The 2026 version of The Armory Present will function a bigger contingent of younger, rising galleries and a thematic emphasis on artwork from the Caribbean and its diasporas, organisers say. Round 230 galleries from greater than 30 nations will take part on this yr’s truthful.
This yr’s ground plan has been organised across the venue’s entrances, introducing guests to totally different points of the truthful’s identification and curatorial themes as they enter. The south entrance will highlight exhibitors presenting artists from the area and its diasporas, together with El Apartamento, displaying a bunch presentation of Cuban artists like Alex Hernandez Dueñas and Ariel Cabrera. The north entrance will emphasise galleries from New York and elsewhere within the US. Returning New York exhibitors embrace Miles McEnery Gallery, Hollis Taggart, Marc Straus Gallery and Dimin, which has been promoted from Presents to the primary part. They’re joined by galleries from throughout the US, together with Anat Ebgi, James Cohan and Vielmetter Los Angeles. Worldwide contributors embrace Templon, Mennour, Ben Brown Superb Arts and Nara Roesler.
The truthful’s Presents and Solo sections—devoted to rising galleries and single-artist displays, respectively—will every broaden by round 20% this yr. Solo will function round 25 stands, with highlights together with Albuquerque Contemporânea’s presentation of José Bechara and Baró Galeria’s stand dedicated to Ayako Rokkaku. Presents will welcome round 55 exhibitors, lots of them new to The Armory Present, together with Amanita and Administration from New York and Rajiv Menon from Los Angeles. Returning contributors embrace 56 Henry from New York, Martha’s from Austin and Megan Mulrooney from Los Angeles. The part may even embrace Margot Samel, recipient of this yr’s Gramercy Worldwide Prize, which awards a complimentary stand to a New York-based gallery exhibiting on the truthful for the primary time. The gallery will current a two-person stand that includes Leroy Johnson and Sasha Brodsky.
A number of main galleries that participated within the 2025 version are absent from this yr’s exhibitor listing, together with White Dice, Skarstedt, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery and Andrew Kreps Gallery.
The truthful’s curated sections additionally place the Caribbean on the forefront. Platform, the part for large-scale installations, shall be curated by Jovanna Venegas of SculptureCenter and have initiatives by Bony Ramirez with Regularnormal, Lucia Hierro with Marc Straus Gallery and Zenobia Lee with Sea View. Focus, organised by María Elena Ortiz of the Trendy Artwork Museum of Fort Price, will centre on artists working throughout the Caribbean and its diasporas. Individuals embrace Casa Hoffmann from Bogotá, presenting work by Alba Triana, and Miami’s Mindy Solomon Gallery with a solo presentation of Yanira Collado.
“The Armory Present has all the time mirrored New York’s openness: to artists, galleries and concepts from throughout the Americas and the broader world,” truthful director Kyla McMillan stated in an announcement. “This yr, that comes by within the breadth of the gallery listing, the enlargement of Presents and Solo, and the work of our curators, whose sections hint histories of motion, change and cultural connection by the Caribbean.”
The Armory Present will happen 24 by 27 September on the Javits Heart, greater than two weeks later than regular, avoiding a scheduling conflict with Frieze Seoul, which is owned by the identical firm.
