The Armory Show Announces 2013 Centennial Committee and Cultural Partners

NEW YORK, February 7, 2013 – The Armory Show, New York’s premier art fair for modern and contemporary art, is proud to announce the members of its inaugural Centennial Committee and a distinctive network of Cultural Partners to mark the 100th anniversary of the fair’s namesake, the legendary Armory Show of 1913. The Committee has been established to recognize the support and long standing commitment of a group of leading American and international collectors, including:  Lawrence B. Benenson, Peter M. Brant, Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Florence and Daniel Guerlain, Agnes Gund, Susan andMichael Hort, Barbara and Aaron Levine, Eugenio López, Donald B. Marron, Wendy Murdoch, Tony Podesta, Jennifer Stockman, Benedikt Taschen, John Waters, and Anita and Poju Zabludowicz. "For me, the most exciting art expresses new ideas and breaks advanced ground. For this reason I love The Armory Show and I’m honored to join the Centennial Committee to celebrate the history of the avant-garde. In the company of the other members, I will see the latest art from all over the world, feeding both my eyes and my brain,” says collector and philanthropist Jarl Mohn. Manuela Paz, Director of VIP Relations at The Armory Show notes, “It is an absolute privilege to herald the centennial of the original Armory Show of 1913 with such a strong, international roster of dedicated collectors. Through the enthusiasm of patrons, the spirit of the avant-garde has been able to flourish here in the United States in ways that our predecessors could have hardly imagined.” The participation of key New York and international institutions has transformed The Armory Show into an art world destination. Several of the fair’s Cultural Partners, including the Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the High Museum in Atlanta, the Montclair Art Museum and the New-York Historical Society, will be hosting centennial-themed exhibitions that examine the legacy of the 1913 Armory Show. New affiliations for the 2013 edition have been formed with Art21, CCS Bard, The Courtauld Institute,The French Institute Alliance Française, Performa, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, and The Andy Warhol Museum. The Armory Show headlines Armory Arts Week, March 7-10, 2013. This year’s edition will be complemented by concurrent programming of the ADAA’s The Art Show, Volta NY, the fourth edition of the Independent,Moving Image, and Scope. MoMA will host the annual Armory Party, a benefit event for the museum in the Agnes Gund Lobby on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 8pm – midnight. This year’s VIP program highlights include tours of the private collections of Centennial Committee members such as Susan and Michael Hort, who annually open their Tribeca loft for a much anticipated collection-viewing brunch, an Artist Talk with Thomas Schütte hosted by Public Art Fund, a tour of artist Bjarne Melgaard’s Brooklyn studio, evenings of cultural programming and gallery visits in both SoHo and the Lower East Side, and private viewings at leading New York institutions including the Guggenheim Museum, the MoMA, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Morgan Library  & Museum, the New Museum, and the Neue Galerie. Participating Centennial Committee members: Diane L. Ackerman, New York, NY, USA Patricia Asbaek, Copenhagen, DENMARK Nora and Guy Barron, Detroit, MI, USA Lawrence B. Benenson, New York, NY, USA Jill and Jay Bernstein, New York, NY, USA Peter M. Brant, Greenwich, CT, USA Kathleen and Laing Brown, Vancouver, CANADA Hugo Brown, Den Haag, THE NETHERLANDS/ London, UNITED KINGDOM Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson, Louisville, KY, USA Antonio Michele Coppola, Vicenza, ITALY Bilge and Haro Cumbusyan, London, UNITED KINGDOM/ Istanbul,TURKEY Charles Danziger, New York, NY, USA Thomas C. Danziger, New York, NY, USA Beth Rudin DeWoody, New York, NY, USA Zoë and Joel P. Dictrow, New York, NY, USA Beth Dozoretz, Washington D.C., USA Renée and Bob Drake, Wassenaar, THE NETHERLANDS Ross Evangelista, New York, NY, USA Luise Faurschou, Copenhagen, DENMARK Milton Fine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Susan L. and Arthur Fleischer, Jr, New York, NY, USA Shelley and Vincent Fremont, New York, NY, USA Sirje Helder and Michael O. Gold, New York, NY, USA Susan D. Goodman and Rodney D. Lubeznik, Chicago, IL, USA Linda and Paul Gotskind, Chicago, IL, USA Florence and Daniel Guerlain, Les Mesnuls/Paris, FRANCE Agnes Gund, New York, NY, USA Kathy and Steve Guttman, New York, NY, USA Amy and Ronald Guttman, New York, NY, USA Heike and Axel Herberg, Dusseldorf, GERMANY Jane Holzer, New York, NY, USA Susan and Michael Hort, New York, NY, USA Sue Hostetler, New York, NY, USA Caroline and Björn Isenhöfer, Dusseldorf, GERMANY Elizabeth Szancer Kujawski, New York, NY, USA Barbara and Aaron Levine, Washington D.C., USA Mimi and Filiep Libeert, Kortrijk, BELGIUM Adam Lindemann, New York, NY, USA Eugenio López, Mexico City, MEXICO Sherry and Joel Mallin, New York, NY, USA Donald B. Marron, New York, NY USA Gregory R. Miller & Dr. Michael Wiener, New York, NY, USA Jarl and Pamela Mohn, Los Angeles, CA, USA Barbara and Howard