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Hilton Als Curates Alice Neel's Queer Portraits for Frieze Masters 'Queering Modernism'

festival-fair · 2026-10-08

Painter Alice Neel's portraits will feature in 'Queering Modernism', a newly curated section at Frieze Masters. The section is curated by critic Hilton Als, who discusses Neel's queer portraits in the piece. Als says of the artist, 'She lets her energy go full throttle.' The presentation focuses on Neel's depictions of queer subjects. Further details about the section's dates, venue, and additional artists were not provided in the source material.

Key facts

  • Alice Neel's works will be included in 'Queering Modernism'
  • 'Queering Modernism' is a new curated section at Frieze Masters
  • Hilton Als curated the section
  • Hilton Als discussed Alice Neel's queer portraits
  • Als said Neel 'lets her energy go full throttle'
  • The section focuses on queer portraits by Neel

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Institutions

  • Frieze Masters
  • Financial Times

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