The Armory Show 2026
At The Armory Show, emerging galleries are clear-eyed about the risks and rewards of doing fairs
The fair’s Presents section for younger galleries, often among its most vibrant sectors, features bold stands organised by ambitious dealers who understand the costs of doing business
Public art on parade in New York City this autumn
New York’s outdoor art landscape is full of surprises this season, from mounds of oysters on Governors Island and bathing birds near City Hall to a towering corn cob on the High Line and a gargantuan teddy bear in Queens
Rare view into Tom Wesselmann’s studio for pop-up duo show with Tomokazu Matsuyama
The Pop pioneer's estate, with support from Almine Rech, has organised an intergenerational pairing of Wesselmann's Americana and Matsuyama's contemporary art-historical mashups
The expanded Independent 20th Century fair offers abstraction of all stripes
True to the fair’s mission, many exhibitors are showing works by long-overlooked practitioners of abstract art
More than just fun and games at the Spring Break art fair in New York
Under the theme “Hide ’n Seek”, the show's latest Manhattan edition uses childhood whimsy to draw audiences into serious topics like colonialism, psychology and the destruction of the planet
U-Haul Art Fair’s fleet doubles in size for next New York outing
The truck-based fair’s latest edition, coinciding with The Armory Show, will feature 20 exhibitors
From the Bronx to the Lower East Side, New York’s museum building boom continues
Several institutional construction projects have already opened this year, with more in the pipeline
This autumn’s standout shows in New York, from Modern architecture in Africa to Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles
Exhibitions celebrating Arthur Jafa and Teresa Margolles, examining the legacy of Orientalism, and more are on the itinerary this season
Independent 20th Century brings blue-chip deep cuts to the Breuer
The fair’s autumnal edition, devoted to overlooked or under-recognised bodies of work from the previous century, is taking over Sotheby’s headquarters
The Armory Show spotlights Caribbean artists and galleries
New York’s biggest art fair has revamped its footprint to place artists of the Caribbean and its diasporas in the foreground, as well as stalwarts of the hometown scene
Aperture’s new home reflects the non-profit’s commitment to ‘a democratic medium’
The publisher of photography books and magazines inaugurates its new street-level space, complete with a bookstore and gallery, on the Upper West Side this month
‘If I love it, I know it’: collector and Pace Prints president Jacob Lewis on trusting first impressions
The president and chief executive of Pace Prints discusses his love of printmaking and the exhibition he is most looking forward to this autumn
Dealers make moves around Manhattan
From Soho to Chelsea, established local galleries, newcomers and others are opening new spaces or relocating their businesses
The Armory Show will launch two museum acquisition prizes at upcoming fair
The Pérez Art Museum Miami and the Bronx Museum will acquire works next month from the fair’s Focus and Presents sections, respectively
The Armory Show reveals 230-gallery line-up and move to late September
Caribbean-focused curatorial programme and expanded sections for emerging galleries headline 2026 edition of the New York City fair
Independent 20th Century adds 75% more exhibitors as it moves to the Breuer Building
The fair's first edition at Sotheby’s landmark Madison Avenue home will feature an expanded roster of international galleries
Independent 20th Century fair will move to Sotheby’s Breuer Building in 2026
The move will allow the fair to grow significantly, from around 30 exhibitors to around 50