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THE ARMORY SHOW OPENS ITS ‘CENTENNIAL’ EDITION AND KICKS OFF ARMORY ARTS WEEK 2013

THE ARMORY SHOW OPENS ITS ‘CENTENNIAL’ EDITION AND KICKS OFF ARMORY ARTS WEEK 2013

NEW YORK, March 6: At a press conference at 11:00am EST, the Mayor of New York, Michael R. Bloomberg, will inaugurate the 2013 edition of The Armory Show, New York’s leading fair for contemporary and modern art, highlighting the city’s recognition of the event as a key moment in its annual arts calendar and a cornerstone of the American art market. Mayor Bloomberg will also launch Armory Arts Week, a rich program of cultural events and exhibitions taking place across New York City.

Over 200 specially selected galleries will present key historic and contemporary works from approximately 1,000 artists, with many participating exhibitors honouring the legacy of the original Armory Show of 1913, from which the fair takes its name. The 1913 salon is widely credited with introducing the European avant-garde to the United States. This year also marks the second edition of Solo Projects, a section of the fair dedicated to single artist presentations.

Armory Focus: USA, the fair’s specially curated section which this year shifts its gaze inward to the USA, also pays homage to the shocking and revolutionary impact of the 1913 exhibition. Curated by Eric Shiner, director of The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, it will showcase an exciting selection of 17 established and emerging galleries, providing surprising insight and commentary on contemporary practice in America. Furthermore the fair’s Open Forum, curated by Anne Barlow, Executive Director of Art in General, will feature a series of talks inspired by, and expanding upon Armory Focus: USA, highlighting artistic practices across America, and the history and legacy of the groundbreaking original Armory Show of 1913.

Noah Horowitz, Executive Director of the Armory Show, remarks: “This is an important year for The Armory Show, both in New York and as an international Fair. I’m delighted that the strength of the 2013 edition has been reflected across so much of our programme, from the incredible works brought by our exhibitors - over 2,500 of which have been viewed online prior to opening – to our special projects.  We are also honoured by the prestigious and talented individuals who have joined our new collector group, the Centennial Committee, and I look forward to their input in future editions of one of New York’s major lynchpins of the art market.”

Further on site highlights include two limited edition art works by this year’s commissioned artist Liz Magic Laser, internationally acclaimed for her often provocative performance work, the proceeds of which will go to the Museum of Modern Art and the Pat Hearn & Colin de Land Cancer Foundation. The fair will also host the second edition of Armory Film, curated by Moving Image, which will feature a selection of works by leading contemporary film and video artists represented by Armory Show exhibitors.

For the second year running, the fair will be designed by Brooklyn-based architects Bade Stageberg Cox. 

Hi All - Take a Look at the New York Spring Art Shows for 2013

The Armory Show-Modern

Venue: Piers 92 & 94, 12^thAvenue at 55^thStreet

Website: http://www.thearmoryshow.com/

Dates: March 8 – 11

Daily Hours: Thursday - Saturday, 12pm-8pm; Sunday, 12pm – 7pm

Venue: 7 W, 7 West 34th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues

Website: http://www.ny.voltashow.com/

Dates: March 8 – 11

Daily Hours: Thursday, 11am-2pm (VIP Preview); Thursday, 2pm - 7pm; Friday – Sunday, 11am - 7pm

Image: huber.huber, Im Garten der Lüste, 2012, collage, varnish on paper, 9.5 x 8 inches, Courtesy WIDMER + THEODORIS contemporary, Zurich (booth 2.14)

Venue: MAve Hotel, 62 Madison Avenue at 27th Street

Website: http://www.artnowfair.com/

Dates: March 8 – 11

Daily Hours: Thursday, 11am-10pm (opening reception 6pm-10pm); Friday – Saturday, 11am – 8pm; Sunday, 12pm – 6pm

Venue: Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street

Website: http://www.artdealers.org/artshow.html

Dates: March 7 - 11

Daily Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 12pm - 8pm; Sunday 12pm – 5pm

Image:  Photo by Timothy Lee Photography

Fountain

Venue: 69th Regiment Armory, 25th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues

Website: http://www.fountainartfair.com/

Dates: March 9 - 11

Daily Hours: Friday, 12pm-5pm (VIP/Press preview); Saturday, 12pm – 7pm; Sunday, 5pm – 7pm

Venue: 548 W 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011

Website: http://www.independentnewyork.com/

Dates: March 8-11

Daily Hours: Thursday, 4pm-9pm; Friday, 11am-8pm; Saturday, 11am-8pm; Sunday 11am-4pm

 Image: B. Wurtz, Untitled, 2009
Courtesy Galerija Gregor Podnar, Berlin/Ljubljana.

