The Art Show 2012, organized by the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) to benefit Henry Street Settlement, concludes with high sales after a five-day run from March 7–11 at the historic Park Avenue Armory. Opening a week of arts activities throughout New York City, the 24th edition of The Art Show was inaugurated by Mayor Bloomberg, Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin, and special guests with an official press conference on Tuesday morning.

Attendance at the country's longest-running fine art fair was exceptional—nearly 20,000 collectors, museum directors, curators, artists, art enthusiasts, and media came to view museum-quality works from 72 of the nation's leading art galleries, all members of the prestigious ADAA. The Art Show's Gala Benefit Preview ticket sales and print sales raised more than $1.2 million dollars for the Lower East Side's Henry Street Settlement.

Sold out booths include exhibitions such as: Henry Taylor at Blum & Poe; Sarah Sze at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery; Suzan Frecon at David Zwirner Gallery; Yoshitomo Nara at The Pace Gallery, Elliott Hundley at Regen Projects; and a two-person exhibition of works by Lynda Benglis and Adam Fuss at Cheim & Read. As of early Sunday, March 11, additional galleries were on the verge of selling out including: Luhring Augustine Gallery, Metro Pictures, and Marian Goodman Gallery. Notable sales from other ADAA members include six works sold by Menconi & Schoelkopf Fine Art, LLC, all within the range of $100, 000 – $500, 000, and two prized works sold by Skarstedt Gallery, Ltd. at $800,000 and $1.2 million.

Lead sponsoring partner of The Art Show