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Frieze New York 2021 Adopts Hybrid Format with Brazilian Galleries and Vision & Justice Tribute

festival-fair · 2026-04-23

From May 5 to 11, 2021, Frieze New York will take place, marking the city's first in-person art fair since the onset of the pandemic. This event adopts a hybrid format, featuring physical displays at The Shed in Manhattan alongside online viewing rooms. With nearly 60 exhibitors participating, a decrease from 190, the fair engages with the ways art challenges visual representation narratives, paying tribute to the Vision & Justice Project and its founder, Sarah Elizabeth Lewis. Gallerist Tanya Bonakdar describes the atmosphere as resembling "more like a local fair." Brazilian galleries, such as Mendes Wood DM and Nara Roesler, will also be involved. Attendees must present proof of a negative Covid-19 test or vaccination for in-person attendance.

Key facts

  • Frieze New York runs from May 5 to 11, 2021.
  • The fair is hybrid, with physical events at The Shed and online components.
  • It features nearly 60 exhibitors, a reduction from the usual 190.
  • Over 50 galleries participate in a tribute to the Vision & Justice Project.
  • Brazilian galleries join via the Latitude – Platform for Brazilian Art Galleries Abroad.
  • Mendes Wood DM and Nara Roesler exhibit in person.
  • Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel co-hosts a webinar on the Teatro Experimental do Negro.
  • Proof of a negative Covid-19 test or vaccination is required for in-person attendance.

Entities

Artists

  • Solange Pessoa
  • Sonia Gomes
  • Rubem Valentim
  • Paulo Monteiro
  • Marina Perez Simão
  • Giangiacomo Rossetti
  • Maaike Schoorel
  • Wallace Pato
  • Paulo Nazareth
  • Matthew LutzKinoy
  • Paloma Bosquê
  • Lynda Benglis
  • Sofia Borges
  • Neïl Beloufa
  • Cristina Canale
  • Carlito Carvalhosa
  • Amelia Toledo
  • Anna Maria Maiolino
  • José Leonilson
  • Eleonore Koch
  • Johanna Calle
  • Maria Laet
  • Vanderlei Lopes
  • Mariana Serri
  • Marcius Galan
  • Clarissa Tossin
  • Pedro Reyes
  • Laura Lima
  • Alexandre da Cunha
  • Federico Herrero
  • Marcellvs L.
  • Alfredo Jaar
  • Mauro Restiffe
  • Tiago Carneiro da Cunha
  • Yuli Yamagata
  • Ivens Machado
  • Ernesto Neto
  • Erika Verzutti
  • Adriana Varejão
  • Cristiano Lenhardt
  • Márcia Falcão
  • Tamar Guimarães
  • Kasper Akhøj
  • Bárbara Wagner
  • Benjamin de Burca
  • Rafaella Braga
  • Carrie Mae Weems
  • Hank Willis Thomas
  • Sarah Elizabeth Lewis
  • Tanya Bonakdar
  • Regina Teixeira de Barros
  • Keyna Eleison
  • Victor Gorgulho
  • Elisa Larkin Nascimento
  • Abdias do Nascimento

Institutions

  • Frieze New York
  • The Shed
  • Vision & Justice Project
  • Mendes Wood DM
  • Nara Roesler
  • Latitude – Platform for Brazilian Art Galleries Abroad
  • Marília Razuk
  • Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel
  • Almeida & Dale
  • Kogan Amaro
  • Luisa Strina
  • Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
  • Teatro Experimental do Negro
  • Ipeafro (Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos Afro-Brasileiros)
  • The New York Times

Locations

  • New York
  • United States
  • Manhattan
  • Brazil

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