Overall it was an incredibly successful "opening weekend part 1" (part 2 is next weekend). I saw around 80 shows (many surprises and many disappointments), and 4 of those shows have made it to my list of recommendations.

Rather than recommend things from the Armory that you can't see anymore, I decided to make a chart:  I looked at the number of pages of notes I took per show, then compared that to the number of galleries (or booths) at each fair I attended.  My "notes" are not necessarily positive, so the chart doesn't reflect how much I LIKED a show, but only now "noteworthy" (or useful) it was.  The chart is sorted from most useful to least useful. I'm not sure how "useful" this chart is.. but interesting.   p.s. "Independent" wins!.

I walked through the Whitney Biennial twice this weekend. Below is a list of my favorites (in order) along with 2 disappointments.

Today I caught up on a few museum shows I've been meaning to see... 

I find "de-installaions" extremely interesting.  Something about humanizing the work after it's been on a pedistal allows me to see it for what it is (good or bad).  I caught this glimpse of the de-installation of the Richard Serra show. The piece on the right is propped up off the ground about 6 inches, and at the top left (if you look close) you'll see a giant clamp ready for a crane.