Bold Solos, Global Dialogues: Inside Frieze New York 2026
Mendes Wood DM, Frieze New York 2025. Photo by Casey Kelbaugh. Courtesy of Frieze and CKA.
Solo-artist presentations include Virginia Jaramillo, Akinsanya Kambon and Kelly Sinnapah Mary, alongside major dual shows pairing Jonathas de Andrade with Marcelo Silveira, and Anas Albraehe with Nohemí Pérez
Staff uniforms are designed by artist Reika Takebayashi in partnership with Stone Island, the fair's Official Partner of the Focus section
New York, NY – Frieze New York 2026 will return to The Shed, May 13–17, anchoring the city's spring season with solo, dual and themed presentations by leading local and international galleries. Staged in the heart of Manhattan, the fair draws on what defines New York as a global art center. Frieze New York will be supported by Global Lead Partner Deutsche Bank, continuing over two decades of shared commitment to artistic excellence.
Christine Messineo, Director of Americas, Frieze, said: 'Frieze New York brings together the city's energetic art ecosystem with proximity to its galleries, renowned local institutions and thoughtful collectors. Across this year's edition, galleries articulate a wider, more pluralistic picture of American art – cross-generational, diasporic and rooted in place and history.'
SOLO, DUAL AND THEMED PRESENTATIONS
Frieze New York will feature a strong presence of New York-based galleries, with 33 participants from the city alongside international exhibitors, underscoring the fair's continued international scope. Solo and dual highlights include:
Hales will present a solo booth of Virginia Jaramillo's acrylic-on-canvas paintings from 2021-present, including new small-scale canvases and Quanta (2021), a 12-foot masterpiece.
Ortuzar and Marc Selwyn Fine Art will showcase bronze and raku-fired ceramic sculptures by Akinsanya Kambon, shaped by Black liberation movements and Pan-African history.
James Cohan will present Kelly Sinnapah Mary's The Book of Violette, where memory and imagination intertwine in Caribbean mangroves.
Pace Gallery will present a dual booth by Maya Lin and Leo Villareal, coinciding with the unveiling of their new public art commissions across the U.S. this year.
David Zwirner will present a solo booth of new paintings and works on paper by Joe Bradley, following his major survey at Kunsthalle Krems.
mor charpentier will present a dual booth by Anas Albraehe and Nohemí Pérez, examining vulnerability, resilience and body-based landscapes across Texas and Colombian borders.
Nara Roesler will present works by Jonathas de Andrade and Marcelo Silveira, exploring heritage, labor and material transformation through hand-painted sails, images and endangered Cajacatinga wood.
Night Gallery will showcase Hayley Barker's new oil on linen paintings of New Mexico landscapes exploring solitude, memory and interspecies connection.
The fair will also feature curated group presentations that examine evolving artistic dialogues and global currents. Highlights include:
Jenkins Johnson Gallery marks the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. with an intergenerational booth by Gordon Parks, Wadsworth Jarrell, Genevieve Gaignard and Lola Flash, exploring resistance, identity and African diasporic culture.
Dastan will present Iranian artists including Reza Aramesh, Andisheh Avini, Hoda Kashiha, Farideh Lashai, Ardeshir Mohassess and Shahryar Nashat, reflecting resilience and cultural continuity amid displacement.
OMR will present a group presentation exploring boundaries between body, nature and form, anchored by Pia Camil's new paintings series Into the Wild.
G Gallery and Yeo Workshop will showcase a six-artist booth by Southeast Asian artists Yehwan Song, Sueyon Hwang, Rachel Youn, Maryanto, Noor Mahnun and Citra Sasmita, exploring migration, memory and postcolonial identity.
Instituto de Visión will bring together a range of Latin American artists including Gloria Sebastian, Carolina Caycedo, Ana María Hernando and Aycoobo, exploring nature, territory through and ecological knowledge.
Mitre Galeria, graduating from Focus, will present Bodies-Territory: Essays of Tomorrow, featuring Aline Motta, davi de jesus do nascimento, Gê Viana, Luana Vitra, Manauara Clandestina, amongst others, exploring body, territories and memory.
Lawrie Shabibi and P420 will present a shared booth with Hamra Abbas, Francis Offman, Adelaide Cioni and Nabil Nahas, who is representing Lebanon in the Venice Biennale.
Daniel Faria Gallery will display Shannon Bool's tapestries, June Clark's Homage series and Stephanie Comilang's new pearl-studded curtains.
A Gentil Carioca will display 'Red', a group show exploring the color's meanings from sacredness to revolution across Latin American perspectives, with new works by Ana Silva, Arjan Martins, Laura Lima, João Modé, amongst others, including a site-specific floor intervention by Denilson Baniwa.
