The coronavirus did not get the better of the 26th edition of the New York art fair, which ran until March 8 on the quays of the Hudson River. Collectors turned up from the VIP day onwards, and sales were fairly sustained throughout the week.
At Piers 90 and 94 in New York City, over 180 modern and contemporary art galleries from some 30 countries welcomed several thousand visitors. The 26 th edition of the Armory Show passed without incident, in compliance with the necessary precautions, despite a global situation marked by the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Admittedly, attendance was slightly affected, but the leading collectors, mainly local, reported present. And even if Wall Street was going down, art sales seemed to do more than just hold up. An initial assessment straight afterwards revealed that the Denny Dimin Gallery (Lower Manhattan), participating for the first time, made sales worth over $100,000 on the opening day alone, and the Victoria Miro gallery, an…
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