How Aspen Art Fair Is Turning the Mountain Escape Into a Collector Destination

How Aspen Art Fair Is Turning the Mountain Escape Into a Collector Destination

Aspen succeeds each summer in attracting art lovers and collectors from across the country through a near-perfect synergy: a cooler, more relaxed mountain escape, a boutique, easy-to-navigate fair that grows more international with each edition and a smart, ambitious museum that has prioritized bringing leading artists to town through site-specific programming and commissions. Under Nicola Lees, the Aspen Art Museum orchestrated ArtCrush, an art…

‘Art world summer camp’: the Aspen Art Fair prioritises immersion over expansion

The boutique fair is attracting increasingly ambitious exhibitors while leaning into the mountain town's distinctive character