Inside an Art Fair Where the Booths Are Literally Shoebox-Sized

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Inside an Art Fair Where the Booths Are Literally Shoebox-Sized
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Take a tour of Barely Fair, a Chicago art fair that specializes in contemporary art—but only if it's miniature.

, and Lawrence Weiner have all shrunken down their works to fit into booths no larger than the size of a shoe box, which have taken over the artist-run space Julius Caesar for the fourth weekend running. Even miniaturized down to the size of a matchbox, Kruger's works are recognizable.

But the bulk of the work on display likely isn't. In scaling things down, Barely Fair largely serves as a platform for smaller galleries to display contemporary art with little overhead costs—just $25, compared to the six-figure offerings at Frieze. Like pretty much anything miniature, though, it's also proven extremely internet-friendly. Take a tour

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