The Armory Week

The Armory Show is America's leading fine art fair devoted to the most important art of the 20th and 21st centuries. The show aims to provide a global perspective of the art world to present the best new art by living artists. It kicked off eleven years ago and today it has become somewhat of an international institution. Every March numerous parties of different art fields from artists and critics to galleries and collectors from all over the world, set out for New York city to participate in the event. The show, which runs during the first week of March, has featured art pieces by over 2,000 living artists from 160 of the world’s leading galleries and nonprofit organizations including a number of well known street artists such as Ryan McGiness, Jose Parla and KAWS. The exhibition also hosts a "modern" section which is dedicated to international dealers specializing in historically significant Modern and contemporary art. The Armory Show, The International Fair of New Art, was started by four New York art dealers as The Gramercy International Contemporary Art Fair in 1994and takes its name from the rich history of the 1913 Armory Show, which introduced European Modernism to America. In July 2007 it became part of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. During this year's show the Armory Show took the opportunity to launch its first ever series of public programming in celebration of the City’s artistic communities in a different neighborhood each night. Events include art tours, performances, artist discussions and parties