FRIEZE NEW YORK RENEWS HOPES AND STRENGTHENS OPTIMISM IN THE ARTISTIC CIRCUIT

Reimagined for its new location, the 2021 edition of the fair features New York and US-based exhibitors including: Miguel Abreu Gallery, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Canada, Gagosian, François Ghebaly, Marian Goodman Gallery, Hauser & Wirth, Karma, Andrew Kreps Gallery, , Lisson Gallery, Perrotin, Lehmann Maupin, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, Pace Gallery, Salon 94 and David Zwirner, amongst others. International galleries from across the globe taking part include: Massimo De Carlo, Goodman Gallery, Gallery Hyundai, kurimanzutto, Esther Schipper, White Cube, and Mendes Wood DM.

Continuing to provide a platform for galleries that have been active for 10 years or less, the fair’s Frame section, dedicated to solo artist presentations, will be advised by gallerists Olivia Barrett (Château Shatto, Los Angeles) and Sophie Mörner (Company Gallery, New York).

Some of the participating Latin American galleries include: Almeida e Dale Galeria de Arte / Galeria Marilia Razuk (Brazil); kurimanzutoo(Mexico); Mendes Wood DM (Brazil); Nara Roesler; Barro (Argentina); Instituto de Visión (Colombia); Henrique Faria; Galería Nora Fisch (Argentina); Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel (Brazil); Galeria Kogan Amaro (Brazil); Proyectos Ultravioleta (Guatemala); Galería Patricia Ready (Chile); Luisa Strina (Brazil)

Daniel Roesler, from the Nara Roesler gallery, shared with Arte al Día: “The inauguration was a success; people were very excited to be at the first in-person fair, and sales went great. All of our three exhibited artists sold works and one of them was even sold out.” About Frieze’s efforts regarding health and security concerns, the fair has implemented social distance and limited capacity protocols to ensure the security of visitors and exhibitors alike.

A dedicated edition of Frieze Viewing Room runs parallel to the fair, through May 14, featuring an expanded list of more than 160 exhibitors from six continents, connecting international galleries and audiences unable to travel. Built to facilitate discovery, this year’s program includes over 50 young galleries, further demonstrating Frieze’s commitment to supporting the arts community.

Precious Okoyomon, the winner of the 2021 Frieze Artist Award at Frieze New York, presented a performance-activated installation conceived specifically for The Shed for Frieze New York. For This God Is A Slow Recovery, Okoyomon focused their research on failures of communication, and instances where language collapses, breaks down, and arrives at an impasse. As an epitome of miscommunication, the legend of the Tower of Babel was taken as a point of departure to conceive, together with industrial designer Jonathan Olivares, a steel deck structure covered in camouflage netting that was placed at the centre of The McCourt. Throughout the afternoon, poets and performers took turns to read their own poetry as well as a poem Okoyomon wrote for the occasion, Sky Song, while accompanied by a trio of strings. The readers’ voices and the music organically and unexpectedly intertwined during the length of the performance, creating unpredictable consonances as well as nuanced cacophonies.