September art events in New York and Miami signal the start of peak art season. From fairs on both coasts to major gallery openings, this month offers a dynamic preview of artists, styles, and conversations that will shape the global art calendar.nths ahead.
Art on Paper with Fremin Gallery (New York)
Art on Paper returns to Pier 36 from September 4–7, presenting 100 galleries with a focus on paper-based practices. At Booth D13, Fremin Gallery highlights artists who push the limits of fragility and permanence. Daisy Seilern layers newspapers and refuse into her sculptural photography. Melike Kilic uses watercolor and ink to create meditative patterns. Lisa Meek fuses a music box with painted surfaces to question beauty and toxicity. These works show that paper, long considered humble, can anchor ambitious contemporary statements.
Art on Paper | @thepaperfair
Fremin Gallery | @fremingallery
Sarah Crown at Kiaf SEOUL (Seoul / New York connection)
New York’s Sarah Crown Gallery extends its reach this month at Kiaf SEOUL, September 3–7. The presentation spans drawing, painting, and small-scale panels by Peter Depelchin, Heekyoung Jeon, and Bu Shi. Depelchin’s allegorical drawings channel art history and astrophysics, turning the tableau vivant into a contemporary language. Jeon’s canvases, immersed in shades of blue, echo Korean landscapes and maritime traditions. Bu Shi, working between China and Italy, layers pigment and tempera onto wood, recalling occult symbols and intimate rituals. Together, their work embodies the cosmopolitan sensibility of New York galleries that orbit internationally before returning stateside for December’s Miami fairs.
Kiaf SEOUL | @kiaf_official
Sarah Crown Gallery | @sarahcrown_ny
Berry Campbell and Swivel Gallery at The Armory Show (New York)
The Armory Show, September 5–7 at the Javits Center, continues to anchor New York’s September calendar. Berry Campbell Gallery underscores the fair’s depth with a presentation dedicated to women artists across generations, including Alice Baber, Lynne Drexler, and Beverly McIver. These artists, once underrecognized, now gain institutional attention and scholarly reevaluation. Their inclusion reflects the gallery’s commitment to rebalancing modernist narratives and advancing legacies overlooked in past decades. Berry Campbell’s participation at Art Basel Miami Beach later this year reinforces the continuity between September’s discoveries and December’s spotlight.
Swivel Gallery offers a more experimental counterpoint. Their solo booth by Alejandro García Contreras in the PRESENTS section explores myth, folklore, and pop culture through glazed ceramic. Contreras’ figures channel anime, Mexican spiritual traditions, and contemporary fears into hybrid forms. By situating ceramic—a medium with ancient roots—in a fair setting dominated by painting and installation, the booth expands the dialogue about material and meaning. Together, Berry Campbell and Swivel showcase how New York balances rediscovery with new frontiers.
The Armory Show | @thearmoryshow
Berry Campbell Gallery | @berrycampbell
Swivel Gallery | @swivelgallery
Weerdo at Museum of Graffiti (Miami)
Miami’s fall calendar begins with Signs of the Times, a solo exhibition by Weerdo at the Museum of Graffiti, on view September 6–November 7. The Miami-based artist reclaims municipal street signs, transforming objects of regulation into layered emblems of identity and heritage. His iconography—skulls, pyramids, and feathers—draws from Mexican ancestral traditions while rooted in Miami’s graffiti culture. The exhibition bridges personal history with broader cultural narratives, emphasizing how graffiti evolves when it enters the museum space without losing its charge.
Museum of Graffiti | @museumofgraffiti
Millo and Seth at Goldman Global Arts Gallery (Miami)
Goldman Global Arts Gallery opens Beyond: Echoes of a Borderless Life from September 3–November 16 inside Wynwood Walls. Italian artist Millo and French artist Seth each contribute fifteen new works, alongside a collaborative piece and a video installation mapping their murals across global cities. Millo’s black-and-white dreamscapes of oversized figures contrast with Seth’s brightly colored portrayals of faceless children. Despite their stylistic differences, both artists use public space as a medium for empathy and cultural connection. Their Miami exhibition, which Live in Italy Magazine will cover in depth, exemplifies how muralism transitions into gallery settings while retaining its global resonance.
Wynwood Walls | @wynwoodwallsofficial
Goldman Global Arts | @ggagalleryofficial
Looking Ahead to Miami Art Week
As September fairs unfold, the rhythm between New York and Miami becomes evident. New York introduces rediscovered legacies and new material approaches, while Miami launches exhibitions grounded in community, identity, and global muralism. With Berry Campbell, Millo, and Seth already confirmed for Art Basel Miami Beach, this fall previews a December season where both cities will once again converge.
For more on Miami Art Week, TASTE will continue to share insights and link to our Miami Art Week Guide coming soon.
