Armory Focus:Berlin

The twelfth edition of The Armory Show marks another milestone for the fair with the introduction of Armory Focus, a new section that will feature an important art community every year and is premiering with Berlin. Armory Focus:Berlin includes 22 of the German capital’s leading emerging and established galleries. “We want to cross-pollinate art communities,” says Executive Director Katelijne De Backer. “We want our Berlin dealers to benefit from the vitality of Armory Arts Week and for New York City to benefit from Berlin’s creativity.” “Our mission is to offer collectors the best art from 1900 to today,” adds Vice President Paul Morris. “We introduced The Armory Show – Modern last year to give the fair a broader historical span, and this year, with Armory Focus, we expand on our original mandate of providing a rich platform for primary market gallerists.” ARMORY FOCUS:BERLIN Galerie Guido W. Baudach; Buchmann Galerie; carlier | gebauer; COMA; Galerie Mehdi Chouakri; Galerie Crone; Galerie Cinzia Friedlaender; Johnen Gallery; Johann König; Tanya Leighton Gallery; Loock Galerie; Christian Nagel; Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch; Produzentengalerie: ph-projects; Reception; Galerie Aurel Scheibler; Esther Schipper; Galerie Thomas Schulte; Galerie Barbara Thumm; Galerie Barbara Weiss; Wentrup; Galerie Barbara Wien Armory Focus:Berlin is sponsored by the ACE HOTEL NEW YORK. SHOW DATES: VIP Preview: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Public Hours: Thursday, March 4 through Sunday, March 7 SHOW LOCATION: Piers 92 and 94, Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street, New York City ABOUT THE ARMORY SHOW The Armory Show is America’s leading fine art fair devoted to the most important art of the 20th and 21st centuries. In its eleven years, the fair has become an international institution. Every March, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world make New York their destination during Armory Arts Week. ABOUT THE MMPI ART GROUP MMPI is committed to the continued development and enhancement of its participation in the art world by bringing together some of the top minds in art fairs under one partnership. The MMPI family of art fairs includes Art Chicago, Art Toronto, VOLTA, VOLTA NY and NEXT. PRESS CONTACT: Giovanni Garcia-Fenech, Communications Director, at g.garcia@thearmoryshow.com or 212-645-6440 www.thearmoryshow.com