Art Box
Admit it, you like the Armory Show but it has gotten way too popular over the years. It’s also located in not the most convenient West Side High Way universe. So how do you hunt for the best art works at the Gotham’s biggest fair and still keep you dignity intact? Paddle 8 and the Armory have paired up for the first time (in first such partnership in fair’s fourteen year history) to help its members bid on and acquire works from over 100 of the participating exhibitors at the fair…while eating your Special K for breakfast.
That gallery list (which represents a good chunk of big participants at the fair) is not too shabby. White Cube, Marianne Boesky, Lisson, Marlborough, Sean Kelly, and Gavin Brown’s Enterprise have all signed on which makes this whole preview thing so darn exciting. After the successful run at NADA in Miami, Paddle8’s founders Aditya Julka and Alexander Gilkes, and managing director Osman Khan worked hard over the past eight weeks to realize their New York fantasies, and creating possibly their biggest initiative in the process.
The Armory Show X Paddle8 Armory online land starts today and runs until March 18. Though with about 2,000 members joining each month, you might want to start making your wish list now.
*Cover image: CHUN KWANG YOUNG – Aggregation 09-MY020BLUE , 2009 (Gallery Hyundai)
ZHENG GUOGU - 2000 AD, Rusty for Another 2000 Years (Tang Contemporary Art)
Artists usually mean business when they plan big openings during the Armory Week, and José Parlá is certainly not hesitating. The Miami native is planning is first big solo opening in New York next week called “Walls, Diaries & Paintings,” being unveiled on March 3rd at Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery. The ambitious 15 painting show explores the artist’s reflection diverse travels to places like Tokyo, Havana, and Istanbul. All works also highlight Parlá’s signature mediums like elaborate collages, daring calligraphy, and dramatic paint compositions.
