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Got Some Extra Cash? Rumor Has It the Armory Show and Other MMPI-Owned Fairs...
For months, the art world rumor mill has been churning out the story that the parent company of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. — which owns the Armory Show, Art Toronto, the Volta shows in New York...
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Art.sy Launches, Unveiling Partnerships With the Armory Show and Design Miami
It’s finally here. After two years in beta, Art.sy has launched to the public. Backed by millions of dollars in venture capital from the likes of megadealer Larry Gagosian, art doyenne Dasha Zhukova,...
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The Armory Show Taps Liz Magic Laser for Fair’s 2013 Artist Commission
This morning New York’s Armory Show named the irreverent but hyper-political performance and new media artist Liz Magic Laser as the 2013 Artist Commission for the fair’s next edition, which will run...
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Warhol Museum Director Curating U.S.-Themed Focus Section at 2013 Armory Show
Next year the curated Focus section of New York’s Armory Show will have a domestic orientation, as the fair exhibits contemporary art from the U.S.A. in honor of the 100th anniversary of the original...
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The Armory Show Releases 2013 Exhibitor List
The Armory Show has released its exhibitor list for the 2013 fair. The event — which marks the 100th anniversary of the show’s namesake, the original 1913 Armory Show — will fill Piers 92 and 94 on...
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The Armory Show’s “Focus” Section Nabs Gagosian Gallery for USA-Themed...
The Armory Show has released the lineup for its 2013 “Focus” section, and it includes a big fish: Gagosian Gallery. The international megabusiness will participate in the Armory Show for the first...
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New-York Historical Society Details Plans For Exhibition On the 1913 Armory Show
Celebrating the centennial of the first Armory Show, the New-York Historical Society has announced details for its upcoming exhibition of work that appeared in the groundbreaking original exhibition,...
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Armory Show Announces Talks, Screenings, and Special Projects for Next...
Today the Armory Show art fair unveiled the lineup of films, videos, talks, and panels for its upcoming 2013 edition, running March 7-10 and commemorating the legendary 1913 Armory Show. Additionally,...
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Banker-Turned-Artist Will Transform Trees Into Totems Outside the Armory Show
While we long ago listed what would be happening inside the Armory Show, ARTINFO is just now hearing whispers of what might go on outside the show — those peripheral shows, events, and stunts looking...
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Is the Armory Show Becoming a Regional Fair? London Dealers Think So.
British collectors have been in short supply at this year’s Armory Show, dealers from the region report. Some speculate that the international set is waiting to make the trip for the second edition of...
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Armory Show Off to a Bustling Start
With a redesigned image and special focus on China, the Amory Show opened to a packed house at noon today. Among the many collectors, curators, and critics, we spotted actor Neil Patrick Harris,...
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Nitegeka on His Bold Armory Installation at Marianne Boesky’s Booth
“I’m daring people to go in and just walk through,” Burundi-born, Johannesburg-based artist Serge Alain Nitegeka said to ARTINFO when describing his elaborate installation at Marianne Boesky Gallery’s...
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The Armory Show Announces 2015 Focus Section
At next year’s Armory Show, the fair will highlight art from the Middle East, North Africa, and the Mediterranean in its special Focus section. Curated by Omar Kholeif, of London’s Whitechapel...
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Check Out the Armory Show’s 2015 Exhibitor List
The Armory Show is gearing up for its 17th edition, from March 5–8, 2015, and today that means the release of their exhibitor list. Sporting a total of 197 galleries and spanning 28 countries, the...
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Fiber Art is #Trending at the Armory
One easy way to avoid totally losing your mind at an art fair is to identify some kind of pattern amidst the gloried, sprawling hodgepodge. Often at a fair, big, shiny objects abound — ditto blank...
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Instagrams of the Art World: #ArmoryWeek Edition
Robin Cembalest (rcembalest) high-fived Hank Willis Thomas in front of his “Artsy Takeover” piece — easily the single most ’grammed Armory shot. Lehmann Maupin’s Kim Drew (museummammy) summed up every...
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John Ruskin Had Armory Week Pegged — In 1857
Do you feel glazed-over at art fairs? After 15 minutes, do your eyeballs feel like soft-boiled eggs? Today, we might call that “fairtigue” (as much as we don’t want to, because portmanteaus are...
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Noah Horowitz Named Art Basel’s Director Americas
Noah Horowitz, executive director of the Armory Show since 2011 and former director of VIP Art Fair, has now been appointed as Director Americas for Art Basel. In his new post, Horowitz will oversee...
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Armory Show Names Ben Genocchio as New Director
Online content purveyor Ben Genocchio has been appointed director of the Armory Show, New York’s venerable art fair. Genocchio comes to the Armory from Artnet News, of which he is founding editor (he...
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