Armory Arts Week, March 4-9

In its sixteen years, The Armory Show has become an international institution, and every March, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world make New York City their destination. The concept of a week of arts-related events grew organically, and was formalized as “Armory Arts Week” with the support of the city in 2009.

In celebration of the city’s unparalleled artistic communities, Armory Arts Week highlights a neighborhood or borough’s arts scene each night with events. Past events have included special receptions, open studios, art tours, museum discounts, performances, panels, artist discussions and parties. Information.

The Armory Show, March 5-9

The curated section of The Armory Show on Pier 94 highlights the gallery and artistic landscape of a chosen geographic region. For the fifth Focus edition, Philip Tinari, Director of The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, curated Armory Focus: China, shining new light on the country’s contemporary cultural practice. Information. In honor of Armory Focus: China, the 2014 artist commission is by Xu Zhen. Information.

This year marks the inaugural edition of Armory Presents on Pier 94, which provides exposure to the work of newly established galleries by granting additional display space and prominence. Additionally, projects will include the work of up to two artists curated to reflect the nuanced programming of these cutting-edge international galleries. Information.

The Armory Show. Piers 92 & 94, on the Hudson River (enter at 12^th Avenue and 55^th Street), NY, NY. Information. Preview the Armory Show on Artsy.net. Tickets for The Armory Party at MoMA

During this year's Armory Show, collectors will have the unique opportunity to commission their 3D body scan portraits by German artist Karin Sander at the booth of Galerie nächst St. Stephan. This is the first time the scanner will be available in New York. Karin Sander is one of the first artists to apply 3D technology to figurative sculpture and has been developing this process since her solo exhibition at D'Amelio Terras in 2000. To read more about the process, please click here. 

VOLTA NY 2014, March 6–9, 2014

VOLTA NY, an invitational show of emerging solo artists’ projects, was launched in 2008 as a tightly-focused, boutique event that is a place for discovery, a showcase for relevant art contemporary positions regardless of the artist's or gallery’s age. The American incarnation of the successful young fair founded in Basel in 2005, VOLTA showcases galleries — whether young or mature — that work with the most exciting emerging artists. An invitational solo project fair for contemporary art, with mutual acknowledged VIP access and shared shuttles with The Armory Show. VOLTA NY, 82 MERCER | New York, NY 10012. Information. Talks and Events: Information.

ADDA: The Art Show, March 5-9

The longest-running art fair in the United States, The Art Show is organized annually by the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA). This March it returns for its 26th edition, featuring 72 top American art dealers in curated solo, duo, and thematic presentations. Contributing writer for The New Yorker, Adam Gopnik is this year’s keynote speaker. Gopnik will deliver his lecture, “What Makes The Humanities Human: Why Art Is More Than An Investment” on Mar. 7th, at 6PM. Information. Explore The Art Show online, courtesy Artsy.net.

ADDA: The Art Show, Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, at 67^th Street, New York, NY. Information. Photography at The Art Show features over 430 works. Information. Get the Artsy app for your iPhone.

Richard Learoyd (born 1966), Tatiana with Lens, 2011 (detail); unique Ilfochrome photograph. Presented at The Art Show by McKee Gallery, Booth A15. Information.

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Fountain Art Fair, March 7-9

Leading a new generation of alternative fairs, Fountain reinvents the art fair experience through its renowned dedication to an influential group of over 65 international galleries and artist projects. Fountain Art Fair, the 69^th Regiment Armory, Lexington Avenue at 26^th Street, NY, NY. Information. Fountain VIP ticket sales benefit the Detroit Institute of Arts. Information.

Independent, March 6-9

This year Independent will feature over fifty international galleries and non-profit institutions representing fourteen countries. For its fifth edition, Independent will return to its original location in the former Dia Building at 548 West 22nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues in the heart of the Chelsea gallery district. Information.

Scope NY, March 6-9

SCOPE Art Show returns to landmark venue, Skylight at Moynihan Station, for its 14th New York edition. Located within the iconic New York City Post Office, SCOPE moves to the main hall, transforming the Postal Dock with its 30-foot vaulted glass ceiling into a dynamic exhibition of 60 international galleries alongside 20 Breeder Program galleries. Hailing from 22 countries, SCOPE exhibitors represent the best and brightest contemporary work from emerging and mid-career artists. Scope Pavilion, 312 West 33^rd Street, NY, NY. SCOPE grants access to VIP Card holders of The Armory Show and VOLTA. Information.

