Waiting for the weekend to make the trek to Randall’s Island for the 2019 edition of Frieze New York? Here’s a peek of all that the art fair has to offer, from artwork by Nick Cave perched in the rafters and a painted floor by Sarah Cain to the show-stopping pairing of Yayoi Kusama and Chris Ofili that welcomes art lovers to Frieze’s big white tent.
With more than 190 galleries making the trip from cities around the world, there’s no shortage of art to see, including unmissable special sections on Latin American and outsider art—plus the fair’s brand new public art arm, Frieze Sculpture, down at Rockefeller Center.
Luckily, if navigating this veritable art wonderland is a daunting prospect, artnet News is here to help. We reported from the floor on the fair’s first day, which saw promising sales. We also got the scoop on the fair’s best buys (paintings for as little as $10 by Steve Keene at P.P.O.W.); the most Instagram-friendly photo op (a giant bus from Red Grooms at Marlborough Gallery); and the artists you probably don’t know, but should, in the 20th-century Spotlight section.
Happy Frieze Week!
Work by Robert Indiana and Robert Rauschenberg from Waddington Custot at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Yayoi Kusama, Narcissus Garden and Chris Ofili to take and to give from Victoria Miro at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Yanyan Huang from Bank at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Tony Matelli and Davina Semo from Marlborough Contemporary at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Steve Keene from P.P.O.W. at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
A piece by Sheila Hicks from Sikkem Jenkins at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Seung Taek Lee at Gallery Hyundai at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Seung Taek Lee at Gallery Hyundai at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
The booth from the Outsider Art Fair at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
The booth from the Outsider Art Fair at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Purvis Young and Lonnie Holley at James Fuentes Gallery at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Sarah Cain from Galerie Lelong at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Alfredo Jaar, Barthelemy Toguo, and Sarah Cain from Galerie Lelong at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Otobong Nkanga and Paulo Nazareth at Mendes Wood DM at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Odili Donald Odita from Jack Shainman Gallery and Alex Katz from Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Nick Cave from Jack Shainman Gallery at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Naufus Ramirez-Figueroa from Proyectos Ultravioleta at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Mark Dion from Tonya Bonakdar at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Katsumi Nakai from Ronchini Gallery at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Kehinde Wiley, Charles I (2018) from Roberts Projects at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Kota Ezawa Haines Gallery at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work from Kaikai Kiki at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work from Kaikai Kiki at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Just Above Midtown’s Project Eats at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi from Mariane Ibrahim Gallery at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Jonathan Lyndon Chase from Company at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by jessica Stockholder and General Idea at Mitchell Innes and Nash at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Izumi Kato from Perrotin at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Kandis Williams, Grant Levy-Lucero, and Derek Fordjour from Night Gallery at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
El Anatsui Trains of Thought !! (2014) from Jack Shainman Gallery at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Devan Shimoyama, February (2018) from Kavi Gupta at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Work by Damian Loeb at Acquavella at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Preparatory cartoons by Alex Katz from Galería Javier López & Fer Francés at Frieze New York 2019. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Frieze New York is on view at Randall’s Island Park, New York, May 1–5, 2019.