by Patrick Fetherstonhaugh
The Armory Show at the Javits Center in New York is the first major fair in the western art world calendar. Under the direction of Kyla McMillan, and in its third year since being acquired by Frieze, this is the fair’s thirty-first edition and sees the debut of “Function”, a new art and design section.
With over two hundred exhibitors across its seven sections, here’s our pick of booths to visit at the fair.
Yancey Richardson Gallery
booth 118
The gallery’s presentation focusses on interdisciplinary and experimental photo-based work - with new and recent pieces by David Alekhuogie, Omar Barquet, Tania Franco Klein, Ori Gersht, Karen Gunderson, Mary Lum, Marilyn Minter, Zanele Muholi, and Mickalene Thomas, alongside historical works by John Divola and Tseng Kwong Chi.
Sim Smith
booth P20
A new body of work by Tim Garwood, tactile, abstract paintings linked to the rural landscape in which he works - with pieces made of sack cloth, lace, and canvas, and objects and mark-making ranging freely between suggestions of place, collective experience and association.
Gallery Rosenfeld
booth 236
The gallery presents two distinct booths - a solo presentation by Korean artist Bongsu Park, and a group exhibition with Teodora Axente, Natalia Ocerin, and Xu Yang engaging with Old Master traditions through contemporary reinterpretations.
Ben Brown Fine Arts
booth 100
Contemporary works by leading artists from the the gallery’s primary roster - with new and recent paintings, photographs, mixed media works, and sculpture by Yoan Capote, Awol Erizku, Conor Harrington, Candida Höfer, Vik Muniz, Nabil Nahas, José Parlá, Enoc Perez, Rebecca Ness, Ena Swansea, Hank Willis Thomas, and Gavin Turk.
Saatchi Yates
booth 306
A new body of work by Tesfaye Urgessa, connecting Ethiopian iconography with traditional figurative painting - his treatment of figures translates a distinct awareness of humanity, referencing the multitude of experiences which shape understandings of race and identity politics.
Edwynn Houk Gallery
booth 223
New photographs by Valérie Belin, Sebastiaan Bremer, Sissi Farassat, Abelardo Morell, Ron Norsworthy, Matthew Pillsbury, and Robert Polidori.
Galerie Forsblom
booth 411
Galerie Forsblom presents a dynamic selection of contemporary painting and sculpture by artists who engage with materiality, craft, and the poetic power of form - led by the evocative work of Finnish artist Iria Leino, alongside Stephan Balkenhol, Anna Fasshauer, Jacob Hashimoto, Mie Olise Kjærgaard, Heikki Marila, Jason Martin, and Kim Simonsson.
Gazelli Art House
booth 444
The gallery makes its debut presentation at the fair with a focused selection of works by Alice Baber, Derek Boshier, Pauline Boty, Harold Cohen, and Jann Haworth - highlighting artists who broke ground across abstraction, Pop, and generative art, the presentation brings together figures who challenged convention through colour, code, and cultural critique.
Sean Kelly Gallery
booth 207
The gallery’s booth features a dynamic selection of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and works on paper.
Halsey McKay Gallery
booth 308
Berry Campbell
booth 437
Reflecting their dedication to championing the legacies of significant women artists, the gallery presents an intergenerational selection with works by Alice Baber, Janice Biala, Nanette Carer, Louisa Chase, Dorothy Dehner, Lynne Drexler, Perle Fine, Judith Godwin, Ida Kohlmeyer, Mercedes Matter, Beverly McIver, Ethel Schwabacher, Mary Ann Unger, and Lucia Wilcox.
RESERVOIR
booth P39
The Cape Town–based gallery makes its debut at the fair this year with a solo project by Zimbabwean painter Richard Mudariki, whose work is celebrated for its incisive social commentary and pastiche of iconic art historical works.
Cristea Roberts Gallery
booth 307
New and recent editions by the gallery’s contemporary artists - some presented in New York for the very first time - including works by Ali Banisadr, Georg Baselitz, Christiane Baumgartner, Rana Begum, Vija Celmins Michael Craig-Martin, Ian Davenport, Jim Dine, Yinka Ilori, Idris Khan, Richard Long, Robert Mangold, Odili Donald Odita, Julian Opie, Sean Scully, Yinka Shonibare, and Clare Woods - shown alongside twentieth-century works by Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Paula Rego, and Etel Adnan.
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery
booth 406
A spotlight on Beauford Delaney - alongside exemplary works by artists including Benny Andrews, Ruth Asawa, Hannelore Baron, Richmond Barthé, Mary Bauermeister, Romare Bearden, John Biggers, Claire Falkenstein, Nancy Grossman, Palmer Hayden, Jacob Lawrence, Alfred Leslie, Norman Lewis, Conrad Marca-Relli, Louise Nevelson, Betye Saar, Alma Thomas, Bob Thompson, and William T. Williams.
Nara Roesler
booth 109
Luis De Jesus Los Angeles
booth 419
New collage-paintings celebrating the beauty, resilience, and joy of Black life in public spaces - parks, beaches, and the wide-open landscapes where community gathers and thrives.
ACA Galleries
booth 124
ACA Galleries presents a solo exhibition of new work by Doowon Lee, featuring large-scale, mixed media paintings.
Esther Schipper
booth 101
A solo presentation of works by Tomasz Kręcicki.
CARVALHO
booth 137
A three-artist dialogue between Danish painter Kristian Touborg, Montréal-based ceramic and textile artist Elisabeth Perrault, and New York sculptor and installation artist Rachel Mica Weiss.
Semiose
booth 436
Templon
booth 405
Works by Omar Ba, Abdelkader Benchamma, Will Cotton, Alioune Diagne, Jitish Kallat, Iván Navarro, Prune Nourry, Hans Op de Beeck, Philip Pearlstein, François Rouan, Chiharu Shiota, and Kehinde Wiley.
Victoria Miro
booth 106
A solo presentation of new paintings by Doron Langberg - “diaristic in nature and distinct from the artist’s large-scale studio paintings ... painted directly from observation, often in a single sitting, the works provide a space for Langberg to pause and reflect on broader ongoing themes”.
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