Venue: Waterfront New York Tunnel, 11th Avenue between 27th Street and 28th Street

Website: http://www.moving-image.info/

Dates: March 8 - 11

Daily Hours: Thursday – Saturday, 11am-8pm; Sunday, 11am – 4pm

Image: Zhao Zhao (b. 1982), “I cannot Sleep Sadly by Your Side,” 2012, Single channel video, 15:00 minutes. Courtesy the artist and Chambers Fine Art, New York / Beijing.

Venue: hpgrp Gallery NY, 529 West 20th Street #2W

Website: http://www.newcityartfair.com/

Dates: March 7 -11

Daily Hours: Wednesday, 11am-6pm; Thursday, 11am-9pm (opening reception 5pm – 9pm); Friday, 11am-7pm; Saturday, 11am-7pm; Sunday, 11am-5pm

Image: Shusuke Ao / eitoeiko

Venue: Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th Street

Website: http://www.poolartfair.com/

Dates: March 9, 10 & 11, 2012

Daily Hours: 2pm-10pm

Venue: The Old School, 233 Mott Street, New York City 10012

Website: http://www.springbreakartshow.com/

Dates: March 8-11 2012

Daily Hours:12-9pm

 Image: TOM SMITH, Untitled, 2013, Curated by Gabriela Alva

Image Above: Gagliardi Art System | Acquisto | Strings | 2012

Venue: 57th St & 12th Avenue (West Side Highway)

Website: http://www.scope-art.com/

Dates: March 7-11

Daily Hours: Wednesday, 3pm-9pm (FirstView); Thursday - Saturday, 11am-8pm; Sunday 11am-7pm

159 Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village
May 9 - May 12, 2013

PUBLIC HOURS
Friday & Saturday, 10 - 11 May, Noon to 8 pm
Sunday, 12 May, Noon to 6 pm
Thursday, 9 May, 2013, 6:00 pm to 10pm

 

Image: Jordi Williams, "Artificial Plantlet Array," 2011.

 

Website: http://www.vergeartfair.com/vergenyc/vergenycmain.html

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.

Armory Focus: USA to be Curated by Eric Shiner, Director of The Andy Warhol Museum

Eric Shiner, Director of The Andy Warhol Museum, Appointed Curator of Armory Focus: USA In Celebration of the Centennial of the 1913 Armory Show, The Fourth Edition of Armory Focus Will Exhibit the Achievements of Contemporary Art in America

