High art meets deep pockets at Seattle Art Fair

Elvis is still larger than life in Scott Fife’s piece keeping watch at the Seattle Art Fair. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)A giant 12-foot-tall beach ball and a food truck the color of the sunset were the first indications that something different was happening at CenturyLink Field Event Center Thursday night.

The ball, an artwork by Negar Farajiani, was presented by the Seattle-based Mariane Ibrahim Gallery. The truck, presented by James Cohan Gallery, was Brooklyn artist Spencer Finch’s ode to summer, and served up free ice cream, the hue a synthesis of pinks and oranges. The pieces were on display as part of the inaugural Seattle Art Fair, a first-time venture backed by billionaire Paul…