The Armory Show
dal 25/3/2008 al 29/3/2008
Segnalato da
25/3/2008
The Armory Show
Pier 94 - Pier 92, New York
In its tenth annual exhibition, the International Fair of New Art will celebrate the spirit of contemporary art. The exhibition includes 160 exhibitors, galleries and nonprofit organizations, from 21 countries featuring works by over 2,000 living artists. Among the innumerable shows during the fair, visitors to New york will also have the opportunity to visit the 2008 Whitney Biennial and to get a last-minute look of the New Museum's inaugural exhibition.
160 exhibitors from 21 countries featuring new art by living artists
The art world is gearing up for the tenth edition of The Armory Show, the International Fair of New Art, March 27-30, 2008, at Pier 94 in New York City. Visitors to The Armory Show will encounter new art by over 2,000 living artists from 160 of the world’s leading galleries and nonprofit organizations. Exhibitors will be coming from 39 different cities in 21 countries.
Continuing its commitment to cutting edge art, The Armory Show welcomes fifteen new galleries to the fair this year, including Juliette Jongma from Amsterdam, Nogueras Blanchard from Barcelona and i8 from Reykjavik. Several exhibitors will be presenting works by artists in the concurrent Whitney Biennial, among them Canada, which is showing a one-person installation by Joe Bradley, David Kordansky Gallery, which is devoting its booth to William E. Jones, and Susanne Vielmetter, who is featuring five Biennial artists: Edgar Arceneaux, Jed Caesar, Alice Koenitz, Rodney McMillian and Ruben Ochoa.
The Armory Show’s tenth edition promises to be another record-breaking event: attendance in 2007 rose to 52,000 visitors, an increase from 47,000 in 2006, and total sales exceeded $85 million, rising from $62 million the previous year. According to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, “Since its introduction in 1999, The Armory Show has quickly become one of the world’s leading art marketplaces, helping to fuel our City’s economy while enhancing our status as a top cultural destination.” The Armory Show’s Executive Director Katelijne De Backer adds, “In ten years The Armory Show has become an international institution. Due to our exclusive focus on contemporary art, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world make New York their destination during Armory Week.”
The Armory Show is held annually in New York City, home to more galleries, artists, collectors and critics than any other city in the world. Among the innumerable shows during the fair, visitors to the city will also have the opportunity to visit the 2008 Whitney Biennial and to get a last-minute look of the New Museum’s inaugural exhibition, which has been extended to coincide with the fair. This year also marks the introduction of The Armory Show’s sister fair, VOLTA NY, a curated fair featuring only solo projects.
A selection committee of prominent gallerists vetted over 600 applicants to create an exhibition that encompasses the richness and diversity of the international art world at its most current. The Armory Show aims to provide a global perspective of the art world to present the best new art by living artists.
2008 Exhibitors:
303 Gallery, ACME, Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Angles Gallery, The Approach, Arndt & Partner, Art : Concept, Art in General, ATM Gallery*, Galerie Baronian-Francey*, Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Bellwether, Black Dragon Society, Blum & Poe, Marianne Boesky Gallery, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Bortolami, Brändström & Stene, The Breeder, Buchmann Galerie, Shane Campbell Gallery, CANADA, Cheim & Read, Cherry and Martin*, China Art Objects, John Connelly Presents, Contemporary Fine Arts (CFA), Galleria Continua, Corvi-Mora, CRG, Galerie Crone, Sorcha Dallas, D'Amelio Terras, Thomas Dane Gallery, Galleria Massimo De Carlo, Elizabeth Dee, Deitch Projects, Dicksmith Gallery, doggerfisher, Galerie EIGEN + ART, Derek Eller Gallery, Engholm Engelhorn Gallerie, Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., Zach Feuer Gallery, Carl Freedman Gallery*, Marc Foxx, Foxy Production, Frith Street Gallery, Annet Gelink Gallery, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, Greene Naftali, greengrassi, Jack Hanley Gallery, Harris Lieberman, Hauser & Wirth, Galerie Erna Hécey*, Anna Helwing Gallery, Herald St, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Hotel, i8 *, IBID PROJECTS, in SITU, Taka Ishii Gallery, Alison Jacques Gallery, Johnen/Schöttle, Juliette Jongma*, Georg Kargl, Galerie Meyer Kainer, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Sean Kelly Gallery, Kerlin Gallery, Anton Kern Gallery, Gallery Dennis Kimmerich, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, Leo Koenig, Inc., Johann König, David Kordansky Gallery, Andrew Kreps Gallery, Galerie Krinzinger, Kukje Gallery, Yvon Lambert, Simon Lee Gallery*, Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Lehmann Maupin, Lisson Gallery, Stella Lohaus Gallery, Lombard-Freid Projects, Magazzino d'Arte Moderna, Magnum Photos, Mai 36 Galerie, Matthew Marks Gallery, Galerie Urs Meile*, Kamel Mennour, Meyer Riegger Galerie, Milliken, Victoria Miro Gallery, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, The Modern Institute, Murray Guy, Galerie nächst St. Stephan, Galerie Christian Nagel, Nature Morte, New Museum of Contemporary Art, Carolina Nitsch, Nogueras Blanchard*, Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch, PaceWildenstein, Patrick Painter, Inc., The Paragon Press, Pilar Parra & Romero*, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Friedrich Petzel Gallery, Galerie Francesca Pia*, Pierogi, Plan B, Postmasters Gallery, Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Produzentengalerie, The Project, Ratio 3*, Raucci / Santamaria*, Galerie Almine Rech, Daniel Reich Gallery, Rivington Arms, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Galerie Thomas Schulte, Sculpture Center, Jack Shainman Gallery, Stuart Shave / Modern Art, Sfeir-Semler, Gallery Side 2, Sies + Höke, Sikkema Jenkins & Co, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Sommer Contemporary Art, Michael Stevenson Gallery, Galerie Diana Stigter, STORE, Sutton Lane, Swiss Institute, Timothy Taylor Gallery, Richard Telles Fine Art, Jack Tilton Gallery, Galerie Chez Valentin, Bob van Orsouw Gallery, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Wallspace, Galerie Barbara Weiss, Galerie Fons Welters, Galerie Jan Wentrup, White Columns, White Cube/Jay Jopling, Wilkinson Gallery, Tracy Williams Ltd.*, Hiromi Yoshii, Zeno X Gallery, David Zwirner
*First time exhibitor
The Armory Show, The International Fair of New Art, was started by four New York art dealers as The Gramercy International Contemporary Art Fair in 1994 and takes its name from the rich history of the 1913 Armory Show, which introduced European Modernism to America. In July 2007 it became part of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
Image: artwork by John Waters. Courtesy of the artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York
For more information: Giovanni Garcia-Fenech, Communications Manager, tel. 1.212.645.6440, email g.garcia@thearmoryshow.com
The Armory Show 2008 Opening Day takes place Wednesday, March 26th for invited guests
Pier 94
Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street
New York City
Opening Hours:
Thursday, March 27 - Saturday, March 29 Noon to 8 pm
Sunday, March 30 Noon to 7 pm
General Admission US$30
Students US$10
Groups(10+) $15
Run of Show Pass (4 day) US$60
Shuttles are available between The Armory Show on Pier 94 and VOLTA NY on 34th street near 5th Avenue.