Pascale Marthine Tayou, via Art Observed

Considered among New York’s premier art fairs, and a leading cultural destination for discovering and collecting the world’s most important 20th- and 21st-century art, The Armory Show has long figured at the forefront of the city’s annual spring offerings for art exhibitions and shows.  This year, the fair has once again touched down in New York, bringing with it its annual  presentations by leading international galleries, innovative artist commissions and dynamic public programs. (more…)

Alighiero Boetti, Per Nuovi Desideri (1988), via Repetto

As the winter months drags slowly to its conclusion, and the weather shifts into more temperate conditions, New York City will once again step into its role as a central hub of the contemporary art market, and the global art fair circuit, kicking off its string of fairs across the city.  Centering around the annual Armory Show Art Fair on the West Side, the week serves as one of the more important selling weeks of the first half of 2019. (more…)

Yinka Shonibare at James Cohan, via Art Observed

As Wednesday winds down, this year’s edition of the annual Armory Show has gotten underway, with the doors of Piers 92 and 94 opening on to an expansive array of booths and art objects.  Marking its most recent iteration since first opening in 1994, this year’s edition of the Armory Show also marked its first for new director Nicole Berry, who took over following Benjamin Genocchio’s ouster over reports of sexual harassment.  Berry brings years of experience with EXPO Chicago, and it shows, with a relaxed pacing and well-curated body of main booths and special exhibitions keeping the fair at the top of its game. (more…)

Hannah Van Bart, The Waiting (2017), via Marianne Boesky

As the winter months draw slowly to a close, and the weather shifts into more temperate conditions, New York City will once again step into its role as a central hub of the contemporary art market, and the global art fair circuit, as a string of fairs and exhibitions open up across the city.  Centering around the annual Armory Show Art Fair on the West Side, the scale of the proceedings seem to only get larger each year (so much so that this year mainstay the ADAA Art Show branched out into its own week), yet attention continues to center around a selection of fairs spread across Manhattan.

Nam June Paik, Lion (2005), via Gagosian

Bruce High Quality Foundation, Ways to Die (House of Turds) (2018) via Pippy Houldsworth

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Armory Show, via Art Observed

The doors are open and the 23rd edition of The Armory Show is underway in New York, kicking off the annual hustle and bustle of the March art calendar and its increasingly loaded week of fair sales, openings and events.  Spread out across the lengthy convention center spaces on Piers 92 and 94 on Manhattan’s West Side, the fair, Benjamin Genocchio’s first as director, seems to have taken advantage of the fresh start afforded by its new leader.

Yayoi Kusama’s Platform Installation, via Art Observed

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Armory Show, via Armory Show

Returning once again to the spacious halls of Piers 92 and 94 on Manhattan’s West Side, the Armory Show will open its doors this week in New York City, bringing the landmark art fair back for its 23rd year.  Marking its first year with former artnet head Benjamin Genocchio at the helm, the fair will continue its tradition of sales, talks, and projects spread across the piers, joined by an increasingly expansive series of events around the city at large.

Alex Katz, Vivien (2016), via Peter Blum

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The Armory Show has announced its 2017 Exhibitor List, bringing 207 galleries to the West Side Piers, as well as an updated floor plan that sees a number of lounge areas and VIP accommodations, and a pair of new curated sections that will expand the fair’s offerings in an increasingly competitive landscape for premier fair events.  “The Armory Show team has spent the last year listening to our gallery clients and visitors, and in response, we have made many radical changes and improvements to the show,” says Benjamin Genocchio, Executive Director of The Armory Show. “Two new curated sections and an updated floor plan with more spacious aisles and larger booths will make for a better, more enjoyable show. Quality of art and experience defines The Armory Show 2017 and remains our goal.” (more…)

NADA will move its annual New York edition to March in 2017, aligning the event with the Armory Show, and taking place at the Skylight Clarkson North, a venue at 571 Washington Street in Hudson Square.  “NADA is always looking for new ways to bring contemporary art to the public on behalf of our international exhibitors and membership base,” says executive director Heather Hubbs. “We’re looking forward to this venture with Skylight Clarkson North, and returning to the west side for our sixth edition of NADA New York in March. (more…)

