Detail of Rosa Barba, Uncertain Theme - and Therefore Abstract, 2021. Presented by Vistamare. Photo by Vincent Tullo. 2023 FAIR PROGRAM

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The 2023 Armory Live program brings together artists, curators, writers, collectors, and institutional leadership from across the art world to search for solutions. Considering art as a tool for critically engaging with the world around us, these conversations examine unattended histories, contemplate global shifts, and extrapolate diverse perspectives from contemporary discourse.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

Isaac Julien, Once Again... (Statues Never Die) (Installation View), 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam. Photo by Jonathan de Waart.

Curatorial Leadership Summit: Public Discussion | A Conversation with Isaac Julien

3:30PM

Featuring artist Isaac Julien in conversation with Lauren Cornell, Chief Curator of the Hessel Museum of Art and Director of the Graduate Program at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

Tuan Vu, The Moon is Green Tonight, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery.

In Conversation: Kyla McMillan and Sarah Douglas (ARTnews)

12:30PM

Featuring Kyla McMillan, The Armory Show's new Director; Sarah Douglas, Editor in Chief of ARTnews.
Fiona Rae, Then Whets, and combs its silver wings, 2022. Courtesy of the artists and Miles McEnery Gallery.

Looking Ahead: Kyla McMillan on The Armory Show’s Next Era

2PM

Featuring Kyla McMillan, Director of The Armory Show in conversation with Sarah Douglas, Editor-in-Chief of ARTnews.

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Jimmy Wright, Club 82: Leopard Woman, 1974. Courtesy of the artist and Corbett vs Dempsey (Chicago) and FIERMAN (New York).

In Conversation: Passages

4PM

Featuring artists Jeanne Silverthorne, Jimmy Wright, Oliver Herring, and Wilmer Wilson IV – moderated by Robyn Farrell, Senior Curator at The Kitchen.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

María Fragoso Jara, Hortus conclusus, Léa y María, 2022. Photo by Max Yawney, Courtesy of the artist and 1969 Gallery.

Art from the Outside, Live Recording

12:30PM

Featuring Will Palley and Amitha Raman, Co-Chairs of The Museum of Modern Art’s Young Patrons Council and hosts of the podcast Art from the Outside, in conversation with collector Jeffrey Liu.

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Na Chainkua Reindorf, Tokpe: Taken for a Ride, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and kó.

New Ideas, New York

2PM

Featuring Stefanie Hessler, Director of Swiss Institute; Sohrab Mohebbi, Director of SculptureCenter; and Mariët Westermann, Director and CEO of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation and moderated by Marko Gluhaich, Associate Editor of frieze magazine.

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Dominique Fung, Tobacco, 2021. Image by Genevieve Hanson. Courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch, New York.

In Conversation: Collective Memory

4PM

Featuring artists Sanford Biggers, Dominique Fung, and Nicholas Galanin – moderated by Eugenie Tsai, Independent Curator.

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Armory Live is a multi-day public symposium taking place at the fair that features influential members of the international art community and other thought leaders.

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