NEW YORK - Armory Focus, the curated section of The Armory Show, highlights the gallery and artistic landscape of a chosen geographic region. As part of this year’s reflection on the arrival of the avant-garde in America, Eric Shiner, Director of The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, will curate Armory Focus: USA, presenting a broad snapshot of the country’s contemporary cultural practice. The Armory Show’s 2013 program will celebrate the centennial of the original Armory Show of 1913, a groundbreaking exhibition credited with bringing modernism to America. As American artists, galleries, and institutions continue to grapple with and re-position modes of self-reflection, Armory Focus: USA will examine the forefront of artistic practice—the core of our inherited legacy stretching back to the 1913 Armory Show—by showcasing contemporary responses to integral questions of artistic production in the United States. In recognition of our country’s extraordinarily diverse cultural output, we will offer a select group of galleries from across America the opportunity to present their unique programming, providing a forum for an ever-expanding national conversation at the fair. In light of his appointment, Eric Shiner notes, “I am most excited to curate the 2013 Armory Show Focus section and to gauge the pulse of contemporary art production in America today.  A celebration of the first Armory Show in 1913—an event that ushered in the avant-garde to this country—next year’s fair will stand as a testament to the fact that the avant-garde took root here and prospered, just as it will highlight the very best artists and artworks available today.  Although it will certainly be challenging to give a barometer of what contemporary art from America has become, I hope to put together a witty and far-sweeping Focus section that makes visitors stop and think about America, art, and ultimately their place within it.” Michael Hall, Creative Director of The Armory Show, says, “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Eric Shiner, whose curatorial insights will craft an exceptional take on the visual culture flourishing in our own back yard. At the helm of a cutting-edge institution in the heart of America, Eric was the perfect choice to lead this section, defining the new avant-garde of the early twenty-first century.” Noah Horowitz, Executive Director of The Armory Show, states, “America has always been a country defined by its attraction to the frontier, and a century after the original Armory Show gave American artists license to break conclusively with the past, that frontier is increasingly being explored through art that addresses the most complex issues of our time, from the pervasive influence of technology on modern life to the atomizing force of globalization. In Armory Focus: USA, we are proud to survey this artistic vanguard through the lens of our distinguished curator, Eric Shiner.” In addition to Armory programming that will take place leading up to and during the fair, several of our cultural partners will host exhibitions relating to the 1913 Armory and the development of modernism. During the fair, the Museum of Modern Art will present Inventing Abstraction, 1910–1925 (December 23, 2012–April 15, 2013); the Metropolitan Museum of Art will exhibit African Art, New York, and the Avant-Garde (November 27, 2012–April 14, 2013), displaying African artifacts acquired by New York’s artistic community during the 1910s and 1920s; and the Montclair Art Museumwill show The New Spirit:  American Art in the Armory Show, 1913 (February 17–June 16, 2013). The New-York Historical Society, meanwhile, will host The Armory Show at 100, featuring such canonical works as Duchamp’s Nude Descending a Staircase, first viewed on American soil at The Armory Show of 1913. The exhibition will open in October 2013. About the Armory Focus Curator Eric C. Shiner is the Director of The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA. Shiner has organized and curated three major exhibitions since his appointment to Director in 2011, including: Factory Direct: Pittsburgh, an exhibition showcasing the artwork of 14 established contemporary artists invited to conduct artist residencies in Pittsburgh-based factories; Deborah Kass: Before and Happily Ever After, a major mid-career retrospective of paintings and sculpture by the New York artist; and the 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial, an exhibition at The Andy Warhol Museum dedicated to artists whose work aims at transgressing boundaries and engendering transformative change in a nod to Gertrude Stein and her life’s work. Shiner is committed to positioning The Andy Warhol Museum as the epicenter of Andy Warhol’s legacy, as well as a global contemporary art destination. He is an active writer and translator, a contributing editor forArtAsiaPacific magazine, and an adjunct professor of art history at The University of Pittsburgh. He received a Bachelor of Philosophy in The History of Art & Architecture and Japanese Language & Literature from The University of Pittsburgh’s Honors College in 1994, an M.A. in The History of Art from Osaka University in 2001, and another M.A. in The History of Art from Yale in 2003.  He joined The Andy Warhol Museum as The Milton Fine Curator of Art in 2008. About The Andy Warhol Museum Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the place of Andy Warhol's birth, The Andy Warhol Museum is one of the most comprehensive single-artist museums in the world. The Andy Warhol Museum is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.  Additional information about The Warhol is available at www.warhol.org. The History of Armory Focus Armory Focus was initiated in 2010 to highlight the contemporary gallery and artistic landscape from a specific geographic region. This unique section of the fair has quickly become one of the defining features of The Armory Show, presenting a survey of a region’s contemporary cultural practices as framed by a singular curatorial vision. Armory Focus booths are located in a dedicated section adjacent to the entrance of Pier 94 and associated projects will be presented throughout the fair. Talks and lectures will also be organized around topics pertinent to Armory Focus: USA as part of The Armory Show’s popular Open Forum program of panels. Armory Focus 2012: Nordic Countries featured the following galleries: Galerie Anhava, Helsinki; Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen; Beaver Projects, Copenhagen; Gallery Niklas Belenius, Stockholm; Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen; Crystal, Stockholm; D.O.R., Oslo;  Dortmund Bodega, Oslo; ELASTIC, Malmö; Fruit & Flower Deli, Stockholm;  i8, Reykjavik; IMO; Copenhagen; Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm; Christian Larsen, Stockholm; NOPlace, Oslo; Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen; David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen; Galleri Christian Torp, Oslo; V1 Gallery, Copenhagen.  Armory Focus 2011: Latin America featured the following galleries: A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro; Galeria Isabel Aninat, Santiago; Arroniz, Baro Gallery, Mexico City; Caja Blanca, Mexico City; Casa Triângulo, São Paulo; Galeria Casas Riegner, Bogotá; Lucia De La Puente, Lima; Faría Fábregas Galería, Caracas; Galeria Enrique Guerrero, Mexico City, Galeria Leme, São Paulo; Ignacio Liprandi Arte Contemporaneo, Buenos Aires; Galeria Laura Marsiaj, São Paulo; Mendes Wood, São Paulo; Nueveochenta, Bogotá; Revolver Galeria, Lima; Galeria Nara Roesler, São Paulo and Vermelho, São Paulo. Armory Focus 2010: Berlin featured the following galleries: Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Buchmann Galerie, carlier|gebauer, COMA, Galerie Crone, Galerie Cinzia Friedlaender, Johnen Gallery, KLEMM'S, Johann König, Tanya Leighton Gallery, Loock Galerie, Christian Nagel, Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch, Produzentengalerie: ph-projects, Reception, Galerie Aurel Scheibler, Esther Schipper, Galerie Thomas Schulte, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Galerie Barbara Weiss, Wentrup, Galerie Barbara Wien. 2013 Fair Show Dates  March 7-10, 2013 Piers 92 & 94 Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street New York City Opening Hours Wednesday, March 6th – VIP Preview for invited guests Thursday, March 7 - Sunday, March 10, noon to 7 p.m. Press Contact Allison Rodman Communications Manager The Armory Show (646) 616-7433 a.rodman@thearmoryshow.com www.thearmoryshow.com

