David Humphrey's 'Work and Play' Solo Exhibition at Fredericks & Freiser During Frieze Week 2016

David Humphrey presented a solo exhibition titled 'Work and Play' at Fredericks & Freiser's booth during Frieze New York 2016. The gallery featured his painting 'Under The Table' (2016), a 72 x 60 inch acrylic on canvas work that explores contrasting textures and gestural approaches. Humphrey, who practices both painting and music, created compositions where deliberate illustrative elements coexist with loose, sensual brushwork. The exhibition ran through May 8 on Randalls Island, with the painting described as combining deconstructive impulses with compositional discipline. Art critic David Cohen reviewed the show, drawing comparisons to artists R.B. Kitaj and Willem de Kooning while noting the work's thematic coherence. The presentation was part of Frieze Week programming, highlighting Humphrey's continued engagement with painterly dialogue.