Spring awakening? A shake-up for New York’s fairs

The Armory Show is under new direction and Nada has bumped its New York edition from May to March, while the mid-market Pulse fair, which originated in Miami, has closed its Manhattan edition, opting instead for a year-round series of events. Facing stiff competitionwith dates coming hot on the heels of Arco Madrid and just before Art Dubai and Art Basel in Hong Kongthe New York market seems to realise it must innovate to remain relevant, but each fair is formulating its own answer to that chal