09/24/2026
"At the core of the art world, and even the art market, there is a core belief that the real value of art goes beyond price. The heartfelt sentiment that a work is “priceless” sums up the paradox nicely. We might understand value as “market value,” but art also carries emotional, aesthetic, cultural, heritage, and embodied or objectified value (an element of Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of social capital, making ownership of art a status symbol). Furthermore, the art world has an exclusionary price mystique around it and operates on a scarcity model: “Oh that piece is so unique,” or “there’s no inventory by this artist left.” Well, drat, I’ll have to try again next year or on the secondary market. In a joyous and welcoming counterpoint to that transaction-as-status-symbol buzz is the Affordable Art Fair (AAF)." - Emily Lutzker, IMPULSE Magazine , Jenny Wang Affordable Art Fair NYC 💗💗💗