Which Armory Show?
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What is the relationship between the 1913 Armory Show (officially called the International Exhibition of Modern Art) and today's contemporary art fair? The fair that currently calls itself the Armory Show was founded in 1994 by a group of dealers and originally called the Gramercy Park Art Fair, after its initial location in the Gramercy Park Hotel. In 1999 the organizers relocated the fair temporarily to the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Avenue and renamed it the Armory Show, in homage to the 1913 exhibition. While its location at the Armory was only temporary, the current Armory Show was inspired by ideas in the same vein as the 1913 show, namely of bringing new art from all over the globe together under one roof.
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