Frieze New York Art Fair Week and Valie Export Obituary
Hyperallergic's newsletter covers New York's art fair week, including Frieze New York, TEFAF, 1-54, NADA, Independent, and Future Fair. Senior editor Valentina Di Liscia compares Frieze to an assembly-line salad but highlights standout works. The newsletter also reports the death of Austrian artist Valie Export at 85, remembered for her guerrilla feminist performances. Additional features include a studio visit with Lavett Ballard and a retrospective on Joyce J. Scott's beaded art.
Key facts
- Valentina Di Liscia compared Frieze New York to an assembly-line chopped salad.
- Frieze New York featured works with lush canopies, diaphanous portraiture, and ancestral gardens.
- Valie Export died at age 85 on May 8, 2026.
- Olivia McEwan wrote a retrospective on Valie Export's radical life and performances.
- TEFAF New York was described as an annual wealth pageant for the Nouveau Gilded Age.
- 1-54 Art Fair focused on contemporary African art with tactile, surprising works.
- NADA New York included zany sculptures, shiny objects, and kitschy vibrancy.
- Independent Art Fair moved to a new venue on the Lower East Side waterfront.
- Future Fair was described as a big artist party fostering connections between booths.
- Lavett Ballard, artist and Barbie curator, works in a former high school chemistry lab.
- Joyce J. Scott's beaded art critiques racism and misogyny through decorative allure.
- RISD Grad Show 2026 will be on view from May 21 at the Rhode Island Convention Center.
- China Marks' exhibition 'Lucid Perturbations' is at Zane Bennett Contemporary Art.
Entities
Artists
- Valie Export
- Valentina Di Liscia
- Olivia McEwan
- Seph Rodney
- Rhea Nayyar
- Lisa Yin Zhang
- Isa Farfan
- Steven Weinberg
- Lavett Ballard
- Joyce J. Scott
- Isabella Segalovich
- China Marks
- Lakshmi Rivera Amin
Institutions
- Hyperallergic
- Frieze New York
- TEFAF New York
- 1-54 Art Fair
- NADA New York
- Independent Art Fair
- Future Fair
- Park Avenue Armory
- Rhode Island Convention Center
- RISD
- Zane Bennett Contemporary Art
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Lower East Side
- Rhode Island
- Austria