Culture on the Run Miss N

The Armory Takes Hold (of Me)

29
Jim Dine, Blue Ball Blues

I popped off to The Armory Show today, hoping to dip into some amazing artwork from around the world, including South Africa. Well, I didn’t so much dip as gorge. And I left feeling both full and famished at the same time!

There is so much there to inspire that you just want to swallow it all, but because there is so much of it, it can be really overwhelming too (especially for a first-timer!) An art dealer friend has described this time right now as the World Cup of the art world, with a dozen or so fairs taking place over the next few days. Not least of which is the daddy of them all, The Armory Show. I should have known when I approached it and saw how massive it was from the outside that I was going to be in for more than just a taste.

I went to find out more about the South African artists on show there – as part of the Goodman Gallery and The Michael Stevenson Gallery.

Jodi Bieber at Goodman Gallery

This year’s World Press Photo winner Jodi Bieber, who has been represented by Goodman Gallery for some years now, is represented here with the image she took of Afghan woman Bibi Aisha that featured on Time Magazine. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork at the fair will go to the Bibi Aisha Fund.

William Kentridge & Marguerite Stephens at Goodman Gallery
Nicholas Hlobo at Michael Stevenson
Zander Blom at Michael Stevenson

At a younger, hipper fringe event, called VoltaNY, tapestry work from Capetonian Athi-Patra Ruga from the WhatIfTheWorld Gallery in Woodstock was on display. He is going to be doing an exciting performance piece here in New York very soon.

More pics coming soon – I don’t want to overwhelm you as much as I overwhelmed myself today. Trust me, easy does it!

The Armory Show runs until March 6th.

29 comments

  1. I together with my friends were actually looking at the great recommendations found on your web site and so all of the sudden came up with a horrible suspicion I had not thanked the web site owner for those strategies. Those men ended up for this reason glad to read all of them and have now extremely been using them. Thank you for simply being so accommodating and for considering this sort of terrific things millions of individuals are really eager to discover. My very own honest apologies for not expressing gratitude to earlier.

  11. Nice blog here! Also your website loads up fast! What host are you using?
    Can I get your affiliate link to your host? I wish my web site loaded up as quickly as yours lol

  15. After looking into a few of the blog articles on your website, I honestly like your technique of blogging.
    I added it to my bookmark website list and will be checking back soon. Take
    a look at my website too and tell me what you think.

  16. I really like your blog.. very nice colors & theme. Did you create this website yourself or did
    you hire someone to do it for you? Plz answer back as I’m looking to design my
    own blog and would like to know where u got this from.
    cheers

  17. Great goods from you, man. I’ve understand your stuff previous to and you are just too excellent.
    I actually like what you have acquired here, certainly like what you’re stating and
    the way in which you say it. You make it enjoyable and you still care for to keep it sensible.
    I cant wait to read much more from you. This is actually a great web site.

  19. Great information. Lucky me I discovered your site by chance (stumbleupon).
    I have saved as a favorite for later!

  20. I am really enjoying the theme/design of your weblog. Do you
    ever run into any browser compatibility problems?
    A couple of my blog audience have complained about my blog not working correctly in Explorer but looks great in Safari.
    Do you have any suggestions to help fix this problem?

  22. I was wondering if you ever considered changing the structure of your blog?

    Its very well written; I love what youve got to say. But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so people could connect with it better.
    Youve got an awful lot of text for only having 1 or 2 pictures.
    Maybe you could space it out better?

  23. Fantastic blog! Do you have any hints for aspiring writers?
    I’m hoping to start my own website soon but I’m a little lost on everything.
    Would you suggest starting with a free platform like WordPress or go
    for a paid option? There are so many options out there that I’m completely overwhelmed ..
    Any ideas? Appreciate it!

  27. Hey I know this is off topic but I was wondering if you knew of any widgets
    I could add to my blog that automatically tweet my newest twitter updates.
    I’ve been looking for a plug-in like this for quite some time and was hoping
    maybe you would have some experience with something like this.

    Please let me know if you run into anything. I truly enjoy reading your blog and I look forward to your new updates.
    cheap flights http://1704milesapart.tumblr.com/ cheap flights

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.