Above: Pace Wildenstein's Jennifer Joy
Pace Wildenstein's Jennifer Joy can usually be spotted at all the best New York art events, all blonde hair and big smile. That's why we asked her to give us a four-day, Armory week play-by-play. See who and what Jen saw at the fair, MoMA, BERLIN2000, and the Beatrice.
Wednesday, March 4th: Arrived at The Armory Show around 1:30 for the press preview. The Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ring Dings at our booth were going like hotcakes, adding some light-hearted humor to the atmosphere. Sofia Coppola, Arden Wohl, and John Waters were spotted. The crowd seemed energetic and upbeat. Chatted with Jeffrey Rosen at the Taka Ishii Gallery, one of my oldest friends from Houston, Texas, about the art market in Japan. One of the fair’s highlights, I thought, was Christine Hill’s apothecary installation. Exchanged a laugh with Ghada Amer about the giant rabbit installation she was lounging on at Kukje’s booth. Stopped by the after-party at the MOMA to see Gang Gang Dance and hang out with a dear friend, artist Carlos Betancourt, in town from Miami.
Thursday, March 5th: Met with Monopol magazine for a photo shoot of the artists in our BERLIN2000 show at the 22nd Street gallery. 17 of the 37 artists were in New York for the opening, including Thomas Schiebitz, Björn Dahlem, Monica Bovincini, Karsten Konrad, Suse Weber, Olaf Nicolai and Jenny Rosemeyer. The opening of our exhibition Robert Mangold: Drawings and works on paper, 1965-2008 was from 6-9 p.m. Robert Mangold is one of my favorite artists, and this beautifully curated survey is a rare opportunity to examine his working process in depth. Later that night, I joined Tairone Bastien from Performa and Birte Kleemann, curator of BERLIN2000, at the Beatrice Inn to dance the night away.
Friday, March 6th: Headed to our 22nd Street gallery at 9:00 a.m. for a walk-through of BERLIN2000 with Birte and some of the artists. I was back downtown at 5:30 for the opening reception and then to BAR2000, which we organized with Yvonne Force Villareal, Doreen Remen, and Casey Fremont of Art Production Fund. John Bock’s interactive performance was both zany and brilliant, and kept the crowd of collectors and curators in awe for a good 45 minutes. Later, we danced to music by artists Alicja Kwade and Gregor Hildebrandt.
Saturday, March 7th: We hosted a walk-through of BERLIN2000 for The Armory Show VIPs in the morning. I ended the day listening to music by Daniel Pflumm at BAR2000 with friends before heading to Greenpoint for a birthday/engagement party for curator Laura Mott and her fiancé Anthony Marcellini.
