Armory Show

American  

noun

1. an international art show held in a New York City armory in 1913: considered a landmark in the public and critical acceptance of modern art.

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Example Sentences

When Pelton exhibited her work at the 1913 Armory Show in New York, she was invited by one of its organizers, Mabel Dodge, to visit her Taos, N.M., ranch in 1918.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2023

Then, in 1913, it traveled to New York, Chicago and Boston, where it was included in the even more scandalous International Exhibition of Modern Art, or Armory Show.

From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2022

So Matisse kept the painting for more than 15 years, during which it traveled to the Second Post-Impressionist Exhibition in London in 1912 and to New York, Chicago and Boston for the 1913 Armory Show.

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2021

When plans for the Armory Show came together earlier this year, Berry envisioned the fair as an anchor of the fall arts season, symbolizing the art world’s triumphant return to in-person selling and schmoozing.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2021

When it appeared in 1913 at the Armory Show in New York, it was a sensation, famously mocked for resembling “an explosion in a shingle factory.”

From Washington Post