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Frieze New York 2026 Announces Expanded Programme with 33 Local Galleries and Global Focus

festival-fair · 2026-04-28

Frieze New York 2026 returns to The Shed from May 13–17 with an expanded programme emphasizing solo, dual, and curated presentations. The fair features 33 New York galleries alongside international exhibitors, with strong themes of diasporic narratives, ecological thought, memory, material experimentation, and identity. Director Christine Messineo highlighted the city's energetic art ecosystem and a pluralistic view of American art. Notable solo presentations include Virginia Jaramillo at Hales, Akinsanya Kambon at Ortuzar and Marc Selwyn Fine Art, and Kelly Sinnapah Mary at James Cohan. Dual presentations include Anas Albraehe and Nohemí Pérez at mor charpentier, and Jonathas de Andrade with Marcelo Silveira at Nara Roesler. Blue-chip galleries such as Hauser & Wirth (Avery Singer, Cindy Sherman), White Cube (Tracey Emin, Sara Flores, Beatriz Milhazes, Doris Salcedo), and Gagosian (Derrick Adams, Nan Goldin, Titus Kaphar, Sarah Sze, Stanley Whitney) are participating. The Focus section, curated by Lumi Tan for the third year, features 11 international exhibitors including Antoni Miralda, Seba Calfuqueo, Reika Takebayashi, and Aki Goto. Takebayashi designed bespoke staff uniforms in collaboration with Stone Island. Partners include De Beers and illycaffè.

Key facts

  • Frieze New York 2026 takes place at The Shed from May 13–17, 2026.
  • The fair includes 33 New York galleries and international exhibitors.
  • Themes include diasporic narratives, ecological thought, memory, material experimentation, and identity.
  • Christine Messineo is Director of Americas at Frieze.
  • Virginia Jaramillo's solo presentation at Hales features the monumental painting 'Quanta' (2021).
  • Akinsanya Kambon's bronze and raku-fired ceramic works are shown by Ortuzar and Marc Selwyn Fine Art.
  • Kelly Sinnapah Mary's solo project at James Cohan explores ecology, ancestry, and Caribbean storytelling.
  • Focus section curated by Lumi Tan includes 11 international exhibitors.
  • Reika Takebayashi designed staff uniforms for Frieze in collaboration with Stone Island.
  • Partners include De Beers and illycaffè.

Entities

Artists

  • Virginia Jaramillo
  • Akinsanya Kambon
  • Kelly Sinnapah Mary
  • Anas Albraehe
  • Nohemí Pérez
  • Jonathas de Andrade
  • Marcelo Silveira
  • Avery Singer
  • Cindy Sherman
  • Tracey Emin
  • Sara Flores
  • Beatriz Milhazes
  • Doris Salcedo
  • Derrick Adams
  • Nan Goldin
  • Titus Kaphar
  • Sarah Sze
  • Stanley Whitney
  • Antoni Miralda
  • Seba Calfuqueo
  • Reika Takebayashi
  • Aki Goto

Institutions

  • Frieze
  • The Shed
  • Hales
  • Ortuzar
  • Marc Selwyn Fine Art
  • James Cohan
  • mor charpentier
  • Nara Roesler
  • Hauser & Wirth
  • White Cube
  • Gagosian
  • Stone Island
  • De Beers
  • illycaffè

Locations

  • New York
  • United States

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