Mark Jenkins’s “Family Room” is one of the early favorites at Volta
7 West 34th St. between Fifth & Sixth Aves.
March 3-6, $10-$15 (combination pass with the Armory Show $40)
www.ny.voltashow.com
VOLTA NY, founded by Amanda Coulson as an invitational show of solo projects, focuses on the artists themselves instead of galleries or artistic themes. Held at 7W across the street from the Empire State Building, VOLTA, which works in partnership with the Armory Show (a free shuttle will run between each, and a $40 discounted ticket gets you into both), will feature installations by more than ninety international artists and collectives, including Judi Werthein, EVOL, [dNASAb], Ryan Schneider, Florian Heinke, Mark Jenkins, Homebase, George Kuchar, BGL, Daniel Rozin, and Artprojx, from twenty-three countries as Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Costa Rica, Mexico, Trinidad, Spain, Argentina, and the U.S. David Tully and Shiri Mordechay have been chosen for the entrance and lobby, while Michael Decker’s “Old Growth” ironing boards lead to the elevators. Culture Shock Marketing and Vimeo have curated cutting-edge projections for the elevator and shuttle bus from such artists as Paddy Jolley, Glenn Marshall, Hugh McGrory, Scott Pagano, and J. G. Zimmerman, and Jennifer and Kevin McKoy have put together actor-led guided tours that begin in the eleventh-floor foyer. Volta will also host Open Forum talks with such artists as Yevgeniy Fiks, Mauricio Miranda, and Deborah Grant and such curators and gallerists as Courtney Martin, Erin Sickler, Kate Kraczon, and Ed Halter.