The Armory Show 2019

The Armory Show 2019
07.03.2019 - 10.03.2019

NEW YORK –FEBRUARY11,2019
THE ARMORY SHOW ANNOUNCES PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS FEATURING LARGE-SCALE ARTWORKS BY 9 INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTISTS, CURATED BY SALLY TALLANT
The Armory Show announced today the participating artistsand galleriesin Platform, a curated section of the fair,whichstages large-scale artworks and installations across Piers 90, 92, and 94. The 2019 edition of Platform, entitled Worlds of Tomorrow, is curated by Sally Tallant, the recently appointed Executive Director of the Queens Museum, and formerDirector of Liverpool Biennial. Worlds of Tomorrowfeatures works by Andreas Angelidakis, Siah Armajani, Tania Candiani, Ryan Gander, Iris Häussler, Xaviera Simmons, Jessica Stockholder, Super Taus, and Pascale Marthine Tayou, who will present a monumental new work in the Town Square on Pier 94.

Worlds of Tomorrowwhich takes the 1939 New York World’s Fair as a point of departure, features ninesite-responsive projects, seven of which have been made specifically for the fair. On the brink of World War II, theNew York World’s Fair looked to a hopeful future in the face of rising geopolitical uncertainty. Similarly, the artists featured in this year’sPlatform offer hope,respite,and resilience in the face of our presentrealitiesin the formsof performance, collective activism, and collaboration.

“Today, we are living in dark times: borders are closing; there is a growing refugee crisis; identity, internationalism and citizenship are in turmoil,” remarks Sally Tallant. “Environmental challenges and the oppression of minorities in a society of pervasive gender inequality define this moment. We cannot let these uncertainties paralyzeus, we must find a way to gainperspective and develop ways of seeing that allow us to build new hope.It is through art that we express our hopes and fears, and articulate alternatives and new possible worlds. Artists often speak out for the rights of people on the margins of society and now that we are facing a shift in how those people and margins are defined, we need artists to continue to be brave.”

Xaviera Simmons deploys photographic and sculptural works to explore the systems that have rendered invisible major aspects of the American narrative.Both Tania Candianiand Super Taususe objects and performance to offer critiques of cultural stereotypes and to explore personal and national identity.Ryan Ganderemployscomic reinvention to re-visualize a modernist sculpture; Andreas Angelidakischallenges the market through the redistribution of school supplies ina ‘donation drive’,and Siah Armajaniresponds thoughtfully to the current migrant crises withradical hospitality in the form of seven rooms.Environmental issues of ecology and waste are brought into sharp focus by Pascale Martine Tayouthrough a spectacular work comprised ofmulti-colored plastic bags. Iris Häusslerre-presents a body of work that blurs the line between fact and fiction, challenginghistorical reinvention, whileJessica Stockholdercombinessymbiotic objects that require support from,and are dependent onother objects, to demonstratethe need for collaboration and collective action.