• Armory Art Week 2013: The Low Down

    Date posted: February 8, 2013 Author: jolanta
    This year, Armory Art Week 2013 will reach back into art history, don prizes to the best dressed and have artists establish brands.  The Armory show has announced Liz Magic Laser as their commissioned artist for the 2013 edition. Laser’s practice is interdisciplinary and broad as she combines performance, theatre and installation. Some of her most exciting shows have been at Mälmo Konsthall, the Performa 11 Biennial, The Kitchen and MoMA PS1. As their commissioned artist, Laser will brand the 2013 Armory show.

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    This year, Armory Art Week 2013 will reach back into art history, don prizes to the best dressed and have artists establish brands.

    Liz Magic Laser, I Feel Your Pain, A Performa Commission. Video Still. 2011. Featuring Lynn Berg, Audrey Crabtree, Ray Field, Annie Fox, Kathryn Grody, Rafael Jordan, Liz Micek, and Ryan Shams. The video was made with producer David Guinan and cinematographers Matthew Nauser and Collin Kornfeind of Polemic Media.

     

    The Armory Show Announces Liz Magic Laser As Commissioned Artist

    The Armory show has announced Liz Magic Laser as their commissioned artist for the 2013 edition. Laser’s practice is interdisciplinary and broad as she combines performance, theatre and installation. Some of her most exciting shows have been at Mälmo Konsthall, the Performa 11 Biennial, The Kitchen and MoMA PS1. As their commissioned artist, Laser will brand the 2013 Armory show.

    ADDA Announces Historical Solo Shows

    The ADDA Art Show this year is full of surprises, including groundbreaking solo exhibitions of Louise Lawler at Metro Pictures, David Zwirner’s presentation of Milton Avery, and Tacita Dean at Marian Goodman Gallery. Visitors will also love their thematic group shows like “Cubism and Pop” at Richard Feigen & Co., and “20th Century Impressionism” at Acquavella Galleries, Inc.

    Independent’s Privatus Prize
     
    Independent this year announces their Privatus Prize for the 2013. This lofty gem is a $10,000 award bestowed to an exhibitor whose display is deemed most worthy by a pair of judges.  We’ve got a couple galleries in mind who look like potential: Campoli Presti and Feature Inc.

     

    Fountain Fair’s New Crew
    Fountain Fair 2013 has just posted it’s exhibitor list which boast collectives, alternative galleries and independent artists.  This fair of art misfits and outliers includes: A Dying Breed; Amanda Hudson Photography; Arch Enemy Arts; ART-FLOW;  Asan Gallery; Bad Booth and Beyond; Calico; Carol Scavotto; COOHAUS; Correa, Hagberg, Jimenez, Menard and Stewart;Dacia Gallery; Davis Art Services; DigiPen Institute of Technology;  EMP Gallery; Front Room Gallery; Gallery 4; Gallery DEN; Grace Exhibition Space; Greyegg Presents; G-Spot;  iArt-4 Collective; Kaboose Gallery; LELIEVRE;  Leo Kesting Gallery; Lindsay Carron; Margaret Roleke; Martha Raoli Project; MayJune Gallery;  MCCAIG + WELLES; Mighty Tanaka; Murder Lounge; Pete’s Fingers; Republic Worldwide; Rose Morgan;  Sarah Trouche; Solo(s) Project House; Station 16; The Marketplace Gallery; The Parlour Bushwick; Yes Gallery.

    Top: Todd Chilton, Mirrored Zig Zag, 2012. Courtesy the artist and Feature, Inc., New York.
    Bottom: Clément Rodzielski, Untitled, 2010. Courtesy Campoli Presti, London / Paris.

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