“The Armory Show is one of America’s oldest and most popular art fairs and a true destination on the international art circuit,” says Exec utive Director Benjamin Genocchio. “ We want to be much more than a platform for the commercial, we want to play a greater intellectual role in the artistic life of New York, expanding our talks, programs, performances and commissionin g of new artworks.”

Beginningin 2017, T he Armory Show will encourage more thoughtful, tightly cu rated presentat ions through the introduction of new and evolved exhibitor sections and programming . The fair will increase its engagement with prominent international curators in the sel ection of artists and galleries, emphasizing solo- artist presentations, new projects and commissions.

Amongthe key developments for 2017, The Armory Show and The Armory Show – Modern will merge into a single fair for 20 th and 21 st century artworks w ith Galleries forming the core section of the fair . The former Modern section, established in 2009, will transition into Insights , a more concentrated presentation of solo- artist, dual -artist or thematic exhibitions of 20 th century art works. The successful Presents section will expand as a powerful platf orm for emerging galleries to showcase new work through solo- an d dual -artist booths . After seven editions spotlighting art ist s from specific geographical regions, the Focus section will evolve to encompass solo and curated presentations of new or rarely seen art work s by today’s most compelling artists, selected by an appointed curator. The 2017 edition will introduc e Platform , a new curatorial initiative devoted to la rge -scale artworks, installations and performances that respond to and engage the expansive indus trial spaces of Piers 92 & 94 . Through Armory Live , visitors will experience interac tive talks, performance s and screenings at the fair and online.

GalleriesEstablished modern and contemporary galleries present outstanding 20 th and 21 st century artworks.