Deep Roots
Its origins began in 1913. The Association of American Painters and Sculpture held the very first large exhibition of modern art in America, beginning in New York City’s 69th Regiment Armory before moving to Chicago and Boston. This was the first time many Americans had ever seen contemporary art, and many were quite shocked at the content!
A Modern Revival
The current Armory Show was created in 1994. A group of New York art dealers (Colin de Land, Pat Hearn, Matthew Marks, and Paul Morris) rented rooms at the Gramercy Park Hotel and invited dealers from New York and abroad to view works exclusively by living artists. Once the fair outgrew the hotel, it paid homage to the original Armory Show by taking its name and moving to a bigger space.
Five Unique Sectors
The different exhibitors are broken into five sections including: Galleries, 20th and 21st century artworks; Insights, solo-artist, dual-artist and thematic presentations of 20th century artworks; Presents, galleries no more than ten years old; Focus, galleries featuring new or rarely seen work by important contemporary artists; and Platform, large-scale artwork and installations.
Armory Live
For those who can’t travel to New York for the fair, they are able to experience all the offerings via the Armory Live platform. The fair will be screening programming including talks, exhibitions and presentations via the Armory Live website.
One Hot Ticket
Single-entry tickets are available at a cost of $55, with reduced early bird tickets available through to the end of July 2022. Discounted pricing available for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased at www.thearmoryshow.com.
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