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Article: Art fairs energize New York scene. (Front Page).(Art Show, Armory Show)
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- Art in America
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- April 1, 2002
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In February, New York City once again played host to two of the country's largest annual fine-art fairs, the Art Show, at the uptown Park Avenue Armory, and the Armory Show, at Hudson River piers 88 and 90 in midtown. Organized by the Art Dealers Association of America, the five-day Art Show featured mostly blue-chip works of modern and contemporary art offered by 70 of the nation's most respected galleries. The Armory Show, lasting four days, highlighted cutting-edge contemporary art works from 170 dealers from around the world.
Both fairs chalked up record-breaking attendance figures this time. More than 12,000 people saw the Art Show, while 24,250 visited the ...