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The Armory Show Presents Armory Focus: The Nordic Countries

THE ARMORY SHOW PRESENTS ARMORY FOCUS: THE NORDIC COUNTRIES Gallery, Artist and Performance Highlights

For the third edition of Armory Focus, The Armory Show has turned its attention to the dynamic arts community of the Nordic countries and will feature 19 of the most exciting galleries from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. This invitation-only component of The Armory Show, Armory Focus: The Nordic Countries is curated by the esteemed Malmö Konsthall Director, Jacob Fabricius, who has carefully crafted Armory Focus to include works by leading artists, a stand-out schedule of performances, FREE STUFF and more. The work being produced in the Nordic region today includes some of the most engaging and dynamic practices and projects in the contemporary art world – artists such as Olafur Eliasson, Ragnar Kjartansson, FOS, Karl Holmqvist and Goldin + Senneby, will be featured prominently in Armory Focus, taking place on Pier 94 in the Nordic Lounge.   Image Credit: Ragnar Kjartansson, Scandinavian Pain, 2006-2012, Neon sign installed in Moss, Norway 2006. Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik. Participating exhibitors in The Armory Show: The Nordic Countries include: Galerie Anhava (Helsinki) Martin Asbæk Gallery (Copenhagen) Beaver Projects (Copenhagen) Gallery Niklas Belenius (Stockholm) Galleri Bo Bjerggaard (Copenhagen) Crystal (Stockholm) D.O.R. (Oslo) Dortmund Bodega (Oslo) ELASTIC (Malmö) Fruit & Flower Deli (Stockholm) i8 (Reykjavik) IMO (Copenhagen) Galleri Magnus Karlsson (Stockholm) Christian Larsen (Stockholm) NOPlace (Oslo) Galleri Susanne Ottesen (Copenhagen) David Risley Gallery (Copenhagen) Galleri Christian Torp (Oslo) V1 Gallery (Copenhagen) Featured highlights of Armory Focus: The Nordic Countries include: Galerie Anhava will present three Nordic artists, Hreinn Fridfinnsson, Tommi Grönlund, Anna Tuori, under the concept of "Purity and Abundance" at booth 903; Martin Asbæk Gallery will present a two-artist exhibition at booth 911 including two Danish artists, Jesper Carlsen and Ebbe Stub Wittrup, whose polarized light Cube will be on display; Beaver Projects will feature gallery artists Anders Brinch, Christian Finne, Tanja K Jensen, Hartmut Stockter and Mette Vangsgaard at booth 916; Gallery Niklas Belenius’ installation will include works by Leif Elggren and Miriam Bäckström at booth 910; Galleri Bo Bjerggaard will feature works by Bo Christian Larsson, Poul Gernes, Brigitte Waldach, Erik Steffensen and Tal R at booth 900; Crystal  will feature a solo project by Goldin+Senneby, a performance titled "The Discreet Charm", at booth 902; D.O.R. will exhibit the LGB Group in booth 920; Dortmund Bodega will display works by Viktor Rosdahl, Arild Tveito, Leander Djønne at booth 913; ELASTIC will host artists Hedlund, Per Mårtensson, Catrin Andersson, Magnus Thierfelder, Anna Ling, and Runo Lagomarsino at booth 906; a three-man exhibition of Olafur Eliasson, Ragnar Kjartansson and Birgir Andresson will be on view at i8’s booth 901; IMO will display Jan S. Hanse and Maiken Bent at booth 904; Karl Holmqvist will be a focus in the Fruit and Flower Deli’s booth, 915; Jeff Olsson’s Foam Party will be shown at Galleri Magnus Karlsson's booth 905; Christian Larsen will show work by Cooper & Gorfer in their