The Armory Show 2004

January 9, 2004 TWO OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST ART FAIRS TO COLLABORATE ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS The Armory Show, The International Fair of New Art, announces that it has forged a transatlantic alliance with Europe’s largest contemporary art fair, ARCO (250,000 visitors). The collaboration will focus on an educational outreach program. ARCO will debut four of its highly acclaimed forums at The Armory Show 2004, March 12-15 in Piers 90 and 92 in New York City. These forums will bring together an international group of art collectors, curators, museums directors, as well as the general public for discussions on themes relevant to the collecting and curating of contemporary art. Topics will include “Starting a Collection;” “The Focused Collection;” Private Collections, Public Spaces” and “Curating for Today’s Museums.” In announcing the collaboration, The Armory Show Director Katelijne De Backer said, “We are very excited that by capitalizing on our respective reputations and expertise, ARCO and The Armory Show will be able to offer something unique to art lovers visiting the fair. This collaboration will herald a new chapter in how art fairs are run in this age of globalization.” The collaboration between the two fairs will be expanded in the future to include both additional collectors programs and joint sponsorship of an internationally curated exhibition space. The Armory Show 2004 – The International Fair of New Art will take place March 12-15, 2004 on Piers 90 and 92 in New York City. An Opening Night Preview Party benefiting the exhibition fund of The Museum of Modern Art takes place on Thursday March 11, 2004. More than 188 of the world’s leading contemporary art galleries will present new cutting-edge art by living artists in what has become the most exciting and important annual art week-end in the Americas. ARCO, which runs from February 12-16, 2004 is a national event in Spain where 200 international contemporary art galleries are presented along with lectures, social events and tie-in activities all around the Spanish capital, which for 5 days becomes the center of the international art world. Pressetext

The Armory Show 2004