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"Since 2005, VOLTA has cemented its identity as the Armory Show's cool and trendy little sister. This year Volta helps reinforce that image with a hip downtown address and open, inviting booths sprawling over two floors at 82 Mercer, a light-filled former warehouse in SoHo."
Artinfo, March 8, 2013
"The VOLTA art fair is vibrant and packed with energy. The artwork is bold and even at times brash, but none the poorer for it. There is something for everyone here, from delicate and refined paintings to conceptual installation and even booths that are a bit bonkers."
artlyst, March 10, 2013
"Having escaped the midtown purgatory of West 34th Street for new loft-like digs at 82 Mercer and upped the ante from 80 to 95 booths, Volta opened to peppy sales at noon on Thursday. Long known as the intimate single-project David to the Armory's Goliath, Volta encourages collectors to discover new artists without submitting to the dizzying visual clutter of too many oeuvres crammed into a single booth."
Artinfo, March 8, 2013
"This year's VOLTA show was brimming with expressive and impressive works from emerging artists. Staged at a new venue in Soho, the invitational event was ideal for collectors interested in contemporary artists on the rise and provided an opportunity to meet the artists (and their representatives) and learn more about their projects and inspirations."
Art Observer, March 11, 2013
"VOLTA NY is a refreshing reprieve from the chaotic onslaught of art presented by almost every other NYC art fair. It seems someone at the top heard our collective grunts and cries of dismay at the impossibility of coming away from any of the more massive art swap meets with anything other than a headache and stinging retinas."
NYC Art Parasites, March 12, 2013
"Boutique art fair shows small is beautiful. The two floors of contemporary art contained in a somewhat cosy venue offered interesting juxtapositions of galleries and works, sometimes competing for attention, but mostly offering complementary dialogues."
M-kos, March 18, 2013
"Art fairs: Heart ’em or hate ’em, you’ll probably like VOLTA. Convivially located a stone’s throw from the Empire State building on the eleventh floor at 7 West 34th Street, the invitational solo project show, now in its eighth edition, has earned a reputation as the most accessible and pleasant stop on New York’s Armory Week fair circuit."
artinfo, March 9, 2012
"VOLTA, die kleine Armory-Schwester, die sich auf Solo-Präsentationen verlegt hat, blieb ihrem guten Ruf treu."
art - Das Kunstmagazin, March 12, 2012
"The big shiny blue chip Armory, with all of its fur-wearing, Louboutin-heeled VIPs and celebrities, was almost outdone by the comparatively small, modest offering of little sister Volta, where each mid-tier gallery generally presented a single artist in a cohesive solo show. Volta was far more manageable and virtually all of the gallerists I spoke with remarked that in terms of snacks and wine, Volta was clearly the better choice."
hyperallergic, March 9, 2012
"Auf der VOLTA NY, dem Ableger der Armory Show gegenüber vom Empire State Building, zeigen achtzig Galerien, was junge Künstler derzeit so alles auf Lager haben."
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG, March 10, 2012
"VOLTA, is regarded as one of New York's best fairs and this year it certainly lives up to that reputation. Unlike other fairs, Volta invites galleries to showcase the work of a single artist, meaning that you given a chance to see what feels like several dozen solo shows and are able to gain a real insight into the work of those featured."
FAD Magazine, March 11, 2012
"This fair, above all the others this week, seems to have featured the most entertaining works - works that visitors could enjoy and that it was obvious the artists truly enjoyed making."
Examiner, March 11, 2012
"One booth, one artist, one dealer, one city somewhere on the globe – what could be simpler, what could be more all-encompassing? This brilliant equation makes art-fair cacophony fade into an easily grokked minimalist
1 + 1 + 1 + 1."
artnet, March 11, 2012
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