booth 914; NoPlace will display Tommy Høvik, Jon Eirik Kopperud & Saman Kamyab, Cecilia Jimenez Ojeda, Aleksander Stav, Erik Tidemann, Henrik Plenge Jakobsen, Kjetil Berge, Ingri Haraldsen, in additon to hosting The Orchard Ballads performance at booth 907; Gallery Susanne Ottesen will present an exciting group of younger Danish artists at booth 912 including Martin Erik Andersen, Emil Westman Hertz, Pernille With Madsen & Jasper Sebastian Stürup; Anna Bjerger’s oil on aluminum Spill will be presented by David Risley Gallery at booth 908; Galleri Christian Torp will display Thora Dolven Balke, Ole Martin Lund Bø, Marianne Hurum, among others, at booth 909; and V1 Gallery will display a curated booth titled BROKEN LANGUAGE which will feature works by Søren Behncke and Peter Funch. A number of exhibitors on the main floor of Pier 94, The Armory Show-Contemporary, and on Pier 92, The Armory Show-Modern, will also be presenting works from the Nordic region. Peter Blum Gallery (New York, Pier 94, Booth 806) will highlight the work of Danish collective, SUPERFLEX; Greene Naftali (New York), Galerie Krinzinger (Vienna) and Galerie Guido W. Baudach (Berlin) are collaborating to present a solo show by lauded Norwegian painter Bjarne Melgaard at Booth 801 on Pier 94; prompted by the Nordic Focus, Andréhn-Schiptjenko (Stockholm, Pier 94, Booth 602) will focus their booth on the gallery’s Swedish artists including Martin Jacobson, Lena Johansson, Matts Leiderstam and Julie Roberts; Max Wigram Gallery (London, Pier 94, Booth 603) will exhibit works by Danish artist FOS; Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery (New York, Pier 94, Booth 613) is dedicating his booth to an exhibition of Helsinki School photography; Galerie Anne de Villepoix (Paris, Pier 94, Booth 610) will feature work by Norwegian painter Håvard Homstvedt; Galerie Forsblom (Helsinki, Pier 94, Booth 508) will offer a vibrant look at the Finnish art scene presenting several Finnish artists at the fair including HC Berg, Veikko Hirvimäki, Kaarina Kaikkonen, Ola Kolehmainen, Jarmo Mäkilä, Leena Nio, Jussi Niva, Tommi Toija and Marianna Uutinen; Oslo based artist, Charlie Roberts, will be on view at Richard Heller Gallery (Santa Monica, Pier 94, Booth 835); Wetterling (Stockholm, Pier 92, Booth 420) will present a mix of American and European works; Bruce Silverstein Gallery (New York, Pier 94, Booth 845) is highlighting photography by Trine Søndergaard of Denmark; and DIE GALERIE (Frankfurt , Pier 92, Booth 102) will present Danish painter Carl-Henning of the historic CoBrA group. In the Not for Profit section of the fair, Copenhagen’s Overgaden. and Reykjavik’s Living Art Museum will be joint producing a booth where, instead of exhibiting works, they will host a daily program of talks and performances. Icelandic artist Hrafnhildur Arnardottir a.k.a. Shoplifter will perform every afternoon during the fair, while the rest of the program will include Danish and New York-based artists such as Jakob Boeskov & Lili Schulder, Yvette Brackman & Martha Rosler, Nanna Debois Buhl & Liz Linden, Rose Eken & Nikolaj Hess, Jesper Just & Petri Sirvio, Eske Kath & Eric Starosielski, Kasper Sonne & Mamiko Otsubo, Jasper Sebastian Stürup & Ana Cardoso, Jesper Aabille & Douglas Paulson, Joachim Koester & Shirin Shabahi, Ann Lislegaard and Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen & Pete Drungle.

