2012 Armory Arts Week Schedule of Events:
Tuesday, March 6 - Uptown and Museum Mile
Wednesday, March 7 - The Armory Show Opening Preview Benefit at MoMA
Thursday, March 8 - Bronx Day and SoHo Night
Friday, March 9 - Long Island City Night
Saturday, March 10 - Chelsea Day and Brooklyn Night
Sunday, March 11 - Lower East Side / Downtown
Ongoing Events during Armory Arts Week
Tuesday, March 6 – Uptown & Museum Mile Day
The Art Show Gala Preview
The Art Show, organized by the Art Dealers Association of America to benefit Henry Street Settlement, is one of the most prestigious,and exciting art fairs in the nation. The Gala Preview annual event brings together an international group of collectors, connoisseurs, socialites, and artists for a cocktail reception and preview of the galleries' collections.
Time: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Access: Please call for tickets 212.766.9200 x248
RSVP: 212.766.9200 x248
Location: Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street
Contact: 212.766.9200 x248
Michael Sailstorfer, Tornado
The visualization of a densely packed storm system, Michael Sailstorfer's Tornado rises to more than 25 feet and features some one hundred distinct "clouds" made of inflated truck tire inner tubes attached to a steel structure. Though not intended as a literal representation of a cyclone, the work is inspired by the high velocity winds and raw power associated with these weather phenomena.
Time: On view daily
Access: Free to the public
Location: Doris C. Freedman Plaza, 5th Avenue and 60th Street
Website: http://www.publicartfund.org
Anonymous Gallery Presents Casa de Empeño NYC
Anonymous Gallery recently opened a group exhibition at its Mexico City location titled,Casa de Empeño (HOUSE OF PAWN).The show is a group exhibition based conceptually on the function of a pawnshop and serves to examine current systems of economy, currency and exchange. In New York during Armory Arts Week, Anonymous Gallery will again re-examine the same concept; providing unique opportunities for collectors to purchase distinctive works of art through sale, loan or even trade. However, taking the concept one step further, the gallery will literally be creating a house of pawn. Using a 24ft 1964 Vintage Airstream trailer, Anonymous Gallery has re-constructed the original mobile-home interior to serve a retail purpose; stocking it full of distinctive art objects. Throughout the week, this house of pawn will be traveling to various Armory Art Week locations and opening its doors to customers who seek a unique experience with art and commerce
Time:2-8pm
Access: Free, open to the public (3-4 people will be allowed inside the trailer at a time)
Location: Various points around the City, checkwww.anonymousgallery.com/art/projects/current/cde-nyc for addresses.
Guided Tour of the Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum
Special Armory Arts Week guided tour of the Modern Art galleries guided by a curatorial staff member from the Department of Nineteenth Century, Modern, and Contemporary Art. The tour will focus on the Museum’s exceptional permanent collection of modern and contemporary art. The tour may also feature current contemporary art installations or special exhibitions on view. Space is limited, rsvp early.
Time: 3-4pm
Access: VIP Card, Limited Availability, RSVP Required
RSVP: Email MetTours@metmuseum.org or call 212-570-3711
Location: 1000 Fifth Avenue. Meet at the Guided Tour gathering area, located in the Great Hall
Asia Society
Exhibition: Sara Sze: Infinite Line, December 13, 2011–March 25, 2012
Exhibition: Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi, 1707–1857, February 7, 2011–May 6, 2012
Hours: Tuesday–Sunday 11am–6pm, Friday 11am–9pm, closed Monday
Access: 10.00; $7.00 for seniors and $5 for students with ID; free for members and persons under 16
Location: 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street
Contact: 212.288.6400, www.asiasociety.org
Discounted Admission to The Jewish Museum
In honor of Armory Arts Week, The Jewish Museum will be offering 50% off each admission from 11am-5:45pm on Tuesday, March 6th. Visitors should mention Armory Arts Week.