Jarrett Gregory, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Eric Shiner, Director of The Andy Warhol Museum have been appointed as the curators for the 2017 edition of The Armory Show.  “I am very excited to be curating part of the 2017 Armory Fair and in particular the Focus section, which for the first time will not be restricted by geographical parameters,” Gregory says.  “Within this freedom I anticipate that geography, in a looser definition, will be more important than ever. The artists I am considering each convey a sense of urgency toward our own historical moment and I am interested in addressing complex subject matter within the context of the fair.”

Michael Riedel, Untitled (Description Field “Art Material”; rer), (2015), via David Zwirner

Set to open this week, the Armory Show is returning to New York City for its 22nd year, setting off the dense selection of exhibitions, fairs, parties and programs of Armory Week 2016.  With a number of shifts in location and scheduling for this year’s selection of events, the week should see a new face on familiar proceedings. (more…)

Barcelona gallery Mayoral is bringing a replica of Joan Miró’s studio to the 2016 Armory Show, placing the artist’s work in the context of his creative process.  “The Studio offered Miró a suitable working environment,” says the artist’s grandson Joan Punyet Miró. “When he closed the door behind him he knew he was cutting all contact with the outside world and entering into his imaginary universe.” (more…)

Benjamin Genocchio, the newly minted head of the Armory Show, is interviewed by Art News this week, discussing his views on art fairs, and his vision for the fair moving forward.  “What does it mean to be an art fair in 2016?” Genocchio says. “Don’t you think they’re all so stale? They’re all so stale and there is very little excitement. And I don’t know why that is, but come on, we should be able to make it more exciting.” (more…)

Current Editor-In-Chief of Artnet News, Benjamin Genocchio, has been announced as the successor to Noah Horowitz at the Armory Show.  “Unfortunately, the price of success is opportunity,” Genocchio says, which first reported the story. “This is an opportunity that was too good to pass up.” (more…)

Art News previews the selection of solo shows and specially focused exhibitions that will be on view at March’s ADAA Art Show at the Park Avenue Armory, including Haim Steinbach at Tanya Bonakdar, Michelangelo Pistoletto at Luhring Augustine, and a show of Arte Povera works at Marian Goodman. (more…)

The 2015 Edition of the Armory Show has announced its list of exhibitors for its March opening, with 197 galleries attending.  The fair will run from March 5th through the 8th.  The selection process for the upcoming edition was particularly rigorous and I am thrilled to see a number of notable galleries returning to the fair,” says Executive Director Noah Horowitz, “as well as a strong presence of young, geographically diverse galleries who have chosen to show with us for the first time.” (more…)

In commemoration of the groundbreaking 1913 Armory Arts Show and its impact on the world of contemporary art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York has produced a series of videos emphasizing their collection of works from that year.   The videos are available for viewing at the museum’s website, and feature museum curators discussing their favorite works in the museum collection, including works by Umberto Boccioni, Marcel Duchamp and Fernand Léger. (more…)

Art Fag City has compiled a list of new additions to the annual Armory Show, and another of previous guests not attending this year.  A number of major galleries will not be attending this year, including Zach Feuer, Paul Kasmin, Greene Naftali, and Andrew Kreps Gallery. (more…)

The Armory Show’s creative director, Michael Hall, has taken a position at Hauser & Wirth. Hall’s involvement ranged from the Armory’s Open Forum and Armory Film programs to the “Armory Focus” sections; he also took part in the selection of commissioned artists such as Theaster Gates and Liz Magic Laser. The co-founder and former director, Paul Morris, resigned in September after an 18-year tenure with the fair. It was reported by Art In America earlier this year that The Armory Show’s parent company, Merchandise Mart Properties,  may be  in negotiations to sell it along with the Volta Show and Art Platform Los Angeles.  (more…)