For 2012, The Armory Show will present the inaugural edition of Armory Performance featuring a number of artists active in the Nordic Region that will highlight the broad range of artistic practices and projects being produced in the region today. Armory Performance is curated by Jacob Fabricius. Performances will take place in The Wall Street Journal Media Lounge on Pier 94 and on the Fair floor. Highlights include: Wednesday, March 7, 2:00-2:30PM, 3:30-4:00PM Kreppa: A Symphonic Poem about the Financial Situation in Iceland By: Örn Alexander Ámundason, Performed by Metropolis Ensemble, Andrew Cyr, Artistic Director/Conductor The Wall Street Journal Media Lounge What does a financial collapse sound like? This is a question posed by the Icelandic artist Örn Alexander Ámundason in the 14-minute concert Kreppa. Ámundason, who has explored what happens when politics are transformed into music, has identified thirteen main protagonists, given each of them an instrument and transformed their voices into a music score. The resulting work is performed on Opening Day of The Armory Show in collaboration with Metropolis Ensemble. Kreppa is generously sponsored by Stund styrktarsjóður and the Icelandic Art Center. Metropolis Ensemble’s performance is generously sponsored by Robert Bielecki and Fast Orbit. Wednesday, March 7, 5:30-6:30PM Saturday, March 10, 10:00-11:00AM, 12:00-1:00PM Amorphous Assemblage Concept by Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen White cocoons will be scattered throughout The Armory Show where living sculptures will emerge through a continuous transformation into various geometrical and amorphous shapes; the dancers within display the body as organic architecture. Participating dancers include: Amy Mauvan, Emily Keller, Emily Wong, Eunmi Yeo, Helen Louise Penn, Ida Nash, Liana Ruiz, Rie Komine and Shipra Saraogi. (Represented by Christian Larsen Gallery, Booth 914, Pier 94) Wednesday, March 7, 6:00-8:00PM OSLOO—A COLLECTION OF CENTERS—In New York By: FOS The Wall Street Journal Media Lounge Osloo is a floating pavilion that has taken place on several occasions, latest as part of the Danish Pavilion during the 2011 Venice Biennale. The platform hosted a range of programmed public events that all addressed the idea of public space under the theme “public spiritualism”. Osloo is a major manifestation of FOS’ practice that extends from large-scale installations and sculptures to music, performance and design, all brought together under the term “social design”. For the two-hour event at The Armory Show, FOS will recreate the model of the events at OSLOO in Venice under the title: A Collection of Centers. The program will include: The Neo-Relational Performance by D.O.R (NO/BE); in-between protagonist performance by Rastafarian H.C. Andersen; a small introduction to swarm intelligence; a lecture on patterns in music; “Small White Man” a music conduction. Musicians will include Michael Hanf, vibraphone; Rasmus Bille Bahncke, SH101; Pavel Kogan, guitar; David Mason, electric drums; Matt Parker, saxophone; Mikkel Hess, drums; Special appearance by Tiffany Roth (Midnight Magic) and Findlay Brown, musician. Production coordinator is Maibritt Borgen.

OPEN FORUM, The Armory Show’s lively talk series, curated by Amanda Parmer of the Whitney Independent Study Program, will present discussions between New York and Nordic based artists, art historians, curators, critics, directors and dealers in honor of The Armory Show’s focus section. OPEN FORUM will draw on the distinctions and affinities between the socially engaged artistic, curatorial, writing and administrative practices of the two geographic regions. Speakers active in the Nordic region will include: artist Ragnar Kjartansson, representative of Iceland in the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009 and recipient of the prestigious Malcom Award at Performa 11 last November; Icelandic singer-songwriter, Bjork; Gunnar Kvaran, Director of the Astrup Fearnley Museum in Oslo and Curator of the 2013 Lyon Biennale; Dorothée Kirch, Director of the Icelandic Art Center; Anette Østerby, Director of the Danish Arts Council; Lisa Rosendahl, Director of Iaspis, Stockholm; Danish art historian Niels Henriksen; Finnish curator Taru Eflving; Danish artists Marie Kølbæk Iversen and Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen; Kati Kivinen, Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki; and Sanne Kofod Olsen, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Roskilde. Posters, Souvenirs and Other Stuff is a humorous artistic take on the notion of the tourist souvenir, curated by Jacob Fabricius and featuring an array of pens, buttons, pencils, stickers and more. FREE STUFF will be available to Armory Visitors in the Armory Focus: The Nordic Countries Lounge on Pier 94. Participating artists include:     Örn Alexander Ámundason folders, performance Nina Canell rulers Marte Eknæs posters Jonatan Habib Engqvist (I)ndependant People Matias Faldbakken Posters FOS lamps, performance Goldin+Senneby posters Goodiepal/EVOL posters, sound Lina Viste Grønlis posters Karl Holmqvist posters, buttons, pens, pencils Laura Horelli posters INSTITUTT FOR DEGENERERT ZUNST Old News newspaper Henrik Plenge Jakobsen cake, lollipops, stickers, toilet paper Gunilla Klingberg posters Jakob Kolding posters Joachim Koester t-shirts Runo Lagomarsino napkins Matts Leiderstam Posters MoonSpoon Everything Pind cards Lea Porsager posters, needles, postcards Danh Vo posters Pernille Kapper Williams posters . . . and more.

