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Images from the Fair
Browse images from the 2019 edition of The Armory Show, which runs through Sunday, March 10. The fair welcomes 198 galleries from 33 countries worldwide. Click through to see all the moments captured this year.
Episodes From Deep Color Now Live
Listen in to our latest episode in collaboration with Deep Color, where artist Mark Dion talks with Joseph Hart about the first incarnations of The Armory Show during the mid-1990's, a forthcoming project at Storm King Art Center, and his curiosity cabinet installations. Up now on episode 46 of @deepcolorpodcast.
Prize Winners for the 2019 Edition Announced
The Armory Show is pleased to announce the winning artists and galleries for the Presents Booth Prize, the Pommery Prize, and Étant donnas Prize. Charlie James Gallery is the winner of the third annual Presents Booth Prize, Ryan Gander’s Het Spel (My neotonic ovoid contribution to Modernism), 2019, presented by Lisson Gallery, is the winner of the inaugural Pommery Prize, and Kapwani Kiwanga, presented by Galerie Jérôme Poggi, is the winner of the inaugural Étant donnas Prize.
The Deep Color Podcast
Listen as Deep Color host Joseph Hart explores 25 years of The Armory Show with influential figures from the fair's past and future, broadcasting live from the fair. Deep Color is an oral history project and podcast that features artists and arts professionals discussing their work, ideas, and live.
A tribute to Pat Hearn Gallery and AFA, Co.
The Armory Show, in partnership with Galerie Nagel Draxler, celebrates the legacies of two of its co-founders, Pat Hearn and Colin de Land, with a special commemorative booth featuring works by Andrea Fraser, Mark Dion, and Renée Green. Ramiken, the recipient of the inaugural Gramercy International Prize, will exhibit a dual-artist presentation of works by Darja Bajagić and Andra Ursuţa.
Leo Villareal's immersive installation between Piers 92 and 94
In partnership with Pace Gallery, The Armory Show will present Star Ceiling (2019), a 75-foot-long, immersive LED work by New York-based artist Leo Villareal, installed in the passageway connecting Pier 94 to Pier 92, where VIP and public lounges are housed. Star Ceiling, created especially for the fair, will be the largest digital-media work presented at the fair's 25-year history.
The 2019 Show Map
Featuring 197 galleries from 33 countries, The Armory Show’s 25th anniversary edition presents a diverse breadth of artworks ranging from historical masterpieces to cutting edge projects by established and emerging artists. Browse the new, fully interactive Show Map, and note the important venue adjustments.
Platform Merges Performance and Politics
Organized by Sally Tallant, former Director of Liverpool Biennial and recently appointed Executive Director of the Queens Museum, the nine artists included in Platform challenge dominant narratives, histories, and cultural stereotypes, bringing national identity into question.
“New York City’s famed fair.”
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2020 VIP PREVIEW DAY
Invitation Only
Wednesday, March 4
2020 PUBLIC DAYS
Thursday, March 5
Friday, March 6
Saturday, March 7
Sunday, March 8
LOCATION
Piers 90 & 94
New York City