Scenes from the 2019 Armory Show - Recent News from USA

Fairgoers representing the Pinto Art Museum in the Philippines.

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This 2019 edition of Armory Show opened to members of the press and VIPs on Wednesday, March 6. The fair, which has brought 198 exhibitors from 33 countries to New York, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. After a slight hiccup two weeks before the fair, with most of Pier 92 being declared unsafe for usage at the event, the Armory Show opened with the usual fanfare and sales on Piers 90 and 94. Below, a look at some of the work on offer, including Mark Dion in his lemonade stand, an unmissable Sadie Barnette installation at Charlie James Gallery, and a choice 1979 painting by Miriam Schapiro.

A scene from the fair.

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Stephanie Syjuco, I Am An…, 2019, in the booth of Ryan Lee, of New York.

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Zak Ové, Rumplesteelskin, 2017, in the booth of Lawrie Shabibi, of Dubai.

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Paintings by Ajarb Bernard Ategwa in the booth of Jack Bell Gallery, of London.

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Galleries Carrie Secrist in front of her booth, where she’s showing Liliana Porter.

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Liliana Porter’s Forced labor: Black Sand II, 2018, in the booth of Chicago’s Carrie Secrist Gallery in the Focus section.

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The VIP area on Pier 92 where a number of the fair’s exhibitors were supposed to be showing.

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Mark Dion, Lemonade Stand, 1996, and Renee Green’s The Pigskin Library, 1990, as showcased by the Armory Show and Galerie Nagel Draxler, of Cologne and Berlin.

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Mark Dion in his Lemonade Stand.

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Nari Ward, Jacuzzi Bed, 2013, in the booth of Galleria Continua, of San Gimignano, Italy; Beijing; Les Moulins, France; and Havana.

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Pascale Marthine Tayou, Plastic Bags, 2019, in the Platform section of the show.

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Brian Dewan, What will you do with your freedom?, 2019, in the booth of Pierogi, of New York.

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Brian Dewan activating What will you do with your freedom?.

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Brie Ruais, Interweaving the Landscape (four times 130 lbs), 2018, in the booth of Albertz Benda, of New York.

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A colorful jacket worn by a fairgoer.

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Installation view of the booth of Galerie Tanja Wagner, of Berlin.

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Installation view of Xaviera Simmons, Chord, 2019, presented by David Castillo Gallery, of Miami Beach.

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A sculpture by Graham Collins and painting by Matt Kenny in the booth of Halsey McKay, of New York.

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Installation view of Sadie Barnette’s work at the booth of Charlie James Gallery, of Los Angeles.

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Per Barclay, Untitled, 2018 in the booth of OSL Contemporary, of Oslo.

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Moffat Takadiwa, Bottled Water, 2019 in the booth of Nicodim Gallery, of Los Angeles and Bucharest.

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Frederick Solmi, The Ringmasters, 2019, in the booth of Ronald Feldman Gallery, of New York.

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Nick Cave, Hustle Coat, 2018, in the booth of Jack Shainman Gallery, of New York.

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Ryan Gander, Het Spel (My neotonic ovoid contribution to Modernism), 2019, presented by Lisson Gallery, of New York and London.

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Arcangelo Sassolino, Mai più come prima., 2018 in the booth of Repetto Gallery, of London.

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A sculpture by Mounir Fatmi in a solo presentation by Milan’s Officine dell’Immagine, as part of the Focus section.

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View of the booth of New York’s 303 Gallery showing a sculpture by Alicia Kwade, foreground, and a four-panel work by Rodney Graham.

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View of the booth of San Francisco’s Jessica Silverman gallery.

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Inside Leo Villareal’s Star Ceiling, 2019, an Armory Show Special Project, presented by Pace Gallery.

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Miriam Schapiro’s Fan of Spring, 1979, in the Focus section, at Eric Firestone Gallery’s booth.

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Andrew Ohanesian’s P.O.S., 2019, with signed receipts. The artist would charge visitors’ cards for a minimum of $5 as part of the activation of the work.

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