Armory Show opens New York art week with sales to over $200,000
The Armory Show 2026 opened on 24 September at the Javits Center in New York, with more than 230 galleries offering modern and contemporary art.
The four-day fair runs until 27 September, according to date guidance from Artsy. It brings international galleries together in one building to sell work from booths, and it opens New York's fall art season each year. Early reported sales ranged from US$3,500 to more than US$200,000.
The opening started with a slower morning but steady buying, ARTnews reported. That report put sales across the spectrum, from lower-priced pieces to six-figure deals. Sales kept moving.
The fair has been a cornerstone of New York's cultural landscape since 1994, according to The Armory Show. The 2026 edition features over 230 galleries. That is close to the 2024 edition, which listed 235 international galleries representing 35 countries. The main venue is the Javits Center at 429 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10001.
The exhibitor list spans New York names and visitors from further afield. It includes Aicon Contemporary from New York and Marian Goodman Gallery from New York, both shown in the fair's exhibitor directory. Contemporary here means work being made now, while modern generally covers work of the twentieth century. Artworks from the fair are available to explore online until 4 October.
There is a second option in the same week. Independent 20th Century 2026 runs on the same dates, 24 to 27 September. It is held at Sotheby's New York The Breuer, the auction house's Upper East Side building at 945 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021. The fair focuses on twentieth-century art, which covers painting, sculpture and other work made in the 1900s.
Listed hours include 11am to 5pm on Thursday, 24 September and 11am to 7pm on Saturday, 26 September. For visitors, this means two very different rooms to choose from in one week. One is the large Javits Center fair with hundreds of booths. The other is a smaller fair inside a Madison Avenue building better known for auctions, as galleries across the city launch autumn programmes.