Morse, New York, NY, USA Wendi Murdoch, New York, NY, USA Suzanne E. Murphy, New York, NY, USA Anne and William Palmer, New York, NY, USA Irene Panagopoulos, Athens, GREECE Willem Peppler, Lugano, SWIZERLAND Amy and John Phelan, New York, NY, USA Tony Podesta, Washington D.C., USA Donna and Robert Poile, Toronto, CANADA Judy and Ken Robins, Denver, CO, USA Kathy and Keith Sachs, Philadelphia, PA, USA Pamela and Arthur Sanders, Greenwich, CT, USA Reinhard Schlegel, Berlin, GERMANY Alain Servais, Brussels, BELGIUM Vivienne Sharpe, Woollahra, AUSTRALIA Babette and Harvey Snyder, Philadelphia, PA, USA Ana Sokoloff, New York, NY, USA/ Bogota, COLUMBIA Jennifer Stockman, New York, NY, USA Sue Stoffel, New York, NY, USA Benedikt Taschen, Los Angeles, CA, USA Karin and Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Vienna, AUSTRIA Susanne van Hagen, Paris, FRANCE Sandra and Herbert von Halem, Cologne, GERMANY John Waters, Baltimore, MD, USA Thea Westreich Wagner, New York, NY, USA Martina Yamin, New York, NY, USA Anita and Poju Zabludowicz, London, UNITED KINGDOM The Armory Show 2013 Cultural Partners: Museum for Afrcan Arts, New York, NY American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY Americas Society, New York, NY Art21, New York, NY Art in General, New York, NY Asia Society, New York, NY Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY CCS Bard, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY Children’s Museum of Arts, New York, NY Courtauld Institute, London, United Kingdom Creative Time, New York, NY Dia Art Foundation, New York, NY The Drawing Center, New York, NY El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York, NY Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA International Center of Photography, New York, NY The Jewish Museum, New York, NY Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY MontclairArt Museum, Montclair, NJ The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY Neue Galerie, New York, NY New Museum, New York, NY New-York Historical Society, New York, NY The Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, NY Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA Performa, New York, NY Public Art Fund, New York, NY SculptureCenter, Long Island City, NY The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY About The Armory Show The Armory Show is a leading international contemporary and modern art fair with exceptional connections with American collectors, Museums Groups and the broader public. Each March selected international and American galleries present key artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries, in the fair’s central Manhattan location at the city’s historic Piers. In the last fifteen years, the fair has become an international institution combining a selection of the world's leading galleries with an exceptional program of arts events and exhibitions throughout New York during the celebrated Armory Arts Week. Dates Wednesday, March 6 for invited guests Thursday, March 7 - Sunday, March 10, Noon to 7 pm Visitors with a VIP pass will also be able to access the fair from Thursday to Sunday from 11 am to Noon. Tickets Advance tickets are now available here. Admission tickets will available at the Box Office during show hours. Ticket Prices General Admission $30 Students $10 Groups (10+) $15 Run of Show Pass (4 day) $60 The Armory Show / Volta NY Pass $40 The Armory Party at MoMA On March 6, 2013, the acclaimed musician Solange Knowles will perform live at The Armory Party, a benefit event for the museum in MoMA's Agnes Gund Garden Lobby. Tickets are available online for purchase here. Location Piers 92 & 94 Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street New York City The Armory Show is located on Piers 92 and 94 on the Hudson River, Twelfth Avenue at West 55th Street in the Passenger Ship Terminal complex, conveniently located 20 blocks north of the Chelsea Gallery district and just west of Columbus Circle. The piers are easily accessible by public transportation, taxi, and private vehicle. The nearest subway stop is four cross-town blocks east at West 50th Street and Eighth Avenue. Shuttles services are available between The Armory Show on Piers 92 & 94 and both the Chelsea gallery district and VOLTA NY at 82 Mercer Street. Please see shuttle schedule outside the fair for departure and arrival times and locations. Sponsors and Partners The Armory Show gratefully acknowledges its 2013 Sponsors and Partners including Chubb Personal Insurance, Art.sy, Christie's Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS), Preferred Art Storage Services Provider, Pommery Champagne, Jack Spade, ArtStrong and the Ace Hotel New York. The Armory Show would also like to acknowledge our 2013 Media Partners including Art + Auction, Art in America, The Art Newspaper, Art Nexus, ART PAPERS, ArtAsiaPacific, Arte al Dia, Artforum International, Bidoun, Cabinet, Corduroy, Flash Art, Kaleidoscope, Modern Painters, New York Observer, and Whitewall. Art Tours The Armory Show 2013 presents ART TOURS, organized by Erbe Art Projects. Our annual ART TOURS program features a team of qualified art professionals who are able to guide your group through The Armory Show.  For more information, please visit www.thearmoryshow.com.