NEW YORK, NY.- The Armory Show 2015 returns for its seventeenth edition from March 5-8, hosting 199 of the world’s premier galleries from 28 countries across North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Having received a record number of gallery applications, the 2015 fair brings together a wide range of ambitious presentations; Pier 92 – Modern represents art and artists from the twentieth century, while Pier 94 – Contemporary is dedicated to leading international galleries presenting new art by living artists. In its continued commitment to fostering a serious, compelling platform for emerging and established galleries worldwide, The Armory Show features Armory Focus: Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean (MENAM), curated by Omar Kholeif, in a devoted section of Pier 94. The MENAM focus is presented in collaboration with lead cultural partner, Edge of Arabia, and education partner, Art Jameel. The 2015 fair includes Armory Presents, a section devoted to single and dual artist presentations by galleries less than ten years old. The 2015 fair also kicks off Armory Arts Week, a citywide program of cultural events and exhibitions at galleries and museums in all five boroughs of New York. The Armory Show is thrilled to announce that the fair coincides with the New Museum’s 2015 Triennial: Surround Audience, in which our Commissioned Artist, Lawrence Abu Hamdan has been included.

Noah Horowitz, Executive Director of The Armory Show remarks: “It is a very exciting moment for The Armory Show with this year’s fair marking the most focused and highest caliber edition in my tenure. The selection process for this edition was particularly rigorous and I am thrilled to see a number of notable galleries returning to the fair, as well as a strong presence of young, geographically diverse galleries who have chosen to show with us for the first time.”

The Armory Show – Contemporary on Pier 94 welcomes returning 2014 exhibitors including Blain | Southern (London, Berlin), Marianne Boesky Gallery (New York), Luciana Brito Galeria (Sao Paulo), James Cohan Gallery (New York, Shanghai), Massimo De Carlo (Milan, London), Sean Kelly (New York), Kavi Gupta (Chicago, Berlin), Kerlin Gallery (Dublin), Galerie Peter Kilchmann (Zurich), Lehmann Maupin (New York, Hong Kong), Lisson Gallery (London, New York, Milan), Victoria Miro (London), GALLERIA LORCAN O'NEILL (Rome), PRAZ-DELAVALLADE (Paris), Galerie Eva Presenhuber (Zurich), Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac (Paris, Salzburg), Jack Shainman Gallery (New York), Sies + Höke (Dusseldorf), Sprüth Magers (Berlin, London, Los Angeles) and David Zwirner (New York, London).

New participants include Albert Baronian (Brussels), The Breeder (Athens), Ben Brown Fine Arts (London, Hong Kong), Cherry and Martin (Los Angeles), Carl Freedman Gallery (London), Johann König (Berlin), Andrew Kreps Gallery (New York), Johnen Galerie (Berlin), Galerie Lelong (New York, Paris), galerie kamel mennour (Paris), Metro Pictures (New York), Monitor (Rome), Galerie Nordenhake (Berlin, Stockholm), Regen Projects (Los Angeles), Galerie Micheline Szwajcer (Brussels), Rachel Uffner (New York) and Axel Vervoordt Gallery (Antwerp, Hong Kong).

The Armory Show – Modern on Pier 92 welcomes returning 2014 exhibitors including Galerie Bergamin (Sao Paulo), Simon Capstick-Dale Fine Arts (New York), Alan Cristea Gallery (London), James Goodman Gallery (New York), REPETTO GALLERY (London), Galleria d'Arte Maggiore G.A.M. (Bologna), Marlborough Gallery (New York), Mayoral Galeria d’Art (Barcelona), Moeller Fine Art (New York, Berlin), Michael Rosenfeld Gallery (New York), Marc Selwyn Fine Art (Beverly Hills) and Galerie Thomas Modern (Munich).

New participants include BECK & EGGELING (Dusseldorf), John Berggruen Gallery (San Francisco), Debra Force Fine Art, Inc. (New York), Osborne Samuel Gallery (London), James Reinish & Associates, Inc. (New York), Galerie Michael Schultz (Berlin, Seoul, Beijing), Setareh Gallery (Dusseldorf), Shoichiro (Tokyo), Leslie Smith Gallery (Amsterdam) and Zucker Art Books (New York).

Deborah Harris, Managing Director of Pier 92 – Modern notes: “I am thrilled to see this impressive lineup of Pier 92 exhibitors, especially the international galleries who will be joining the fair for the first time this year from Europe and Asia. They offer a strong complement to our American galleries as well as a fresh perspective on many major Modern art movements.”