcome, allowing the image to develop intuitively. For him, a work is complete when it can exist independently—when it no longer belongs to the studio, but can move into the world on its own terms. “Warmth of Light” drew sustained attention from collectors and visitors alike—an example of how certain works resonate not just visually, but through the energy and intention embedded in their making. _ Mark Bowles, “Warmth of the Light,” 2026. Acrylic on Canvas, 48 x 48 x 2 in. Courtesy of Canyon Contemporary. #MarkBowles #CanyonContemporary #IntersectArt #Intersect #ArtCollector @canyon_contemporary @markbowlesart

Save the date: Intersect Aspen Art + Design returns July 28–August 1, 2026, transforming the Aspen Ice Garden into the region's largest cultural canvas for our sixteenth year. A focused presentation of leading galleries, ambitious installations, and programming exploring the R/Evolution of Art and Technology, art as a catalyst for social consciousness, the natural world, the Aspen community, and photography. Read the full announcement at the link in bio 🏔️ _ Betsy Eby, "Chromatic Frequency No. 12," 2025. Courtesy of Winston Wächter Fine Art @winstonwachter @betsyeby #IntersectAspen #AspenArtWeek #ArtFair #ContemporaryArt #ArtAndDesign

Color, scale, and simplicity—pushed just far enough to transform the familiar. 🌿 At Intersect Palm Springs, Spence Gallery presented the work of Gordon Hopkins, whose still lifes reimagine everyday objects through bold color and exaggerated form. Working in oil and oil bar, Hopkins builds layered surfaces where outlines, patterns, and saturated hues create a sense of movement and depth. Lemons, fish, tables—ordinary subjects become something more expansive, almost surreal. “It is often just the simple form that can have a great impact.” That idea carries through his practice. By amplifying scale and color, Hopkins invites a different kind of looking—one that finds energy and beauty in the everyday. _ Big Still Life with Lemons, Oil and oil bar on canvas, 59” x 59”/150 x 150 cm Blue Table and Fish, Oil and oil bar on canvas, 47” x 59” / 119 x 150cm #IntersectPalmSprings #GordonHopkins #SpenceGallery #ContemporaryArt #ArtFair @spencegallery @gordon_hopkins_

At Intersect Palm Springs, presented by @ADCFineArt , Casonti McClure’s ”Blue Sparks Ascending” carried a distinct sense of movement—something rooted in the artist’s own history. Raised by artist-educators and immersed in the art world from an early age, McClure’s practice is shaped equally by visual art and her 16 years as a dancer and educator. That influence is clear here. Working in abstraction, she approaches painting as a kind of choreography—color moving through space, building rhythm, depth, and emotional resonance. Now fully dedicated to painting, her work continues that translation: dance reimagined on canvas, no longer bound by gravity, but guided by flow, light, and gesture. _ Casonti McClure, “Blue Sparks Ascending.” 48 x 98 in., acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of ADC Fine Art. #IntersectPalmSprings #CasontiMcClure #ADCFineArt #ArtFair #IntersectArtFair @casontimcg

Art = a lifetime. If we had one left-field discovery at @intersectartanddesign last year, it would be the truly one-of-a-kind @creativetopher . Topher’s energy at the fair was just... different. He (and his teammate Meghan) pulled us into the booth, put felt hearts on our sleeves and made us feel like we’d known them forever. The rest, as they say, is history. If you’ve had the pleasure of meeting Topher in person, you know exactly what we’re talking about. He radiates his own “yellow submarine” vibe and you can feel the same one in his digital paintings and his Monster sofas (which we are obsessed with, please can we have one). @carriescottcurates got to pull Topher away from the madness of the fair for 10 too short minutes to talk about everything he has been up to lately, and what got him to where he is. From hiding his art in his closet for 20 years whenever anyone came to visit, to living his best Topher life, and everything in between, we packed as much as we could into our time together. Our full chat is live now on the @watchseenart blog and YT, comment TOPHER and we’ll send you the links! #digitalpaintings #impressionistart #contemporarydigitalart #coloradoart #coloradoartist

Certain works stay within your mind long after the fair ends 🐤 Jinny Suh’s “Chicken,” presented by Taylor Fine Art at Intersect Palm Springs, was one such piece. Drawing from historical research and traditional craft, Suh builds her compositions through layered imagery and symbolic forms—most notably the recurring presence of the chicken. Here, it becomes more than a subject: a quiet anchor between past and present, used to navigate a world that often feels chaotic and complex. Her work reflects an interest in what she describes as the “scent of life” that risks being lost in contemporary culture. There’s a sense of restraint and intention in how each element is placed, balancing delicacy with structure to suggest an inner world that is both grounded and searching. A poetic thread runs throughout. Like the image of a lotus that continues to smile through difficulty, the work holds onto a sense of endurance—of carrying forward memory, craft, and imagination across time. _ Jinny Suh, “Chicken.” Paper handcut layered. #TaylorFineArt #JinnySuh #IntersectArtandDesign #IntersectPalmSprings #SymbolicArt @taylor.fine.art @jinny.suh

A few works stay with you—quietly, persistently—after the fair has ended 🪹 Sylvain Latendresse’s “Liminal,” presented at Intersect Palm Springs, was one of them. Built through layered fields of acrylic, the painting unfolds as a shifting landscape—where color, texture, and movement seem to hover between states. Hints of California’s wooded groves and chaparral emerge, but never fully resolve, suspended somewhere between observation and abstraction. Latendresse describes his work as an exploration of overlapping realities: the world we see, the one we understand, and the one that remains just out of reach. In ”Liminal,” these layers converge—suggesting a space in flux, where perception itself becomes the subject. Created as part of a return to painting after more than a decade, the work carries a sense of immediacy. There are no preparatory sketches—only the act of painting itself, guiding each gesture and shift in form. “Liminal” drew attention from both collectors and visitors—one of those works that continues to hold its presence well beyond the fair. _ Sylvain Latendresse, “Liminal,” Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in. Courtesy of the artist. #SylvainLatendresse #IntersectPalmSprings #CaliforniaGroves #ArtFair #ArtCollector @l.a.tendresse1 @mrtenderness

Some works linger in conversation long after the fair ends. Seo Young Deok’s “Meditation 590,” presented by @gefen.gallery at Intersect Palm Springs, was one such piece. Constructed entirely from stainless steel chains, the sculpture forms a seated human figure—at once grounded and weightless. Each link is individually welded, building a surface that feels both armored and exposed, rigid yet quietly vulnerable. Seo’s work often reflects on the tension between individuality and the systems that shape us. Here, the chains suggest both connection and constraint—materials associated with industry and labor transformed into a moment of stillness and introspection. Despite its monumental scale, “Meditation 590” invites a more internal reading. The figure turns inward, holding a sense of quiet endurance that resonated deeply with visitors throughout the fair. _ Seo Young Deok, “Meditation 590,” Stainless steel link chain, 79 x 84 x 84 in. Courtesy of Gefen Gallery. Images by Angel Espiridíon Photography. @gefen.gallery @youngdeok_seo #IntersectPalmSprings #ContemporaryArt #Sculpture #SeoYoungDeok #IntersectArtandDesign