The Armory Show
My selection from the 2026 fair
I went through previews of The Armory Show and came out with Thirty-six works I love. These are the ones I’d recommend, collect for myself, or want to see more of.
They’re about history, craft, technical ability, and love. Love of people and place, love of the artist. Different reasons for every one of them.
What I know is there are people making work that speaks to their lives, their histories, their aspirations, their struggles with identity and expression, and the weight of the human experience. Some are working through that history to understand it. Others find no better way to communicate their freedom than making something we get the pleasure of experiencing.
My favorites, if I have to: Dominic Chambers, which might be the best work of the fair. Kandy G. Lopez, seven and a half feet of yarn that reads like the best street photography. Chloe Wise, who gives us less information than usual and says more. I’m obsessed with paint right now.
Exceptionally talented people, all of them.
The Armory Show, Javits Center, New York, September 24 - 27, 2026.
DOMINIC CHAMBERS, Shimmer in the Blue (Bright Thoughts), 2026, Oil on linen, 72 × 60 in, Presented by LUCE
GREGORY CREWDSON, Untitled (Dream House I), 2002, Pigment print, 29 × 44 in, Presented by Houk Gallery
CHLOE WISE, A little fire never hurt anyone, 2026, Oil on canvas, 40 × 30 in presented by Blouin Division
HERNAN BAS, December 31st, 1999 (11:58pm), 2022, Acrylic on linen, 84 × 108in, presented by Victoria Miro
KANDY G LOPEZ, R2—Roscoe and Reggie, 2024, Yarn and acrylic paint on hook mesh, 90 × 60 in, presented by ACA Gallery
LOGAN T. SIBREL, O Sovaco, 2025, Oil on canvas, 20 × 16 in, Presented by Galerie Thomas Fuchs
ALISON ELIZABETH TAYLOR, A marriage Portrait: Fred and Laura, 2026, Marquetry hybrid: wood veneer, shellac, acrylic, 25 × 20 5/8 in, Presented by Norr Cohan
YINKA SHONIBARE, The Landscape Project (Cotton Plantation), 2026, Patchwork, appliqué, embroidery and Dutch wax printed cotton textile, 59 × 78 ¾ in., Presented by Norr Cohan
LIZZIE GILL, Crimson Ware Vase (First Flight), 2026, Acrylic, image transfer, and marble dust emulsion on canvas, 48 × 40 in, Presented by Hesse Flatow
SOPHIE BARBER, It’s Me & You, 2025, Oil on canvas, 68 7/8 × 50 ¾ in, Presented by Alison Jacques
TODD HIDO, #10504-9 (Alameda), 2011, Archival pigment print, 30 × 38 in, Presented by Bruce Silverstein
TOM WESSELMANN, Smoker #21, 1975, Oil on shaped canvas, 73 × 67 ½ in, Presented by Almine Rech
KARL HAENDEL, Cat on Questions, 2026, Pencil on paper, 51 ½ x 43 in, Presented by Vielmetter
JIM BUTLER, Green Tank Version 1, 2022, Oil on canvas, 22 × 23 ¾ in, Presented by Buchmann Galerie.
MUCKI BOTKAY, Mangue 3 (Mangrove 3), 2023, Hand embroidery with beads on canvas, 59 ½ x 106 ¾ in. Presented by Anat Ebgi
MARIE WATT, Homage to the Square (Precursor), 2026, Reclaimed wool blankets, vintage Venetian glass pony beads, ingles, twill tape, thread, 39 ½ x 39 ½ x 1 ½ in, Presented by Marc Straus
FRED TOMASELLI, Thursday, January 7, 2016, 2016, Acrylic, collage and ink on paper, 43 × 50 in, Presented by Norr Cohan
NATE LEWIS, Syncopated Current 27, 2025, Hand sculpted inkjet print, ink, graphite, colored pencil sticks, 20 × 24 in, Presented by Fridman Gallery
ANA GONZALEZ, Chagra, 2026, Mixed media on canvas, 47 ¼ x 63 in, Presented by Sean Kelly
DORON LANGBERG, Ilan’s Garden 4, 2026, Oil on linen, 16 × 12 in, Presented by Victoria Miro
WILLA COSINUKE, Untitled Fence, 2026, Bleach and acrylic on velour and panel, 35 × 54 in, Presented by Europa
EVAN JORGENSEN, Night Watch, 2026, Pigment ink on paper, 16 ¾ x 22 7/8 in. Presented by Nino Mier Gallery
YANIRA COLLADO, Arieto, 2024, Textile, acrylic paint, gel medium transfers, oil pastels, cardboard, carbon paper, mass produced Turkish rug in custom wood frame, 102 × 138 × 2 ½ in, presented by Mindy Solomon
PIERRE KNOP, First Snow, 2026, Oil, acrylic, ink, crayon and oil pastel on canvas, 70 7/8 × 63 in. Presented by Yossi Milo
LILLIAN BAYLEY HOOVER, More Timescales Than We Can Grasp, 2026, Oil on Dibond panel, 24 × 36 in. Presented by Goya Contemporary
HUGO MCCLOUD, March 15th, 2026, Single-use plastic and oil paint on panel, 21 × 17 in, presented by Sean Kelly
JANET FISH, Kite, 1986, Oil on canvas, 60 × 60 in, presented by DC Moore
MARISA ADESMAN, Stargazer, 2026, Oil on canvas, 28 × 22 in, Presented by Anat Ebgi
QUENTIN JAMES MCCAFFREY, Landscape with Sunbeam, 2026, Oil on canvas over wood panel, 16 × 13 in, Presented by Alison Jacques
KARL HAENDEL, My Daughter Sees, 2026, Pencil on paper, 45 × 80 1/2 in, Presented by Vielmetter
RUSSELL BANX, Angel, 2026, Graphite and gesso on panel, 60 × 48 in, Presented by Pangee
HEIDRUN RATHGEB, Zwei Adler (two eagles), 2026, Egg Tempra on gesso panel, 6 ¼ x 4 3/8 in, presented by Lyndsey Ingram
LARISSA LOCKSHIN, Untitled (Haunting Melody), 2026, Oil and soft pastel on dyed satin with wood frame, 48 ½ x 60 ½ in, Presented by Nazarian/Curico
LINDSAY ADAMS, Untitled, 2026, Oil, oil pastel, and oil stick on canvas, 46 in, Presented by Sean Kelly
