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Frieze New York, the popular international art fair, returns May 1 to 5th at The Shed in NYC. Along with an extensive program of events and activations throughout the week, Frieze will display works from more than 60 leading galleries from 25 countries. Last year’s fest sold out so be sure to snag tickets while you can.
Exhibitors include: 303 Gallery, Miguel Abreu Gallery, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Canada, Chapter NY, James Cohan, Gagosian, Gladstone Gallery, Alexander Gray Associates, Hauser & Wirth, Casey Kaplan, Karma, Anton Kern, Andrew Kreps Gallery, Matthew Marks Gallery, Ortuzar Projects, Pace Gallery and David Zwirner.
Special presentations feature Matty Davis, who will perform a site-responsive work co-commissioned by High Line Art during Frieze Week. Performance Space New York will present a short film by Chella Man at The Shed, and marking the third year of collaboration, Artists Space will host a special off-site performance by composer Ellen Fullman.
Alongside the solo presentations, participating galleries will show dual and themed presentations,
highlights of which include:
• A comprehensive look at Beverly Buchanan’s career, including her ’90s shack sculptures, ’80s
works on paper and ’70s Abstract Expressionist paintings, in a dual presentation with revered
self-taught artist Thornton Dial from Andrew Edlin Gallery.
• Commonwealth and Council’s curated presentation by Suki Seokyeong Kang, Beatriz Cortez
and Clarissa Tossin, who have all recently closed solo museum shows and share an interest in
the enmeshment of craft traditions and modern technologies.
• A dialogue between the works of Angolan artist Ana Silva and Brazilians Laura Lima and Vivian
Caccuri, whose practices use textile supports, presented by A Gentil Carioca.
• A multimedia group show from Stevenson featuring paintings from Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi’s
Stadium series, photographs from Mame-Diarra Niang’s Sama Guent Guii series, and two
sculptures by Bronwyn Katz.
• Mendes Wood DM’s presentation addressing forms of change through growth, memory,
abstraction and the sacred across the practices of Varda Caivano, Antonio Obá, Rosana Paulino
and Pol Taburet.
• A dual presentation featuring furniture and sculptures by Franz West and a range of works by
Nate Lowman, both known for their playful aesthetic and radical approach to formal concerns,
with David Zwirner.
• Pace with a dual presentation by Robert Mangold and Arlene Shechet, coinciding with the
latter’s solo exhibit at Storm King Art Center.
• Tina Kim Gallery’s group show including Pacita Abad, timed to coincide with her exhibition at
MoMA PS1.
For those who can’t make it to the festival there is the Frieze Viewing Room. Free and open to all until May 10, 2024, the Viewing Room brings the fair online to audiences from around the world to give people a look at what will be on show during Frieze.
To learn more, go to: https://www.frieze.com/article/frieze-new-york-2024
Frieze New York
May 1 - 5, 2024
The Shed
545 W 30th Street
New York, NY 10001
One of New York’s leading photography shows, The Photography Show Presented by AIPAD returns to help ring in spring. Running April 25 - 28 at the Park Avenue Armory (643 Park Ave), the Photography Show features exhibitors from 77 countries, artist book signings, panel discussions, nighttime events and more.
Exhibitors include Bruce Silverstein Gallery, Deborah Bell Photographs, Cavalier Gallery, Edwynn Houk Gallery, Galerie SIT DOWN, Higher Pictures, and many more. Artists conducting talks and signings include Elizabeth Clark Libert, Sandy Skoglund, Willy Spiller, Tokie Rome Taylor, and Stephen Wilkes.
AIPAD Talks feature curators, journalists, artists and collectors speaking on upcoming events and the world of photography. Onsite Activations will feature a special presentation from Phil Chang, as he creates a special unfixed photograph for each day of the show at 2PM.
To learn more, go to: https://www.aipad.com/show
The Photography Show Presented by AIPAD
April 25 - 28, 2024
Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Ave
New York, NY 10065
One of the more fascinating art events in NYC, the Outsider Art Fair returns February 29th to March 3 at the Metropolitan Pavilion (125 W 18th Street, NY, NY). The OAF features 63 exhibitors—including nine who are showing for the first time— from 32 cities spanning eight countries, plus two special presentations for OAF’s trademark Curated Spaces.
Other highlights include Ricco Maresca’s presentation of original gouache paintings for classic American circus posters from the early 20th century. James Barron’s booth will include works by Janet Sobel (1893-1968), whose solo exhibition at Houston’s Menil Collection opens the week prior. Alexander Dijulio will feature a survey of Balinese painters with works from the 1930s up to the present, and Emilia Galatis will showcase Indigenous art from Australia. Andrew Edlin will debut the miniature landscape assemblages by retired NYC firefighter Dennis Gordon, and first-time exhibitor Hashimoto Contemporary will show Abigail Goldman’s “die-o-ramas,” miniature scenes of gruesome murders rendered in plastic and acrylic that evoke her career as an investigator at the Public Defender’s office in Bellingham, WA.
For this year’s Curated Spaces, OAF joins forces with longtime exhibitor Creative Growth Art Center to celebrate its 50th anniversary as one of the world’s longest running and most dynamic independent art centers for people with disabilities. Director Emeritus Tom di Maria will curate Expanding the Canon: 50 Years of Creative Growth, featuring artworks sourced from private collections including never-before-exhibited pieces by Dwight Mackintosh, Donald Mitchell, William Scott, Monica Valentine, Aurie Ramirez, William Tyler, and Judith Scott.
To learn more, go to: https://www.outsiderartfair.com/new-york
Outsider Art Fair New York
February 29 - March 3, 2024
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 W 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
One of NYC’s biggest art events is back to ring in Autumn. The Art Show runs November 2 to the 5th at the Park Avenue Armory. Organized annually by the Art Dealers Association of America, The Art Show is a curated exhibition of some of the top art dealers and galleries in the US, featuring contemporary and historical works. An intimate selection of works to see up close.
Programming during The Art Show includes artist performances and dynamic keynote presentations for audiences to engage with. In conjunction with their booth presentation, Michael Werner Gallery will host a magazine launch and book signing for Peter Saul, who is featured in King Kong Magazine's most recent "Americana" edition. Special Limited Edition issues of King Kong Magazine with artwork by Saul on the cover will be available for purchase, as well as copies of Saul’s monograph by Rizzoli and recent exhibition catalogs. The artist will be present to sign catalogs. Alliances and Exchange: Asian American Diasporic Artists in 1960s New York is a panel discussion bringing together Asian American curators, scholars, and art administrators looking at how Asian artists made alliances and created networks of exchange in order to come to the United States and make sustainable studio practices in New York in the 1960s. The Meet the Artists event allows visitors to the fair to learn more about exhibitor presentations directly from the artists whose work is on view and from the experts associated with historical presentations.
This year, the artists and experts onsite at the fair will include:
To learn more, go to: https://theartshow.org/
The Art Show
November 2 - 5, 2023
Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065