- Upcoming Highlights at The Armory Show 2008 -
Solo shows, Whitney Biennial artists and special projects

New York NY March 10, 2008 Featuring new art by over 2,000 living artists from 160 of the world’s leading galleries and nonprofit organizations, The Armory Show 2008 provides an excellent opportunity to see the most current developments in the world of contemporary art.

Many galleries are devoting their stands to single artist installations. Among these are Ronald Feldman Fine Arts with Eleanor Antin’s Loves of a Ballerina, a filmic installation of a mock movie theater, complete with several silent films that are embedded in the sets; Cheim & Read with paintings and four monumental LED works by Jenny Holzer addressing “the perpetual war"; Paul Kasmin Gallery with a country fair installation by Annette Lemieux, complete with a best-in-show cow and freshly-baked apple pie; Galerie Urs Meile with a massive colored porcelain bowl with half ton of clear water pearls by Ai Weiwei; Galerie Fons Welters with Jan De Cock, concurrent with his show at MoMA; Nicole Klasgbrun with a large-scale disorienting installation by Beth Campbell; Elizabeth Dee Gallery with a controversial conceptual artist Adrian Piper miniretrospective; Galerie EIGEN + ART with photographs and films by Maix Mayer; Galerie Juliette Jongma, featuring Dutch film maker Guido van der Werve; Art:Concept with Annelise Coste; Engholm Engelhorn Galerie with Hans Schabus’s Deserted Conquest installation; Tilton Gallery with Sudarshan Shetty; and Sikkema Jenkins & Co. with Arturo Herrera.

This March The Armory Show coincides with the Whitney Museum’s Biennial, and several galleries are exhibiting works by artists in the show. David Kordansky Gallery is devoting their entire booth to William E. Jones, CANADA is featuring a solo exhibition by Joe Bradley, and Susanne Vielmetter is featuring five 2008 Biennial artists: Edgar Arceneaux, Jed Caesar, Alice Koenitz, Rodney McMillian and Ruben Ochoa. Other galleries featuring Biennial artists include Ratio 3 with Mitzi Pederson, Galerie Dennis Kimmerich with Carol Bove, Zach Feuer Gallery with Phoebe Washburn, Arndt & Partner with William Cordova, Cherry and Martin with Amanda Ross-Ho, Wallspace with Walead Beshty, Stella Lohaus Gallery with Corey McCorkle, Praz-Delavallade with Edgar Arceneaux, Harris Lieberman with Michael Queenland, Tracy Williams, Ltd. with Matt Mullican.

As in previous years, there will be artist installations throughout the fair, including former American Fine Arts artist Alex Bag’s “Untitled (The Van)," courtesy of Elizabeth Dee Gallery. The van, a white Dodge with customized interior, was originally shown near de Land's gallery booth at The Armory Show in 2001. A video is projected in its interior of a dealer driving three of his artists – all played by Bag – to the Armory Show as they chatter about career issues and luxury items. Among the many impressive projects made specifically for the fair is Assume Vivid Astro Focus’s site-specific installation on a wall over 100 feet long outside the VIP lounge, courtesy of Deitch Projects. The Armory Show, the International Fair of New Art, takes place on March 27-30, at Pier 94 in New York City. Tickets are available at the door, or can be ordered online at http://www.thearmoryshow.com/cgi-local/content.cgi?p=3&theme=default