Creative Spaces

TEFAF New York’s Creative Spaces initiative highlights exceptional works of art and design throughout five locations in the Park Avenue Armory, offering exhibitors the opportunity to present works beyond their stands. Often larger in scale, these installations invite new moments of discovery, expand the boundaries of presentation, and add a dynamic dimension to the fair experience. This years' list of participating galleries and featured artworks: 

Paul Coulon

François-Xavier Lalanne (1927–2008, France), Canard, 2008
View gallery presentation at Stand 361

Edward Tyler Nahem 

Jean Debuffet (1901–1985, France), Tour Turdulente, c. 1973–81
Jean Dubuffet’s Tour Turbulente stands as a monumental pillar of the artist’s Hourloupe series. Conceived during a period when Dubuffet transitioned from the raw, textured surfaces of Art Brut to a more fluid, cellular language, this sculpture is a masterful intersection of painting and architecture. Standing over seven feet tall, the work has a commanding presence that encapsulates the whimsical, restless energy that defined Dubuffet’s later career. The work represents a peak in Dubuffet’s sculptural output, bridging the gap between his intimate drawings and his massive public commissions. Its verticality and three-dimensional complexity allow it to function as a volumetric drawing, engaging the viewer from every angle. 

Mitterand

François-Xavier Lalanne (1927–2008, France), Lapin à vent, c. 1994–2008
View gallery presentation at Stand 332 

Van de Weghe

A.R. Penck (1939–2017, Germany), Konzept, 1982
A pivotal figure in German Neo-Expressionism, A.R. Penck (Ralf Winkler, 1939–2017) developed a raw, symbolic language of stick figures, ideograms, and primal marks that distilled complex political and social systems into immediate visual codes. Shaped by his experiences in divided East Germany and his 1980 move to the West, his work bridges prehistoric cave art, urban graffiti, and Cold War tension. On canvas in 1982, Penck’s bold, gestural compositions assert painting as a universal language of resistance, order, and human presence. 

Frederic Anderson (b. 1973, Luxemburg), Schizophrenic Colorways, Kinetic Piss 1 and 2, 2025
Frederic Anderson is a contemporary artist whose abstract paintings pulse with the improvisational energy of vintage jazz. Based in London, Anderson draws deep inspiration from the sonic textures of 1950s–60s New York jazz, particularly the work of Freddie Hubbard, Charles Mingus, and Thelonious Monk. His gestural compositions are the result of a rigorous process: numerous interpretive drawings made in response to specific tracks are distilled into layered, emotive canvases that act as visual echoes of sound. Anderson earned his BFA from the American College in London and an MFA from the University of Arts, London. His work explores the emotive potential of mark-making, allowing the canvas to function as both a stage and a score—each brushstroke a note, rhythm, or silence. He is represented by Van de Weghe, a blue-chip gallery known for secondary market masters, where Anderson stands uniquely as their sole primary artist, signaling a rare crossover between the contemporary and historic. 

Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929, Japan), Dots Obsession, 2004
One of the most influential artists of our time, Yayoi Kusama has, since the late 1950s, channeled psychological intensity into rigorous formal systems of repetition and accumulation. Her iconic polka dots, infinity nets, and mirrored installations dissolve the boundary between self and cosmos, turning personal obsession into universal experience. In 2004, well into her eighth decade, Kusama continued to expand her singular vocabulary of pattern and immersion, works that command both critical reverence and enduring market significance. 

View gallery presentation at Stand 207