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Founded in 1994, The Armory Show is one of, if not the biggest art expo in NYC, and September 8th to the 10th it’s going to be at the Javits Center. This year’s show has over 225 leading international galleries exhibiting, representing more than 35 countries. The Solo section focuses on intimate presentations of work by a single emerging, established, or historic artist working in the 20th or 21st century, while the Focus portion of the show will be dedicated to emergent and established solo- and dual-artists outside the mainstream. The Platform secretion of the show is dedicated to large scale installation pieces that challenge the canon of art.
Special programming for the show includes Armory Talks panel discussions, Armory Week Events that happen across the city, and special private guided tours of the show. Tickets are on sale now.
To learn more, go to: https://www.thearmoryshow.com/
The Armory Show
September 8 - 10, 2023
Javits Center
29 11th Ave.
New York, NY 10001
Going across New York’s five boroughs and featuring a wealth of artists, visions, and stories, is the Photoville Festival. Running June 3 to the 18th, Photoville is now in its 12th consecutive year and features the Photoville Village in Brooklyn Bridge Park with photo-filled shipping containers, in addition to open-air exhibitions. Along with art exhibitions, the festival includes an array of free, virtual and in-person workshops and events to help aspiring and established photographers alike.
Photoville features exhibitions from artists around the world, each with their own theme and focus. (In)Visible Guides brings together photographer Destiny Mata and residents of a Lower East Side shelter for domestic violence survivors to explore notions of memory, safety, and loss. The installation pairs Mata’s work alongside neighborhood photography taken by shelter residents in workshops facilitated by Mata. A Love Letter To Barbados features photographic images that encapsulate the stories, the people and the powerful landscape of Barbados, the Southeastern island in the Caribbean sea. Autistic Joy aims to empower and activate change – encouraging families and communities to engage in conversations about acceptance and joy starting with how Neurodivergent children are treated, valued and seen. The Bearing Witness: Documenting War Crimes in Mariupol, Ukraine photo exhibition features the work of Mstyslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka, the last journalists in the besieged city, as they photographed the siege of Mariupol from day one.
To learn more, go to: https://photoville.nyc/
Photoville Festival
June 3 - 18, 2023
Various locations across the Five Boroughs in NYC
Detail from Pacita Abad's (1946-2004), Irawan, 1983.
The massive Frieze New York art fair returns May 17th to the 21st at The Shed in New York’s scenic Hudson Yard. Featuring over 60 galleries from around the world, Frieze New York showcases up-and-coming talent in the art world. The Focus section focuses on solo artists with an installation by Nan Goldin, new works by Lauren Halsey, and Pamela Rosenkranz’ showcase coinciding with the artist's major commission on New York's High Line.
Other festival exhibitions include the moving image work Liz Magic Laser: Prototype for Convulsive States. Artists Space in collaboration with Frieze will present Genesis: Medley, a performance by multidisciplinary artist, vocalist, and writer Shala Miller. The Artist Plate Project will launch their new series of over 40 limited-edition plates designed by world renowned artists, including Virgil Abloh, Rashid Johnson, Takashi Murakami and Amy Sherald. Frieze New York will mark the first opportunity to purchase the new series, with 75 plates from each edition of 250 reserved for Frieze visitors.
Last year’s Frieze New York sold out, so be sure to grab tickets while you can.
To learn more, go to: https://www.frieze.com/fairs/frieze-new-york
Frieze New York
May 17 - 21, 2023
The Shed in Hudson Yards
545 West 30th Street
New York, NY 10001
Detail: Mario Cravo Neto, Luciana, 1994. ©Mario Cravo Neto. Courtesy PACI contemporary
Organized by the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD), The Photography Show is one of the major photo expos in NYC. Running March 31 to April 2, 2023 at Center415 (415 5th Ave, NY, NY) the Photography Show exhibits the top fine art photography galleries from around the world, expert discussions, networking, and more. Galleries exhibiting at the show include Gitterman Gallery, Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, Toluca Fine Art, and more. The Photography Show exhibits museum quality work from contemporary artists to 19th century photographers and video art.
The show will also feature a series of six AIPAD Talks with leaders in the photography world to be held in person during the run of the show. Topics include:
This is the 42nd edition of The Photography Show, which continues to be one of the longest running photo shows in NYC.
To learn more, go to: https://www.aipad.com/show
The Photography Show Presented by AIPAD
March 31 - April 2, 2023
Center415
415 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10016