American art and design by unknown makers, circa 1600-1970
American art and design by unknown makers, circa 1600-1970
January 31 – February 2, 2025
NYC
NAMELESS features work by anonymous outsider and folk artists and functional objects including furniture, lighting, and textiles by undiscovered vernacular designers.
January 31 – February 2
2025
NYC
NAMELESS features work by anonymous outsider and folk artists and functional objects including furniture, lighting, and textiles by undiscovered vernacular designers.
OPENING FRIDAY, 1/31/25 in CHELSEA
FOLK • OUTSIDER • VERNACULAR
Discover Nameless
Celebrating anonymous brilliance, Nameless opens during New York Antiques Week as the first fair dedicated to visionary folk art, outsider art, and vernacular design created by unknown, forgotten, and marginalized artists across time.
The collective project of two dozen art dealers from around the country, Nameless offers diverse material—including works of art, furnishings, textiles, and photography—while balancing the appreciation of traditional craft with the drive to surface discoveries.
Recognizing unrecognized genius, telling untold stories, and valuing undervalued work, Nameless presents a vision of American art that is inclusive, expansive, accessible, and alive.
Discover Nameless
Celebrating anonymous brilliance, Nameless opens during New York Antiques Week as the first fair dedicated to visionary folk art, outsider art, and vernacular design created by unknown, forgotten, and marginalized artists across time.
The collective project of two dozen art dealers from around the country, Nameless offers diverse material—including works of art, furnishings, textiles, and photography—while balancing the appreciation of traditional craft with the drive to surface discoveries.
Recognizing unrecognized genius, telling untold stories, and valuing undervalued work, Nameless presents a vision of American art that is inclusive, expansive, accessible, and alive.
“Nameless opens a door into the unknown. And, because this work exists largely off the charts, it offers those with open eyes an accessible way into collecting unusual art and functional objects that spark inspiration and gut-level attraction.”
– Aarne Anton, Exhibitor
“Nameless opens a door into the unknown. And, because this work exists largely off the charts, it offers those with open eyes an accessible way into collecting unusual art and functional objects that spark inspiration and gut-level attraction.”
– Aarne Anton, Exhibitor
Nameless 2025
Exhibitors
Scott Filar & Joy O’Shell
American Huckleberry
@americanhuckleberry
americanhuckleberry.com
Evan Grant
Adam Irish
Old as Adam
@oldasadam
oldasadam.com
Steven S. Powers & Joshua Lowenfels
Powers Lowenfels Gallery
@stevenspowers | @ployaarrtt
stevenspowers.com | joshualowenfels.com
Cathy McLaurin & John Osorio Buck
Labor & Glean
@laborandglean
laborandglean.com
Eric Oglander
tihngs
@tihngs
tihngs.com
John Radtke
somewhere someplace
@somewhere___someplace
Dennis Robida
Daniel Schmidt
Grant Steinhauser
Spiral Haus
@spiralhaus
spiralhaus.com
Reese Truesdell
Hare & Arrow
@hareandarrow
Ryan Wagner
Newlyn Lowly
@newlynlowly
Stacy Waldman
House of Mirth Photos
@houseofmirthphotos
houseofmirthphotos.com
Trévon Warren & Zack Allen
Portmanteau New York
@portmanteau.nyc
portmanteaunewyork.com
Erin Waters
Susan Wechsler
Janet West
Anonymous work matters
Nameless challenges an arts establishment that devalues extraordinary art for lack of a signature.
Driven by homegrown creativity and liberated from the constraints of conventional design, “nameless” self-taught artists of decades and centuries past often worked in obscurity, with many lacking access to formal training and recognition due to their race, gender, disability, or class. Today, their legacies more often than not take the form of singular, unsigned works of art, the best of which thwart categorization and disrupt mainstream narratives.
Nameless aims to invert the market and institutional forces that continue to discount and neglect this remarkable unidentified material while inspiring collectors to engage it with fresh eyes. Celebrating works made for the joy of creative expression as well as those created out of necessity, Nameless broadens the story of American art through exciting discoveries, opening paths for scholarship, and honoring the genius of countless individuals whose names are forever lost to time.
FOLK • OUTSIDER • VERNACULAR
Anonymous work matters
Nameless challenges an arts establishment that devalues extraordinary art for lack of a signature.
Driven by homegrown creativity and liberated from the constraints of conventional design, “nameless” self-taught artists of decades and centuries past often worked in obscurity, with many lacking access to formal training and recognition due to their race, gender, disability, or class. Today, their legacies more often than not take the form of singular, unsigned works of art, the best of which thwart categorization and disrupt mainstream narratives.
Nameless aims to invert the market and institutional forces that continue to discount and neglect this remarkable unidentified material while inspiring collectors to engage it with fresh eyes. Celebrating works made for the joy of creative expression as well as those created out of necessity, Nameless broadens the story of American art through exciting discoveries, opening paths for scholarship, and honoring the genius of countless individuals whose names are forever lost to time.
NAMELESS ART + DESIGN
#ArtistUnknown
Folk + Outsider Art
Nameless takes American self-taught art as its focus and features paintings, sculpture, photography, and works on paper by anonymous and little-known artists.
Vernacular Design
Nameless explores the work of unknown makers across time to uncover examples of singular and innovative design, to include furniture, lighting, textiles, utilitarian objects, and the decorative arts.
#ArtistUnknown
Folk + Outsider Art
Nameless takes American self-taught art as its focus and features paintings, sculpture, photography, and works on paper by anonymous and little-known artists.
Vernacular Design
Nameless explores the work of unknown makers across time to uncover examples of singular and innovative design, to include furniture, lighting, textiles, utilitarian objects, and the decorative arts.
Address
516 W 26th Street NYC
Suite 315
Open Hours
January 31 – February 2, 2025
Friday, 1/31 | 5pm – 8pm
Saturday, 2/1 | 10am – 8pm
Sunday, 2/2 | 11am – 4pm
Tickets
General Admission $10
Opening Preview TBA
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