Armory Show Dazzling Artists

As art fairs go, the Armory Show is the colossus of the contemporary art world.

Around 235 galleries from all over the world gather this weekend at the Javits Center in New York, each with a booth starring their best. I like it — and encourage people to visit — for its abundance and the snapshot it provides of the good, the bad, and the ugly. On the whole, the dealers are very good, so it’s a serious enterprise. It runs through September 8. It’s the fair’s 30th anniversary. I’ve been to most of them.

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Brian T. Allen

Brian T. Allen is National Review’s art critic.

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As art fairs go, the Armory Show is the colossus of the contemporary art world.

Around 235 galleries from all over the world gather this weekend at the Javits Center in New York, each with a booth starring their best. I like it — and encourage people to visit — for its abundance and the snapshot it provides of the good, the bad, and the ugly. On the whole, the dealers are very good, so it’s a serious enterprise. It runs through September 8. It’s the fair’s 30th anniversary. I’ve been to most of them.