New York’s Mega Art Fair – The Armory Show 2011

Entrance of The Armory Show 2011 in New York

The Armory Show 2011 at Pier 92 and Pier 94 in New York

It’s that time of year again….New York is bursting at the seams with art and festivities during the annual Armory Arts Week.

I am pleased to share highlights with you as I attend fairs throughout the city.

Check out my photos of the Armory Show, the largest of the NY art fairs, and feel free to contact me for more details.

Highlights of The Armory Show 2011:

Crowds attend The Armory Show 2011
Crowds perusing the art at The Armory Show’s contemporary section at Pier 94

Andrea Bowers-Your Whole Culture Alienates Me
Andrea Bowers’ artwork makes a statement at The Armory Show

The Armory Show at Pier 94 seen from the stairway to Pier 92
A bird’s eye view of The Armory Show contemporary section in Pier 94, from the infamously precarious stairway to the modern section in Pier 92.

Yayoi Kusama Flower and Infinity Net
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusuma’s colossal flower and a yellow painting from her signature Infinity Net series

Jan Mancuska artwork at The Armory Show 2011
Jan Mancuska, Untitled, 2011, mixed media (inverse film, light box, metal platform)

Gerhard Richter painting at The Armory Show 2011
Gerhard Richter, Grun-Blau-Rot 789-38, 1993, oil on canvas, 11.8 x 15.7 inches

Mark Innerst painting at The Armory Show 2011
Mark Innerst, All The Above, 2010, oil on panel, 22 1/4 x 26 1/4 inches

Ivan Navarro neon fence at The Armory Show 2011
A large-scale site-specific neon fence by Chilean artist Ivan Navarro

Andrew Hahn and Ry Rocklen at The Armory Show 2011

Silkscreened canvas by Andrew Hahn and installation of pennies on the floor by Ry Rockland

Alain Bublex photograph at The Armory Show 2011

Alain Bublex, Plug-In City (2000) - Learn French Now, 2010, C Print and diasec mounted on aluminum, 68 x 94 1/4 inches

Anthony Pearson sculpture at The Armory Show 2011

Anthony Pearson, Untitled (Transmission), 2011, Steel, patina, sandblasted white Portland cement, 81 x 70 x 30 inches

Laurent Grasso painting at The Armory Show 2011

Laurent Grasso, Studies into the Past - Eclipse, 2011, animal adhesive, resin, boiled oil and pigments on oak panel, 16 1/2 x 23 5/8 inches

Sarah Walker painting at The Armory Show 2011

Sarah Walker, Dark Objects, 2010, acrylic on panel, 26 x 28 inches

HIroshi Sugimoto theater photograph at The Armory Show 2011

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Fifth Avenue Theater, Seattle, 1997, black and white photograph, ed. 25, 19 x 23 inches

Carrie Mae Weems photographs at The Armory Show 2011

Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled, 2009-10, inkjet prints, ed. 5, 90 1/4 x 77 inches installed

Beth Campbell sculpture at The Armory Show 2011

Artist Beth Campbell discusses her process and her latest artworks with Armory Show visitors

Richard Estes painting at The Armory Show 2011

Richard Estes, Supermarket, Columbus Avenue, NY, 2008, oil on board, 25 1/2 x 25 inches

Barbara Takenaga painting at The Armory Show 2011

Barbara Takenaga, Nebraska Painting, 2010, acrylic on linen, 54 x 45 inches

El Anatsui artwork at The Armory Show 2011

El Anatsui, Delta, 2010, aluminum liquor bottle caps and copper wire, creased dimensions: 145 x 130 inches

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