We attended the Armory Show and Volta, something we’ve been doing for a number of years. We may change it up next year because we were a tad bit underwhelmed this year. The free-for-all commercial atmosphere was not so thrilling — maybe we’re getting jaded, who knows.
Below are some pictures of favorite moments at The 2013 Armory Show and Volta. Loads more pictures at Libby’s Flickr (Armory & Volta) and Roberta’s Flickr (Armory & Volta).
The 2013 Armory Show. We went to both Piers (92-Modern and 94-Contemporary)
Stephan Balkenhol, Man in dark red shirt (big relief) 2012, poplar wood, painted, Galerie Forsblom. No art fair is complete without a Stephan Balkenhol.
Pier 94, Julian Opie Robbie walking 1, 2012, continuous computer animation Balerie Bob Van Orsouw
Pier 92. Julian Opie, Standing Packet, 1985, oil paint on steel, Hollis Taggart Galleries, sold
Breath-taking iconoclasm. Tala Madani, Brown Christmas 2012, oil on linen at Pilar Corrias
Nick Cave, always a hit at Jack Shainman
Kerry James Marshall, The Academy, 2012, acrylic on PVC
Highpoint of the fair for gallerist John Ollman, who walked us over to see it, Roman Abramovich’s yacht parked at Pier 92.
Ron Nagle at Rena Bransten, San Francisco. A biscuit floating in dark chocolate -good enough to eat
Yemeni artist Raed Yassin, Ming Dynasty-like representations of the Middle East uprisings
John Ollman at Fleisher-Ollman booth at Pier 92, with William Edmondson sculptures
Hank Willis Thomas, Zero Hour, 2012, Digital C-print and plexi with Lumisty film, 6 panels, each 27″x20″. In collaboration with Sanford Biggers
Volta 2013 New York — making its debut in Soho (a move from a mid-town hotel). Four thumbs up on the new location. And gallerists Becky Kerlin of Gallery Joe and Christine Pfister of Pentimenti, both participants at Volta this year, told us they love the downtown locale.
Jock Mooney’s cartoon drawings and 3-D works intrigued. He’s a friend of Dave Shrigley and it shows.
We were told that Jade Townsend, maker of the nautical/historical installation, is a friend of Duke Riley, maker of nautical/historical works
Amy Bennet’s miniature narrative paintings were mini-spectacular
Pentimenti’s Christine Pfister with work by Derrick Velasquez
Libby and Cate puzzle over manikins in a murderous game at Volta
Mark Jenkins’ teddy bear rug paintings tickled us
Roberta looks on as gallerist explains the Zen implications of the work by Kyotoaro Hamata
Clint Jukkala at Fred, Giampietro of New Haven. The through-the-airplane-window aspect reminded us of Charlotte Hallberg at Grizzly Grizzly last May.
Gallery Joe’s Becky Kerlin, first time Volta participant, happy in her booth with work by Nicole Phungrasamee Fein
Carol Young’s ceramic scrolls in wood book cases at Beatriz Esguerra Art, Bogota, Colombia, give off a West Elm vibe
Young btw is Uruguayan
