To mark the 30th anniversary of The Armory Show, the 2024 iteration of the art fair will bring together three curators working in New York to lead curatorial initiatives under the overarching theme of art historical reverberations in the present day.
Independent curator Eugenie Tsai, previously a longtime curator of contemporary art at the Brooklyn Museum, has been tapped to lead The Armory Show’s Platform section, which explores the fair’s theme through large-scale installations and site-specific works.
Robyn Farrell, senior curator at New York arts non-profit The Kitchen, will curate the fair’s Focus section. The Focus section reflects on The Armory Show’s founding at The Gramercy Hotel in 1994 and the fair’s namesake International Exhibition of Modern Art in 1913 at New York City's 69th Regiment Armory, and typically includes more experimental works.
Lauren Cornell, the director of the Graduate Program at the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College and the chief curator of the Hessel Museum of Art on campus will chair the fair’s seventh annual Curatorial Leadership Summit (CLS). A virtual summit will be held in the spring of 2024 in addition to the on-site summit.
Curators Eugenie Tsai (left), Lauren Cornell (centre) and Robyn Farrell (right) will lead curatorial initiatives at the 2024 edition of The Armory Show Tsai: Marco Giugliarelli; Cornell: Carrie Schneider; Farrell: Clare Britt Photo
“We are fortunate to have them collaborate on a theme that both reflects their individual interests and collectively informs our understanding of how the past informs the present,” The Armory Show's executive director, Nicole Berry, said in a statement. “We look forward to seeing which artists they highlight and what conversations, connections, and discoveries they inspire this year.”
The 2024 edition of the Armory Show is scheduled to begin 6 September 2024 at the Javits Center in New York. It will be the second iteration of the fair since it was purchased by the London-based art fair and media company Frieze.