Running from 5-8 May, celebrates its 25th anniversary at聽Randall鈥檚 Island Park, Manhattan, this year. Designed to be a celebration of both emerging and established artists, Frieze New York unites聽over聽200 international galleries and welcomes an array of independent curators including Cecilia Alemani (High Line Art, New York), Clara M Kim (Tate Modern, London), Jacob Proctor (Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society at the University of Chicago), Fabian Sch枚neich (Portikus, Frankfurt) and Tom Eccles (Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, New York) to聽curate its innovative programme.聽Deutsche Bank will sponsor the event for the fifth consecutive year, continuing a shared commitment to the discovery and celebration of artistic excellence.
Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, the founders of Frieze New York in 1991, have passed on the role of director to Victoria Siddall, who will be supported by artistic directors Abbey Bangser and Joanna Stella-Sawicka in delivering this edition’s diverse聽programme. From Spotlight鈥檚 presentations of rare 20th century works to聽Frame and聽Focus’s platforms for聽up-and-coming galleries and dedication to key solo shows, as well as Frieze Projects and Sounds’ new artist commissions, the sections聽of Frieze New York’s聽fifth聽edition are聽expected to build upon the fantastic quality of the 2015 event.
The Main section聽will feature a selection of solo shows, presenting the work of Markus Amm (Herald St. London); N. Dash (Casey Kaplan, NY) and Simon Fujiwara (Taro Nasa, Tokyo), among others. P.P.O.W (New York) will also unveil聽a varied group of pieces,聽revealing the projects聽of David Wojnarowicz, ahead of his retrospective exhibition at WMoAA in New York. This year鈥檚 fair is expected to bring together the work of artists from almost every continent, promising an exciting and eclectic mixture of聽Modern and contemporary art. 聽Clara M Kim, new curator of the Spotlight section is pleased to see 鈥渁 particularly strong representation of American artists of the mid-20th century鈥 including New York-based artists Jo Baer (Galerie Barbara Thumm), Ralph Humphrey (Garth Greenan Gallery) and Alan Shields (VanDoren Waxter).
Something new for聽2016 is the launch of the Frame section, in which Fabian Sch枚neich joins Jacob Proctor to exhibit works from 18 of the most impressive galleries under eight years old. Additional highlights include 80m2 by Livia Benavides from Lima and the work of Mexico-based artist Rita Ponce de Le贸n. Hannah Hoffman will also present an intriguing series of sculptures by Zorilla alongside High Art (Paris), which will debut a previously unseen installation piece by Valerie Keane. 聽Meanwhile, Focus will complement its newer counterparts with a carefully selected showing from 32 galleries founded in or after 2004. These ambitious presentations will include highly anticipated new sculpture work from Clearing (Brooklyn) by Marina Pinsky with seminal work by Eduardo Paolozzi.
Amid the promise of newcomers, TifiSigfrids (LA) and Sultana (Paris) have moved sections from Frame to Focus, thus highlighting Frieze New York鈥檚 thorough commitment to supporting young galleries through all stages of development.聽聽Alongside its extensive gallery showcase, the fair’s annual聽Frieze Talks’ cultural programme is set to feature an inspiring array of sessions led by industry professionals. Highlights include a presentation by聽Eileen Myles about the relationship between art and poetry; a conversation between Turner Prize鈥搘inning artist Mark Leckey and frieze Co-Editor Dan Fox; and a panel discussion about how technology is changing artistic representations of the body.
Frieze New York, 5-8 May, Randall鈥檚 Island Park, Manhattan.
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1.聽Frieze New York. Photo: courtesy Frieze Art Fair.
