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Frieze and TEFAF New York 2026 Report Strong Sales and Institutional Acquisitions

festival-fair · 2026-05-18

In its 15th edition at The Shed, Frieze New York drew an impressive crowd of 25,000 attendees from 75 nations. The event introduced the Sherman Family Foundation Acquisition Fund, which enabled the Brooklyn Museum and Baltimore Museum of Art to purchase artworks by Bettina, Reika Takebayashi, Seba Calfuqueo, and Joanne Burke, each receiving $5,000. Significant sales featured El Anatsui for $2.2 million, Georg Baselitz for €1.4 million, and a James Turrell light piece priced around $1 million. Meanwhile, TEFAF New York marked its tenth anniversary at the Park Avenue Armoury, showcasing nearly 90 exhibitors and generating $477,000 for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Additional events included Independent, NADA New York, and 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair.

Key facts

  • Frieze New York 2026 had 25,000 visitors from 75 countries.
  • Sherman Family Foundation Acquisition Fund enabled acquisitions by Brooklyn Museum and Baltimore Museum of Art.
  • El Anatsui works sold for $2.2 million and $1.9 million at White Cube.
  • TEFAF New York celebrated its tenth anniversary with nearly 90 exhibitors.
  • TEFAF preview attracted over 100 institutional representatives including Max Hollein, Glenn Lowry, and Axel Rüger.
  • Lucio Fontana's Concetto Spaziale sold for $2.3 million at Mennour.
  • TEFAF raised $477,000 for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
  • Roy Lichtenstein's Anxious Girl estimated at $40-60 million at auction previews.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Frieze
  • TEFAF
  • The Shed
  • Brooklyn Museum
  • Baltimore Museum of Art
  • White Cube
  • Thaddaeus Ropac
  • Almine Rech
  • Gagosian
  • Pace Gallery
  • Kukje Gallery
  • Tina Kim Gallery
  • Johyun Gallery
  • 303 Gallery
  • James Cohan
  • Night Gallery
  • Southern Guild
  • Almeida & Dale
  • François Ghebaly
  • Nara Roesler
  • Ortuzar Projects
  • Marc Selwyn Fine Art
  • Daniel Faria Gallery
  • Mitre Galeria
  • Union Pacific
  • Jenkins Johnson
  • P420
  • Yeo Workshop
  • G Gallery
  • Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel
  • A Gentil Carioca
  • Kurimanzutto
  • Mendes Wood DM
  • Instituto de Visión
  • W-Galería
  • Public Gallery
  • Soft Opening
  • Sotheby's
  • Christie's
  • Phillips
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Museum of Modern Art
  • The Frick Collection
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Whitney Museum of American Art
  • Dia Art Foundation
  • Counterpublic
  • Lévy Gorvy Dayan
  • Gladstone
  • W&K-Wienerroither & Kohlbacher
  • Thomas Gibson Fine Art
  • Richard Saltoun
  • Friedman Benda
  • Hostler Burrows
  • Modernity
  • Galerie Chastel-Maréchal
  • Galerie Patrick Seguin
  • Galerie Jacques Lacoste
  • David Aaron
  • Galerie Chenel
  • Mennour
  • Larkin Erdmann
  • FORMS
  • Sarah Myerscough Gallery
  • Piano Nobile
  • Alison Jacques
  • Galerie Lelong
  • David Lévy & Associés
  • Macklowe Gallery
  • ML Fine Art
  • Independent
  • NADA New York
  • 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
  • Stone Island
  • Artlyst
  • Sherman Family Foundation
  • Hales Gallery
  • James Cohan Gallery

Locations

  • New York
  • United States
  • Hudson Yards
  • The Shed
  • Park Avenue Armoury
  • Manhattan
  • Pier 36
  • Lower Manhattan
  • Starrett-Lehigh Building
  • Madison Avenue
  • Rockefeller Centre
  • Park Avenue
  • Switzerland
  • Hong Kong
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Italy

Sources

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