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NADA New York 2026 Best Booths

NADA New York 2026 Best Booths

Published by José Betancourt

The New Art Dealers Alliance opened the 12th edition of NADA New York on Wednesday, coinciding again with the start of Frieze just five blocks north. Those who made the trip to Chelsea’s Starrett-Lehigh building on West 26th Street and 11th Avenue were greeted by not just NADA, but also 1-54, which hosts its New York fair on the first floor. Two floors up, NADA occupied most of the third floor, flooded on either end with bright natural light from banks of floor-to-ceiling windows. This year’s fair counted 110 exhibitors, just one shy of 2025’s 111, with a wide spread of galleries hailing from New York to Shanghai. Fifty-one galleries were first-time exhibitors, and some of the strongest presentations on offer came from these first-timers, signaling that NADA’s curatorial standards remain high. This year saw plenty of ceramics and fiber, a welcome shift from recent years’ emphasis on figurative painting. Perhaps the emphasis on these new (old) mediums should be expected, given how, as ARTnews‘s Brian Boucher reported just last week, ceramics have taken over …

Frieze New York Kicks Off with Seven-Figure Sales and High Energy

Frieze New York Kicks Off with Seven-Figure Sales and High Energy

Published by José Betancourt

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. A high level of energy was palpable at the preview day of the Frieze New York art fair on Wednesday. Many attendees at the Shed, on Manhattan’s West Side, were fresh off a return trip from Italy, where the Venice Biennale opened to the public on Saturday, and many were still comparing notes on best national pavilions and most heated protests.  Related Articles But the order of the day was art sales, and for some of the 65 or so international galleries exhibiting, they were in full swing before the paintings were even hung on the walls and the doors opened to VIPs at 11 a.m. Tif Sigfrids, of New York’s Canada gallery, told ARTnews that presales had already been good the week leading up to the fair. Over coffee and pastries at the 10 a.m. breakfast event, advisor Lowell Pettit said that he had already placed a Stephen Shore photograph from New York’s 303 …

Frieze New York to Include Whitney Biennial Commission

Frieze New York to Include Whitney Biennial Commission

Published by José Betancourt

In just over a month, Frieze New York will open its 2026 edition, which will include several institutional collaborations and a new acquisition fund. Scheduled to run May 13­–17 at the Shed with more than 65 exhibitors, Frieze New York will partner will the Whitney Museum, the Dia Art Foundation, and the Counterpublic triennial, to present a suite of performances and installations both in and out of the fair. The most high-profile of these is Frieze’s collaboration with this year’s Whitney Biennial. At the fair, artist Jonathan González will present Body Configurations (2023­–25), a photographic installation of six C-prints commissioned for the Biennial that will be displayed on the sixth floor of the Shed. Related Articles During the fair’s run, from May 15–17, González will also realize the durational performance magic hour–golden time (2026), which will be staged on some of the Whitney’s exterior terraces, including ones not accessible to the public, as well as the High Line. “An important and compelling young voice in contemporary performance, Jonathan González creates durational works that often engage …

1-54 New York Lines-Up More Than 20 Exhibitors for 2026 Fair

1-54 New York Lines-Up More Than 20 Exhibitors for 2026 Fair

Published by Jenni Sidey

The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair has announced the more than 20 galleries that will participate in its upcoming edition, scheduled to run May 13–17 at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea. The fair takes place in tandem with Frieze New York at the Shed, and another fair, NADA New York, will also be on view at the Starrett-Lehigh. 1-54 returns to the iconic Chelsea building after last hosting its 2024 iteration there. The fair will feature a mix of returning galleries, like 193 Gallery, Galerie Myrtis, and Kates-Ferri Projects, alongside first-time participants, like Adegbola Gallery (of Lagos), Aura (São Paolo), The Current: Baha Mar Gallery & Art Center (Nassau), and Picture Theory Projects (New York). Related Articles “This year’s exhibitors underscore 1-54’s international reach, welcoming many first-time participants from across Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Americas. Each edition strengthens our commitment to championing diverse perspectives and connecting audiences to the dynamic and ever-expanding narratives of the African diaspora,” 1-54 founding director Touria El Glaoui said in a statement. This edition of 1-54 will also …