Andrew Edlin Gallery will present Karla Knight, Paulina Peavy and Esther Pearl Watson, exploring extraterrestrial themes through works that construct personal cosmologies and symbolic systems.
Vermelho will bring together a cross-generational group booth of Latin American artists Claudia Andujar, Iván Argote, Tania Candiani, Edgard de Souza, Ximena Garrido-Lecca, Carmela Gross and Carlos Motta, exploring protest, memory and colonial histories across diverse media.
Frieze New York 2026 will also bring together a roster of leading international galleries, each staging distinctive presentations across the fair. Highlights include:
Hauser & Wirth will present a group booth with new works by Avery Singer and Cindy Sherman.
White Cube will present a focused selection of works by Tracey Emin, Sara Flores, Louise Giovanelli, Klára Hosnedlová, Beatriz Milhazes and Doris Salcedo, among others, coinciding with Emin's survey at Tate Modern, Flores's Peruvian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale and Hosnedlová's site-specific installation at the New Museum.
Esther Schipper will display a group presentation, with highlights including a preview of Anicka Yi's radiolaria sculptures and Anri Sala's snare drum installation suspended from the ceiling, Body Double in the Doldrums (2025).
Thaddaeus Ropac will showcase works by Georg Baselitz, Mandy El-Sayegh, Martha Jungwirth, Robert Rauschenberg and Daniel Richter, among others, alongside new works by New York-based artists Robert Longo and Joan Snyder.
Gagosian presents a group show by Derrick Adams, Richard Diebenkorn, Cy Gavin, Nan Goldin, Titus Kaphar, Rick Lowe, Tyler Mitchell, Sabine Moritz, Giuseppe Penone, Sarah Sze, Adriana Varejão, Stanley Whitney, and others.
Emalin will bring together a group booth with highlights including Alvaro Barrington and Sung Tieu, both participating in major biennials.
Almine Rech will present a group booth including James Turrell, Pablo Picasso, Keita Morimoto and Tom Wesselmann, exploring light, perception and chiaroscuro across historical and contemporary works.
Mendes Wood DM will bring together a group booth with Kishio Suga, Lygia Pape, Sonia Gomes, Pol Taburet, Antonio Obá and Precious Okoyomon, exploring material, perception and cultural memory across generations.
Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel will showcase Erika Verzutti, Frank Walter, Jesse Wine, Lucia Laguna, Luiz Zerbini, Rodrigo Cass, Valeska Soares and Wanda Pimentel in a group booth exploring atmosphere, spatial perception and memory across generations.
Anton Kern will present a three-artist booth, with David Shrigley's Gong, a sculptural sign anchoring the booth alongside Anne Collier's Woman Crying #20 and Alvaro Barrington's textile works.
Perrotin will present a focused corner of new works by Genesis Belanger alongside a selection of works from its roster including JR, Daniel Arsham and Tavares Strachan.
FOCUS
For the third consecutive year, the Focus section will be curated by Lumi Tan, bringing together 11 emerging international galleries and presenting solo projects that highlight some of today's most innovative artistic voices.
Stone Island is the Official Partner of the section, continuing its support for young galleries through vital funding alongside Frieze's long-standing subsidy.
Highlights include:
Champ Lacombe will present Antoni Miralda's 1980s works, including El Internacional, his Tribeca art-restaurant. Also featured is the Honeymoon Project, a transatlantic “marriage” of monuments reflecting art as living social experience.
Ulrik will debut at Frieze with Bettina's 1970s tapestries, marble sculptures and photographs. Living for decades in the Chelsea Hotel, she built a largely unseen body of work through repetition and humble materials.
Campeche will debut at Frieze with Abraham González Pacheco's large-scale graphite drawings and concrete works, drawing on tequitqui art, archaeology and historiography to reframe overlooked histories.
W-galería will present Seba Calfuqueo's works using hair, ceramics, photography and video to explore the body as memory and resistance through Mapuche and queer perspectives.
Public will present Reika Takebayashi's 18 ceramics–her largest series to date–and a group of canvases, drawing on post-glacial research to explore ecological memory.
Central will showcase Bruno Cançado's new works created for the fair, combining adobe, cement, wire and reusable wood to explore dwelling and the tension between natural and built environments.
Soft Opening will showcase Joanne Burke's hydrofeminist practice, where wax cast in water becomes bronze and aluminium sculptures.
Gordon Robichaux will present Deondre Davis's new mixed-media paintings and hybrid sculptures created with metal hardware, bones and artificial eyelashes.
Isla Flotante will showcase Infiernos by Rosario Zorraquín, fragile cheesecloth paintings where pigment filters through fabric.
EUROPA will debut at Frieze with Aki Goto's hallucinatory videos of her children embedded within an immersive sculptural installation of glitter-encrusted found furniture.
Sargent's Daughters will present Yeni Mao's hand-fabricated nickel-plated steel armatures with found and bronze-cast objects, exploring flesh, industry and identity.