Bryce Wolkowitz presents Jim Campbell | New Work. Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, 505 West 24^th Street, NY, NY. Information. Campbell’s work can also be seen at The Armory Show.

SPRING/BREAK Art Show, March 4^th – March 9^th, 2014.

Utilizing over 20 classrooms, hallways, and unique areas in one of the city’s oldest schoolhouses, new art works will be on display, arranged by curators representing the more recent creative contributions of the Lower East Side, Williamsburg, Gowanus, and Bushwick. Featuring the projects of over 25 curators, SPRING/BREAK will abandon the traditional focus on galleries – offering a “break” from the typical art fair model – and showcase a range of New York City’s curatorial voices, all surrounding a single exhibition theme - PUBLICPRIVATE. Old School, 233 Mott Street, NY, NY. Information.

Pool Art Fair NY, March 9-11.

The simple, modest approach of the PooL Art Fair offers an exciting alternative to the "Art Fair" experience for dealers and collectors as well as the general public. Pool's main purpose is to create a meeting ground for outstanding unrepresented artists and the large public of contemporary art professionals. The 3-day exhibition includes curated exhibitions, lectures addressing the challenges of the current art world along with special projects and events. Flatiron Hotel, 9 West 26^th Street, NY, NY. Information.

THE(UN)FAIR, March 6-10

THE(UN)FAIR is back—for the last time, say organizers Jennifer Wallace, art colsuntant, and Mikel Glass, an artist. This year almost 100 artworks, artists, and performers gather in a 19th century Hell’s Kitchen building for a guerilla-style art show during Armory Arts Week.THE(UN)FAIR, 500 West 52nd Street, two blocks from the site of the 100th Anniversary edition of the Armory Show at Pier 92. Free stretch limousines will shuttle art fans from the Armory Show to THE(UN)FAIR and back; admission is free, as are servings of Ben & Jerry ice cream. Information.

Left: Diane Arbus, Girl and boy, Washington Square Park, N.Y.C. 1965. Right: Diane Arbus, Kiss from "Baby Doll,” N.Y.C. 1956. © The Estate of Diane Arbus, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery. Presented by Fraenkel Gallery at The Art Show, Booth C4. Information.

For The Art Show 2014, Fraenkel Gallery presents Diane Arbus: Couples, fifteen rare photographs spanning Arbus's life as an artist. Given the magnitude of the impact her photographs left in their wake, Diane Arbus’s career was brief—a mere fifteen years. Yet from the moment in 1956 when, at age 33, she began numbering her negatives, Arbus’s preoccupations seem to have been uncannily clear. Even her earliest photographs evidence an acute interest in singular people and the mysteries that bring human beings together or keep them apart.  Focusing on a single photograph per year, Diane Arbus: Couples simultaneously examines one of Arbus's central concerns, and sheds light on the artist’s evolution from 1956 until shortly before her death in 1971.

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Featured presentations and events during Armory Arts Week

Wednesday, March 5

Artist talk, 6:30: Aperture and Parsons present Elinor Carucci. Aperture Gallery and Bookstore, 547 West 27^th Street, NY, NY. Information. Free/$5.

Thursday, March 6

Film screening, 7 pm: Gordon Matta-Clark | Splitting and Visit to Humphrey Street, followed by a discussion. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 97 Kenmare Street, NY, NY. Information< /b>.

Friday, March 7

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Laurie Simmons | Kigurumi, Dollars and How We See. Salon 94 Bowery, 243 Bowery, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Matthew Porter | High Difference. Invisible-Exports, 89 Eldridge Street, NY, NY.

Book Launch, 6-8 pm: Daylight Spring Books. International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, at 43^rd Street, NY, NY. Information. This event takes place during voluntary contribution hours, 5-8 pm. Information. Ed. note: this event was incorrectly listed in last week's DART Board.

Opening recepton, 6-8 pm: Diane Arbus, Cady Noland | Portraits of America. Gagosian Gallery, 976 Madison Avenue, NY, NY.

Opening day: 2014 Whitney Biennial. The Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Avenue, at 75th Street,  NY, NY. Information.

Saturday, March 8

Armory Brunch, 10 am-1 pm: In conjunction with Armory Arts Week, Aperture will host an Armory Brunch celebrating the exhibition City Stages, featuring photographs by Matthew Pillsbury. Working with black-and-white, 8-by-10 film and long exposures, Pillsbury captures a range of psychologically charged experiences in the urban environment. Aperture Gallery and Bookstore, 547 West 27^th Street, 4^th Floor, NY, NY. Information. Free/RSVP appreciated.

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