The View from Outside The 2013 Armory Show

The doors opened this morning on the 2013 edition of the Armory Art show, welcoming press and VIP’s into the massive exhibition halls of Piers 92 and 94 on the waterfront of New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.  It was a special year for New York’s biggest annual art event, marking the 100 year anniversary of its namesake, the 1913 exhibition that welcomed the European avant-garde to American shores, and gave many their first glimpses of Marcel Duchamp, Matisse and Edvard Munch, among many others.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg Makes the Opening Remarks at The 2013 Armory Show (more…)

The Armory Show, in the centennial year of its namesake exhibition, announced its list of new and returning visitors for 2013. It will present over 200 galleries from 30 countries at its fifteenth edition from March 7-10th, 2013. The Contemporary section on Pier 94 will house both blue-chip exhibitors and younger galleries, and Pier 92 will again be a showcase for Modern work. Liz Magic Laser has been named the Armory Artist Commission, and Eric Shiner, Director of the Warhol Museum, will curate Armory Focus: USA. (more…)

Paul Morris, Director and co-founder of The Armory Show, steps down after 18 years. The fair began as the Gramercy International Art Fair in 1994, renamed after relocating to the 69th Regiment Armory in 1999. Morris co-founded the fair with Matthew Marks, Colin de Land and Pat Hearn; after the deaths of the latter two, he sold the fair in 2007 to Merchandise Mart Properties Inc., took on the role as vice president, and closed his own gallery. Morris cited personal reasons as the cause for his departure. The next Armory Show takes place from March 7-10th, 2013.

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