Independent Names 76 Exhibitors for Its Upcoming May Fair

Independent Names 76 Exhibitors for Its Upcoming May Fair

Published by Jenni Sidey

Independent has announced the 76 exhibitors that will participate in its upcoming 17th edition, which will run May 14–17 at a new venue, Pier 36 in the Lower East Side. Related Articles The fair will feature the work of over 100 artists, with more than 70 percent of the booths being single-artist presentations. Among these are Jason Fox at David Kordansky, Petra Cortright at Interval, Taína Cruz at Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Silvia Heyden at Charles Moffett, Ina Gerken at Ryan Lee, Michael Bühler-Rose at Stems, and Trude Viken at Ricco/Maresca Gallery. Comme des Garçons will also present a solo of Rei Kawakubo. More than one-third of the exhibiting artists will also have their first New York solo outing, a program the fair calls “Independent Debuts,” such as Omar Mismar at Secci, Arna Óttarsdóttir at i8 Gallery, Nabeeha Mohamed at WHATIFTHEWORLD, Larisa Sitar at Suprainfinit, Dan Gunn at Pentimenti, Alessandro Miotti at Mariposa, and Antonio Darden at Kendra Jayne Patrick. With its move to the LES, Independent is also embracing its new neighbors, inviting several nearby galleries …

NADA New York Names Over 110 Galleries for 2026 Edition

NADA New York Names Over 110 Galleries for 2026 Edition

Published by José Betancourt

The New Art Dealers Alliance has named the more than 110 exhibitors who will take part in the organization’s upcoming New York fair. Running May 13 to 17, the fair will return to the Starrett-Lehigh Building in West Chelsea for the second time. NADA New York’s 12th edition will feature 45 NADA members, including Chozick Family Art Gallery, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Embajada, Kates-Ferri Projects, la BEAST gallery, Proxyco, Rivalry Projects, and Spinello Projects, as well as two newly minted ones, Third Born (of Mexico City) and Galleri Urbane (Dallas). Related Articles The fair will also feature 51 first-time exhibitors, such as Brigitte Mulholland (of Paris), The Address (Brescia, Italy), FORGOTTEN LANDS (Christiansted, St. Croix), Central Server Works (Los Angeles), and Post Times (New York). Several international outfits will also participate, including Afternoon Projects (Vancouver), Dohing Art (Seoul), Gene Gallery (Shanghai), Huxley-Parlour (London), Myth Gallery (St. Petersburg, Russia), and Piedras (Buenos Aires). The fair will once again feature the TD Bank Curated Spotlight, with works highlighted across the fair and selected by Anthony Elms, …

Frieze New York Names More Than 65 Galleries for 2026 Edition

Frieze New York Names More Than 65 Galleries for 2026 Edition

Published by Jenni Sidey

Frieze New York has named the more than 65 galleries that will participate in its upcoming 2026 edition, which will be the sixth iteration staged at the Shed in Hudson Yards. This year’s Frieze New York is scheduled to take place May 13–17, its timing comes closer to the middle of the month of May than usual in order to avoid conflicting with the professional days and opening of the 2026 Venice Biennale. The exhibitor list includes several of the world’s leading galleries including Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, Pace Gallery, David Zwirner, White Cube, Thaddaeus Ropac, Vicotria Miro, Kukje, Kurimanzutto, Ortuzar, and Instituto de Visión. Three galleries have graduated from the fair’s Focus section, for emerging galleries: G Gallery, Mitre Galeria, and Yeo Workshop. Related Articles Only two galleries will participate in Frieze New York for the first time: Lawrie Shabibi of Dubai and Johyun Gallery of Seoul and Busan, South Korea. Both galleries have participated in Frieze’s other editions in London and Seoul, as well as the Armory Show in New York. Last week, …