They Work Hard For The Money

The Armory Show is happening this weekend, and struggling artists are hopeful that they will sell something, anything:

Hundreds of electricians and carpenters yesterday were putting the finishing touches on their transformation of Pier 94 into the venue for this weekend’s Armory Show.

While they wrapped up, art handlers began to install works that 150 galleries hailing from 22 countries are looking to sell.

“A lot of people are down on the Armory because everything is packed together like a big supermarket, but I love it,” said Bushwick-based artist Zak Smith, 30, who also performs in porn films under the name Zak Sabbath. “It saves you the trouble of having to go to shows all year long if you’re working all the time like me.”

Smith was helping his Chelsea gallery Fredericks & Freiser tack up a series of intricate ink drawings on small pieces of paper called, “Drawings I did around the time I became a porn star.”