PARTNER INITIATIVES
Frieze New York 2026 is proud to collaborate with a dynamic group of partners who are activating projects throughout the fair. De Beers presents Voyage through the Diamond Realm at Frieze New York, an immersive experience exploring diamonds' cosmic origins and cultural significance through visual storytelling, scenography, and sound. Stone Island returns as Official Partner of the Focus section for its 11th Frieze partnership, supporting galleries with bursaries and launching a new Frieze uniform T-shirt series featuring Reika Takebayashi of Public Gallery. Wheely joins
Frieze New York as Official VIP Car Service, offering guests black car and chauffeur-driven transport to and from the fair. illycaffè debuts In Minor Keys, its illy Art Collection U.S. presentation with artists from the 61st International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, continuing its dialogue between coffee culture and contemporary art.
Maison Ruinart presents Conversations with Nature with Tadashi Kawamata, featuring preparatory works ahead of a permanent installation in Champagne. Turkish Airlines returns as Official Global Partner, presenting works by Turkish artist Ardan Özmenoğlu and reinforcing its role in connecting global contemporary art audiences. Art:LIVE will explore how the themes and participants in the Venice Biennale are reflected in the presentations at the fair and talk to exhibiting artists including Pio Abad and Precious Okoyomon.
Frieze is a leading global contemporary art organization, recognized for its art fairs, publications and digital presence. Founded in 1991 with the launch of frieze magazine, the brand has grown to encompass eight of the most significant art fairs worldwide in cities including Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, Seoul and Abu Dhabi. These events attract leading artists, galleries and collectors, fostering innovative dialogues and practices within the art community. frieze magazine continues to set the benchmark for insightful art criticism and commentary, while frieze.com serves as a vital online resource. Committed to expanding the reach and understanding of contemporary art, Frieze also hosts year-round curated programs and associated initiatives, such as No.9 Cork Street, Frieze House Seoul and Frieze Connect, that enrich the cultural landscape. With a dedicated team passionate about the arts, Frieze remains at the forefront of artistic exploration and cultural discourse, connecting diverse audiences with groundbreaking artists and their work. Frieze is part of the MARI network. For more information, visit frieze.com.
Deutsche Bank is the Global Lead Partner for Frieze Art Fairs, with 2026 marking the 23rd year of the partnership. As part of its Art & Culture commitment, Deutsche Bank has supported and collected the work of cutting-edge, international artists for more than 45 years. A global leader in corporate art programs, the bank also runs an Artist of the Year programme, as well as its own cultural center in Berlin, the PalaisPopulaire.
Further collaborations include the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award and digital platform Art:LIVE. db.com/art. Instagram: @deutschebankart.
Stone Island is a global leader of product design and garment innovation. Founded in Italy in 1982, it has consistently pushed fabric technology and experimentation, particularly focusing on functionality and utilitarianism. Design is driven by purpose, resulting in an immediately recognisable signature of cut, form, materiality and colour. For over four decades, Stone Island has built an ever-growing worldwide community which both celebrates the brand’s heritage and is activated by new product developments. Visit stoneisland.com.
About The Shed
Under the leadership of CEO Meredith “Max” Hodges and founding Artistic Director Alex Poots, The Shed is a cultural institution of and for the 21st century. We produce and welcome innovative art and ideas, across all forms of creativity, to build a shared understanding of our rapidly changing world and a more equitable society. In our highly adaptable building on Manhattan’s west side, The Shed brings together established and emerging artists to create new work in fields ranging from pop to classical music, painting to digital media, theater to literature, and sculpture to dance. We seek opportunities to collaborate with cultural peers and community organizations, work with like-minded partners, and provide unique spaces for private events. As an independent nonprofit that values invention, equity, and generosity, we are committed to advancing art forms, addressing the urgent issues of our time, and making our work impactful, sustainable, and relevant to the local community, the cultural sector, New York City, and beyond. Theshed.org @theshedny
Financial Times is proud to be the global media partner of Frieze Fairs. For unrivaled writing on art, design and culture, turn to FT Weekend.
Further Information
A dedicated online Frieze Viewing Room will open in the week before the fair, offering audiences a first look at the presentations and the opportunity to engage with the fair from afar. To stay up to date on all the latest news from Frieze, sign up for the newsletter at frieze.com, and follow on Instagram and Facebook.
Accessibility: The fair is fully accessible for individuals with reduced mobility. Companion or carer tickets are available free of charge. After booking your ticket, please get in touch at frieze.seetickets.com/customerservice to arrange. Wheelchairs are available at the coat check, and hearing loops are fitted across service desks, including Front of House, the coat check and the tours desk. The accessibility map for Frieze New York 2026, with further information for route planning, will be available soon. Tickets to the fair are available on frieze.com.
