Inside New York’s Frieze Art Week: A Personal Tour of May’s Art Fairs
Arlene Shechet featured by Pace Gallery at Frieze New York 2024 © Laura Lati
With no doubt a highlight of the fair, Elmgreen and Dragset’s amusing White Poodle, as commentary on the repetitive nature of social media, at Massimo de Carlo gallery, was staring in circles at the works of Rob Pruitt, Sanford Biggers and Mel Bochner.
At Xavier Hufkens Gallery, Ken Price’s colorful, impeccably bulbous, sculpture Geodesic Pile from fired clay with multiple paint layers was shining from all sides, with a price nearing half a million American dollars.
Holly Hendry at Stephen Friedman, Frieze New York 2024 © Laura Lati for artfairmag
At Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Tomás Saraceno’s airy translucent hanging mobile-like structure was arresting upon entering the first floor of galleries, gorgeously contrasting with Kimsuja’s bright red agglomeration of used clothes and bedcovers.
Solemnly, at the other end of that first floor was the concrete blocks sculpture of Antony Gormley (Retreat, GBP 500,000) exhibited by White Cube. The British gallery, with a newly opened space in New York City, also put forward a tapestry by Etel Adnan (Rivière Bleue, EUR 170,000) and a delicate silk thread work by Doris Salcedo (top sale of the fair, USD 1,000,000).
Tomás Saraceno at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Frieze New York 2024 © Laura Lati for artfairmag
NADA
David Bradley featured by The Hole, UV ink on vinyl. NADA New York 2024 © Laura Lati for artfairmag
Carl Kostyál stole the show at NADA with their solo booth by artist Camilla Enström which sold out very early on (Afternoon Nap, USD 44,000). Enström has an upcoming show with the London gallery at the end of the month, a second chance to catch a work by the rising market star.
Installation view of Minako Iwamura, at JDJ Gallery. NADA New York 2024 © Laura Lati for artfairmag
Future Fair
Moving on to Future Fair at Chelsea Industrial, the pace was a little slower but gallerists were optimistic. Tian Contemporary presented the dreamy detailed fantasy watercolor worlds of Robin Crofut-Brittingham in variously shaped custom maple frames (Darkness Well Suited for Devotion, USD 5,200). Jano Lapin Gallery presented the works of Sylvia Trotter Ewens from Honduras grieving and rebuilding after loss of a dear one through her art (Searching for you, 2024, USD 4,800).
Sum it up, I'm in a rush!
Frieze
- When? | May 1-5, 2024
- Where? | New York City
- Atmosphere | High-end and elegant
- Curator’s pick | White Cube
- Featured Gallery Gem | Stephen Friedman
- Spotlighted Artists | Sterling Ruby, Ken Price, Antony Gormley, Arlene Shechet
- For Whom? | Established collectors
NADA
- When? | May 2-5, 2024
- Where? | New York City
- Atmosphere | Thrilling and informal
- Curator’s pick | Carl Kostyál
- Featured Gallery Gem | Rachel Uffner Gallery
- Spotlighted Artists | Sacha Ingber, Minako Iwamura
- For Whom? | Emerging collectors
Future Fair
- When? | May 1-5, 2024
- Where? | New York City
- Atmosphere | Calm and inspiring
- Curator’s pick | Daniela Mercuri Gallery (DMG)
- Featured Gallery Gem | Hashimoto Gallery
- Spotlighted Artists | Sara Bonache, Melody Tuttle and Arang Choi
- For Whom? | New collectors
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