Exhibition:The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936-1951, on view through March 25, 2012. An in-depth look at the work of the Photo League, whose fascinating blend of aesthetics and social activism significantly influenced the course of modern photography. Nearly 150 black and white, vintage photographs show life as it was lived mostly on the streets, sidewalks and subways of New York.
Time: 11:00 am - 5:45 pm
Access: 50% off Admission
Location: 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
Website: www.thejewishmuseum.org
Fund for Park Avenue Presents Rafael Barrios
Ten sculptures by Venezuelan artist, Rafael Barrios, will be featured on the Park Avenue malls this spring (March 4 through June 30th). The exhibition is presented under the auspices of The Fund for Park Avenue Sculpture Committee and New York City’s Department of Parks & Recreation, who work together to present a variety of exhibitions by renowned artists on this unique venue. The Fund for Park Avenue relies on community support to plant, light and maintain the trees and flowers on the Park Avenue Malls. The City of New York’s Department of Parks & Recreation Public Art Program has consistently fostered the creation and installation of temporary public art in parks throughout the five boroughs. Since 1967, collaborations with arts organizations and artists have produced hundreds of public art projects in New York City parks. The exhibition runs March 4through June 30, 2012.
Time: Dawn to dusk
Access: Free, Open to the Public
Location: from 53rd to 68th Streets
www.fundforparkavenue.org/ www.nyc.gov/parks
MTA Arts for Transit – Nancy Spero
Download a free podcast to learn more about Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers. Take a tour of Nancy Spero’s work at the historic 66th Street station at Lincoln Center and see iconic images of women – both real and imagined – rendered in glass and ceramic tile, who exemplify the strength, grace, and mystery seen in the nearby performing arts palaces.
Time: Open Daily
Access: Self Guided
Location: Lexington Av – 66th St - Lincoln Center station, 1 train
Website: www.mta.info/art
Society of Illustrators presents An Evening at the Museum of American Illustration
The Society of Illustrators and the Museum of American Illustration invite you to view the third and final part of their Annual Exhibition, Illustrators 54: Advertising and Institutional Exhibit. Start in the main gallery to view works by leading contemporary illustrators and then head upstairs for a cocktail and Sketch Night with live models in the third floor Hall of Fame Dining Room. The Society of Illustrators is free and open to the public, $15 admission for Sketch Night, cash bar.
Time: 5 - 9:30pm
Location: 128 East 63rd Street, NYC
Website: www.societyillustrators.org
Harlem Biennale Armory VIP Preview
Join us for a rare intimate evening with collector of contemporary African-American art Reginald Van Lee, an appointee of President Obama to the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. Guest will enjoy cocktails and conversation on collecting, moderated by Jenna Bond-Louden, co-founder of Artstr*k, at a private, historic Harlem brownstone. Menu by the celebrated Chef Roblé Ali; star of Bravo Television program Roblé & Co. This occasion marks the launch of artstr*k@HarlemBiennale, a new salon series in NYC that engages art lovers and young collectors by connecting them with seasoned collectors talking about falling in love with art. Maximum number of participants: 70 Including VIP Guest Dinner: $90. This is an event to benefit the Harlem Biennale
Time: 6:30-8pm
Access: RSVP required
Location: Location: Heath Art Gallery, 24 West 120th Street, NYC, NY 10027
Website: www.harlembiennale.org
The Sacred Body Art of the Omo Valley
The West Harlem Art Fund, Inc. presents The Sacred Body Art of the Omo Valley. The Omo Valley people still practice body painting and tattooing. A garland of flowers, a veil of seedpods, buffalo horn and other materials, are all used to express joy or celebrate a rite of passage. The West Harlem Art Fund in an attempt to preserve this tradition has re-created this body art work with Scherezade Garcia, sculptor and installation artist, that will be projected at the African Burial Ground in Lower Manhattan, West Harlem at the Mink Building and online in a dedicated blog site.
Time: 7am-9pm
Access: Free, open to the public
Location: the Mink Building, 1361 Amsterdam Avenue (near 126th Street)
Website: http://omobodyart.wordpress.com/about/
