The Armory Show
dal 3/3/2009 al 7/3/2009
Segnalato da
3/3/2009
The Armory Show
Pier 94 - Pier 92, New York
The International Fair of New Art has been the world's leading art fair devoted exclusively to contemporary art since its introduction in 1999. 243 international galleries are gearing up for the 11th edition of the newly expanded Armory Show, and their exhibits will range from contemporary works exclusively made for the fair to museum-quality historical presentations. A new series of Special Projects will also punctuate the public areas. The projects include a five-paneled 50-foot long spray paint mural painted onsite outside of Pier 94 by Kenny Scharf.
243 international galleries are gearing
up for the 11th edition of the newly expanded Armory Show, and their
exhibits will range from contemporary works exclusively made for the
fair to museum-quality historical presentations. A new series of
Special Projects will also punctuate the public areas.
The newly-introduced Special Projects feature a selection of
large-scale works and site specific installations transcending the
boundaries of individual booths. The projects include a five-paneled
50-foot long spray paint mural painted onsite outside of Pier 94 by
Kenny Scharf. Scharf's Carzy Roy-Al, his customized, glittering,
smiling golf-cart, will also be driven between the piers by a spaceman
who will occasionally serve donuts. Kris Martin will present a piece
entitled Thank You in Pier 94's lobby that visitors may miss if they
don't look closely. The VIP Lounge in Pier 94 will feature a
monumental piece by Richard Dupont featuring 180 cast polyurethane
figures, and the exterior will be adorned with an installation by El
Anatsui. Pier 92 will welcome visitors with Louise Nevelson's
nine-foot tall Celebration, and its lounges will feature Doug + Mike
Starn's dynamic Amaterasu and George Rickey's 13-foot tall Open
Trapezoids Excentric One Up One Down Variation V.
Many galleries are devoting their stands to single artist
installations. In the contemporary section on Pier 94, Ronald Feldman
Fine Arts is presenting The Volksboutique Armory Apothecary, where
visitors will have the opportunity to describe their maladies to
artist Christine Hill, who will prescribe remedies for a small fee.
Galerie Laurent Godin will debut Plane Landing in Paris, a new series
by Aleksandra Mir, featuring photographs of a helium balloon in the
shape and size of a passenger jet plane "landing" in various historic
landmarks in Paris. Other notable solo exhibitions include Dasha
Shishkin at Zach Feuer, Sarah Braman at Museum 52, James White at Max
Wigram, Maria Finn at The Apartment, John Neff at Western Exhibitions,
Gyan Panchal at Galerie Frank Elbaz, Matthias Weischer at EIGEN + ART,
Hans Josephsohn at Hauser & Wirth and Anton Henning at Galerie Bob Van
Orsouw and Stephen Antonakos at Kalfayan Gallery.
The Armory Show - Modern on Pier 92 will see a number of historical
exhibitions. Among them, Galerie Lahumière is presenting Paris
1950-1960 - The Roots, featuring works from groups dedicated to
abstract art, Art Concret and Constructivism. Bruce Silverstein is
featuring MONUMENT, a tribute to the legendary writer, critic and
artist John Coplans featuring seven rare, over-sized, original prints
made by the artist. Amy Wolf and Marianne Manley are sharing a booth
and will be showing a selection of work by women artists, including
Tina Modotti, Ruth Asawa, Louise Bourgeois, Alice Neel, Louise
Nevelson, Lee Bontecou, Kiki Smith, Mona Hatoum and Eva Hesse. Forum
Gallery is presenting a historical group show of American Social
Realist Art, an artistic movement that created a bridge between the
high modernist artistic ideals of Europe and the struggle brought on
by the Great Depression and the political upheavals of the 1920s and
30s.The Julie Saul Gallery will mount a show of color photographs made
during and around the 1970s, "when color was new," including Helen
Levitt, William Eggleston, Joel Meyerowitz, Boyd Webb, John Pfahl,
Luigi Ghirri, Jan Groover and David Hockney. Armand Bartos Fine Art
presents 1968-69: 40 Years Later, featuring a moment in history in
which Abstract Expressionism, Color Field and Nouveau Realism shared
the stage with Pop as Minimalism, land art and conceptual art began to
gather attention.
The Armory Show is America's leading fine art fair devoted to the most
important art of the 20th and 21st centuries. In its eleven years, the
fair has become an international institution. Every March, artists,
galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world
make New York their destination during Armory Arts Week.
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. manages a growing network of
international art shows. Through the acquisition of The Armory Show in
New York and Volta in Basel, Switzerland, MMPI is committed to the
continued development and enhancement of its participation in the art
world by bringing together some of the top minds in art fairs under
one partnership.
Giovanni Garcia-Fenech
Communications Manager
g.garcia@thearmoryshow.com
VIP Preview: Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Pier 94
Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street - New York
Public Hours: Thursday, March 5 through Sunday, March 8, 2009
Ticket prices
General Admission US$30, Students US$10, Groups (10+) US$15
Run of Show Pass (4 day) US$60
The Armory Show/VOLTA Dual Pass US$40