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SAPAR is dedicated to exhibiting and promoting the work of mid-career contemporary artists. SAPAR Contemporary launched a nomadic incubator program in 2015.

SAPAR Contemporary Gallery + Incubator is the brainchild of Raushan Sapar and Nina Levent. The project that has been in the works since 2014 while we were looking for a space that was in line with our vision. The gallery has finally acquired a ground floor space at 9 North Moore Street and renovated this older traditional Tribeca space into a modern sunlit gallery space that respects the architect

ural legacy of the neighborhood and retains its original charm. SAPAR Contemporary artists span three generations and five continents. They engage in global conversations and develop vocabularies that resonate as strongly in Mumbai, Almaty and Istanbul as they do in New York, Berlin and Mexico City. Their artistic practices vary from meditative traditional ink painting to writing programming code; what connects them are the artists’ capacity for empathy, insight, and imagination, their whimsy and generosity of spirit, as well as the rigor and depth of their studio practice. The Incubator program, residencies and group shows offer a unique lens that is immediate and global, future-oriented and accessible, multi-sensory and immersive. The gallery program brings together visual artists and creative minds of all disciplines: scientists, engineers, architects, performers, musicians and perfumers. SAPAR Contemporary artists’ works have been featured in international Biennials and are included in private and public collections around the world; among them are the MoMA, LaCMA, Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, the Smithsonian and many others. SAPAR Contemporary commissions works that are site-specific to New York, but infused with sensibilities, materialities and traditions of the artists’ backgrounds. The Gallery does not accept unsolicited portfolios.

03/03/2026

Opening Friday, March 6th, 6-8pm:
Sapar Contemporary is pleased to announce the gallery’s first solo exhibition by a Chinese American artist and the Paul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor of Art at Stanford University -Xiaoze Xie. The exhibition is titled in the Name of the Book and draws from the artist’s long standing Library series of paintings and his research-based Forbidden Book. Life-size porcelain sculptures of the books from the Forbidden Books project will be shown in NYC for the first time. .xiaoze

02/25/2026

Emma Ferrer: The Unicorn and Other Creatures of Hope closes this Friday February 27th. Stop by to see this new series inspired the Unicorn Tapestries at the Met Cloisters.

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02/24/2026

Sui Park creates biomorphic sculptures using monofilament yarns and cable ties, that transform the environment. Trained both as an architect and in the ancient art of Korean basketry, Sui is a crafter of shapes and creator of space. Visit Sapar gallery to see Flow and Microcosms! .sui

02/21/2026

Oneself & Cherished Traditions: Featuring Uuriintuya Dagvasambuu with Selections from the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Sapar Contemporary and OUMA is currently on view at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art.

The exhibition brings together traditional scrolls and objects from Mongolia, Nepal, and Tibet, contemporary paintings by the remarkable Mongolian artist, Uuriintuya Dagvasambuu, and works from OUMA’s own Asian art collection including a newly commissioned painting created especially for OUMA!

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02/16/2026

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A new little painting added to the conversation. Still pretty organized - the chaos hasn’t yet descended 😆

02/14/2026

Mulyana: Vital Ecosystems transforms the museum into an imaginative underwater landscape inspired by Indonesia’s stunning coral reef ecosystem. Acclaimed fiber artist Mulyana (b. 1984, Bandung, Indonesia) hand knits and crochets intricate sculptures using recycled yarn from textile factories and plastic bags from the food delivery industry. His community-based practice is embedded in Indonesia’s rich textile and folklore traditions and engages with pressing global social and environmental issues, like climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

02/12/2026

In Plaything (2025), Emma Ferrer reimagines The Unicorn Rests in Captivity. Ferrer’s unicorn is hemmed in by a playpen, rather than a fence, and is surrounded by colorful toy balls, “as thoughsuch simple objects could placate the desire of such a wise and powerful being.”

Her latest series was sparked by a visit to the Unicorn Tapestries, a cycle of seven late Gothic tapestries depicting the hunt of the unicorn, on view at the Met Cloisters in Upper Manhattan.

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02/03/2026

Emma Ferrer’s new works can be understood as contemplations of spirituality and freedom in our unmoored era. Before earning her MFA at Central Saint Martins in 2024, Ferrer studied Greek mythology, history of theology, and philosophy of religion through SUNY and Harvard Extension School. These layered disciplines shape her artistic practice.

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01/31/2026

May 9 — November 22, 2026
La Biennale di Venezia

At the 61st International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia, Azerbaijan presents the pavilion “The Attention” by Honored Artist F**g Ahmed. The exhibition is organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation supported by the Ministry of Culture and the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Italy.

Conceived as an immersive, multimodal environment, “The Attention” unfolds across a sequence of interconnected spaces. The work responds to the uncertainty, anxiety, and information overload of the contemporary era, exploring internal consciousness and reconnection to demonstrate how art can emerge from chaos.

Conceptually grounded in the legacy of Imadaddin Nasimi—a preeminent Azerbaijani poet and central figure of the Hurufi tradition—the project synthesizes heritage with innovation. Ahmed integrates advanced technologies, including quantum systems, neuro-reactivity, and data-driven processes, alongside traditional artistic methods.

The exhibition establishes a direct parallel between Hurufi philosophy and the quantum understanding of reality, positioning quantum information as the contemporary counterpart to these ancient metaphysical insights.

The Pavilion is curated by Gwendolyn Collaço whose expertise spans Islamic art, material culture, and cross-cultural exchange.

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01/30/2026

The Unicorn continues Ferrer’s exploration of ritual, mythology, and the sacred. Her paintings reinterpret Christian iconography through a universal lens. Living and working in Tuscany, Ferrer engages deeply with the Christian and pagan mythologies that saturate the European landscape. “Where before in my work there was melancholy, now there is mystery,” she reflects. “Where before there was tragedy, now there is a glimmer of hope.”

01/27/2026

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Ode to Love | Bright, cheery pulses of q***r joy radiate off this canvas by Ṣọlá Olúlòde, who seeks to celebrate the diverse experiences of q***r women and nonbinary individuals, emphasizing a need for wider representation of q***r love. Olúlòde frequently uses color to convey meaning in her works. She recently declared, “Yellow to me is joy. My work has always been about people and relationships. . . . [Here] I wanted to focus on a romantic one. And I thought, yellow is like that intense feeling, that joy, and I was imagining that’s the moment that I’m capturing in a relationship.”

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Tuesday	12pm - 6pm
Wednesday	12pm - 6pm
Thursday	12pm - 6pm
Friday	12pm - 6pm
Saturday	12pm - 6pm

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