Armory Focus: The Nordic Countries is sponsored by the ACE HOTEL NEW YORK

Dates  Wednesday, March 7 for invited guests Thursday, March 8 - Saturday, March 10 Noon to 8 pm Sunday, March 11 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  Click here to purchase tickets and to reserve your Armory Show tour presented by Erbe Arts Projects. Admission tickets are also available at the Box Office during show hours. Please visit www.thearmoryshow.com for more information. Ticket Prices General Admission US $30 Students/Seniors US $15 Groups (10+) US $15 Run of Show Pass (4 day) US $60 The Armory Show / Volta NY Pass US $40 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 VOLTA NY on 34th Street near Fifth Avenue; the Chelsea gallery district at 27th and 11th Avenue; and the Whitney Museum of American Art at Madison Avenue and 75th Street. Please see shuttle schedule outside the fair for departure and arrival times and locations. ART TOURS  The Armory Show 2012 and VOLTA NY present 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 and VOLTA NY. For more information, please visit thearmoryshow.com. Editor’s Note: Please register in advance for press accreditation to The Armory Show by clicking here. Press Contacts Lauren Pearson, The Armory Show / 646.616.7433 / l.pearson@thearmoryshow.com Dana Larson, Ruder Finn Arts & Communications Counselors / 917.345.9841 / larsond@ruderfinn.com Lillian Goldenthal, Ruder Finn Arts & Communications Counselors / 212.593.6355 / goldenthall@ruderfinn.com

The Armory Show Piers 92 & 94

December 2011 Newsletter
The Armory Show is honored to be partnering with the following cultural institutions:

• Americas Society
• Asia Society
• Bronx Museum
• Brooklyn Museum
• The Children's Museum of the Arts
• Creative Time
• Dia Art Foundation
• The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
• International Center of Photography
• The Jewish Museum
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• The Morgan Library
• El Museo del Barrio
• Museum for African Art
• Museum of Arts and Design
• MoMA
• MoMA PS1
• New Museum
• The Noguchi Museum
• Public Art Fund
• SculptureCenter
• The Studio Museum in Harlem
• The Whitney Museum of American Art

The Armory Show, a leading international contemporary and modern art fair and one of the most important annual art events in New York, takes place every March on Piers 92 & 94 in Manhattan. Now celebrating its fourteenth year, the Armory Show is re-establishing itself as the most adventurous and dynamic contemporary art fair in New York City. The 2012 edition will feature an international roster of exciting, leading galleries, the acclaimed Armory Show VIP program, a lively opening night party at MoMA, the eclectic and engaging Open Forum program with major art- world figures, Armory Film, a series featuring an international selection of leading contemporary video and experimental films curated by Moving Image, and Armory Arts Week in partnership with New York's top cultural institutions. This year's Armory Show will feature the work of the 2012 Commissioned Artist Theaster Gates and the vibrant art of the Nordic Countries in Armory Focus. The Armory Show has engaged award-winning, New York-based architectural firm Bade Stageberg Cox to redesign The Armory Show, creating a more comfortable, luxurious experience, including a new "farm-to-table" restaurant and cafe by Great Performances.

2012 Fair Show Dates and Times:
Professional Preview: March 7
Public Days: March 8-11
Piers 92 & 94
Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street
New York City

header image: Theaster Gates, Untitled (Plates), cement, cardboard, porcelain, wood, debris, 2011
12 x 13 x 12 in., 30.5 x 33 x 20.5 cm. Courtesy of Kavi Gupta, Chicago/Berlin