Justine Chausson
Armory Arts Week is here, with nearly 1,000 galleries participating in fairs and hosting events. This year The Armory Show focuses on Latin America and Moving Image brings a video fair to the week. Our quick guide to the major fairs and parties is below. You can also follow calendars from designer and collector Kyle DeWoody and Artlog’s own Manish Vora, or join the dialogue by adding your favorite artwork and events to your Artlog.
The week’s parties include:
-MoMA Armory afterparty
-Humble Arts Foundation Party at Chelsea Museum (sponsored by Artlog)
-Ryan McGinness at Le Bain, Standard Hotel
-Diablo Rossa at Lu Magnus Gallery
The Armory Show Piers 92 and 94 between 54th and 52nd St.
The Armory Show is the centerpiece to the biggest week of art in NYC. Armory Focus, now in its second year, zooms in on a particular region, this year, Latin America, highlighting a dozen galleries. On a similar note, the Armory has commissioned Mexican-born, Belgium-based artist Gabriel Kuri to create the visual identity of this year’s fair. With over 270 dealers participating and an expansive series of panels and lectures at Open Forum, there is a lot to experience. Galleries from The Armory Show will also appear in the Artlog-sponsored Times Square Show, an outdoor exhibition in the heart of the Square! Remember, the weekend lines can be long, so go early or late on Saturday and Sunday, and look out for free shuttles to PULSE & VOLTA. Read more.
How Much? $30 general admission, $10 student. $40 VOLTA and Armory Show tickets (instead of $45).
Opening Wednesday, March 2nd, 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Hours Thursday through Saturday noon to 8.p.m., Sunday noon to 7 p.m.
Volta NY 7 West 34th St.
VOLTA NY complements its big sister fair, the Armory Show, with 83 booths of solo projects from established and emerging artists. If you liked the Latin American Armory Focus, definitely check out the VOLTA NY extension of that program. With the art fairs scattered all over the city this year, you may find it difficult to navigate this short and intense week. Not to worry—the fair is conveniently located near major subways and has free shuttle access to the Armory Show. Be sure to also check out the online catalogue, produced by Artlog. For you movie buffs, Artprojx Cinema, a collaborative program between Armory and VOLTA, offers screenings of over eight artists’ films and videos from over 40 galleries at the SVA theater (333 West 23rd). Read more.
How Much? $15 general admission. $40 VOLTA and Armory Show tickets.
Opening Thursday, March 3rd, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Hours Thursday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
ADAA Art Show Park Avenue Armory, 67th St.
Seventy blue-chip galleries are participating in the 23rd year of the ADAA Art Show, a less overwhelming atmosphere than the Armory Show with equally cutting-edge 19th-21st century art. Last year’s show attracted just over 15,000 visitors, so again, plan your visit accordingly! The ADAA in association with the Art Newspaper is also hosting the Art Industry Summit, where major figures like Lucy Mitchell-Innes, Richard Feigen, and Ed Dolman will speak about transparency in the art market. Read more.
How Much? $20 general admission.
Opening Tuesday, March 1st, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (tickets)
Hours Wednesday through Saturday noon to 8 p.m., Sunday noon to 6 p.m.
Independent Art Fair 548 West 22nd St. between 10th and 11th Ave.
“Please don’t say the F word,” Elizabeth Dee once told ARTINFO. This two-year-old ‘F’air conceived by Mrs. Dee (founder of the X-initiative) challenges conventional art fairs. Located on 3 floors of the former X-initiative building on 22nd Street (where CRG and Zach Feuer galleries have recently laid their nests), the fair provides a boothless, communal environment for galleries and non-profits which fit the alternative feel of the fair. No wonder this new art fair won the Rob Pruitt 2010 Art Award for Alternative Project of the Year! The best part? It’s free! Read more.
How Much? Free!
Hours Thursday 4 to 9pm, Friday through Saturday 11 a.m to 8 p.m., Sunday noon to 4pm
PULSE Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th St.
If you enjoyed the solo projects at VOLTA NY, you should check out the IMPULSE section at PULSE, dedicated to galleries presenting solo works created in the past two years. This year’s fair features 50 contemporary art booths. Take note, PULSE is expanding with PULSE LA, which will join MMPI’s recently-announced LA Contemporary Art Forum in September 2011. Read more.
How Much? $20 general admission, $15 students/seniors.
Opening Thursday, March 3rd, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (press & VIP preview)
Hours Thursday through Saturday noon to 8 p.m., Friday noon to 5 p.m.
Moving Image The Waterfront Tunnel, 11th Ave. between 27th and 28th St.
Some called 2010 the year of performance art, and 2011might be the year of video art. After the fiasco surrounding the screening of David Wojnarowicz’s video at the National Portrait Gallery this past December, debates around video art have been raging. Appropriately enough, a still from this late ‘80s video is the cover image for this new art fair from gallerist Ed Winkleman, the first of its kind to focus on contemporary video art. The fair will be divided into two sections, one with 30 videos hanging on monitors and the other with 8 video installations. It’s right around the corner from Independent and Fountain, and it’s free! Read more.
How Much? Free!
Opening Thursday, March 3rd, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Hours Thursday through Saturday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fountain Pier 66, 26th St. and West Side Highway (The Frying Pan)
You may remember the Dick Chicken street art installation that Fountain showed at this past Art Basel Miami. Well, Fountain once again calls Dick Chicken into action, along with 10 other street artists, for their special 100-foot-long installation. This plus 20 gallery projects and a suite of evening parties and concerts. Read more.
Scope Art 320 West St. across from Pier 40
This year the show features 50 galleries. Check out the 5-day interactive performance program titled US vs. US. You can also breakdance at Floor Obsession, watch a frat party art installation, or attend a meditation séance at Home Away from Home with the first issue of Daily Dirty Magazine. Read more.
PooL Gershwin Hotel
PooL is the only art fair dedicated to showing work by unrepresented artists. The concept comes from the Salon des Refusés, mounted in Paris in the late 19th century by and for artists whose works were refused by the prestigious and official Paris Salon Des Arts. Read More.
