Art Basel appoints new director of Americas

Art Basel has a new director of Americas. The current director of The Armory Show, Noah Horowitz, has been appointed to the role which includes overseeing Art Basel Miami Beach fair. In a recent interview with ARTINFO he spoke about his appointment, his legacy at The Armory Show and how he plans to address challenges facing Art Basel Miami Beach. Read more...

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From VIP to The Armory Show

After stepping down as director of the VIP Art Fair, Noah Horowitz has joined The Armory Show leadership team as the fair's managing director. His appointment is among the signals of changes being made to the fair's infrastructure and amenities. They include the appointment of New York-based architectural firm Bade Stageberg Cox to redesign the floor plan and the connection between the modern and contemporary sections on Piers 92 and 94.

Horowitz is co-editor of The Uncertain States of America Reader published by Sternberg Press in 2006 and the author of The Art of the Deal: Contemporary Art in a Global Financial Market published by Princeton University Press in 2011.