Frieze New York 2024 has unveiled a captivating panorama of contemporary artistry from May 1st to May 5th. Under the stewardship of Director Christine Messineo, the fair offered a rich tapestry of artistic expressions, featuring over 60 leading galleries from around the globe. With solo exhibitions, curated stands, and artist-led programs, the event was a compelling snapshot of the ever-evolving art landscape.
The Frieze New York art fair took place in The Shed in Manhattan’s West Side with cutting-edge exhibitions and events from the world’s leading contemporary artists and galleries.
Now in its third year under the direction of Christine Messineo, Frieze New York 2024 proved to be an unparalleled survey of modern and contemporary art. Over 60 international exhibitors from 25 countries will converged in New York City, the proud capital of the art world.
The fair attracted about 25,000 visitors hailing from 66 countries.
Solo Presentations Spotlight Top Talent
A major highlight of Frieze New York 2024 were the incredible solo exhibitions and dual artist presentations including famous names like Alex Katz, Elias Sime, Sylvie Fleury, Hiroshi Sugito, Sterling Ruby, and Haegue Yang.
Galerie Gladstone beought new paintings by the renowned Alex Katz. Meanwhile, James Cohan featured Elias Sime, who was showing at the 2024 Venice Biennale. Sprüth Magers and Karma International joined forces on a Sylvie Fleury exhibition examining consumerism.
Other key solos included Leo Valledor with Silverlens, exploring abstract Filipino-American art, and Dewey Crumpler’s powerful paintings at Jenkins Johnson Gallery addressing Black oppression. Gagosian’s Sterling Ruby sculptures or Haegue Yang’s mesh paper collages at Kukje Gallery were also a popular draw.
The Curated Focus Section
Frieze’s Focus section allowedd audiences to discover the next big names in contemporary art. For 2024, curator Lumi Tan assembled a compelling lineup of solos from younger galleries maximum 12 years old.
Highlights included queer photography by Stanley Stellar at Kapp Kapp, plus works by self-taught artists like Reverend Joyce McDonald with Gordon Robichaux. Mitre Galeria showcased Brazilian riverbank community artist Davi de Jesus do Nascimento.
In an exciting initiative, Frieze partnered with Stone Island to create staff uniforms inspired by Focus artist Hasani Sahlehe’s painting on view with Tif Sigfrids.
Arts Programming Across New York
In addition to the incredible booth exhibitions, Frieze extended beyond The Shed with citywide programming and collaborations with major arts institutions.
It included special sshows by High Line Art, Performance Space New York, Artists Space, Art Production Fund and Rockefeller Center celebrating performance art all over NYC.
The fair also featured partner projects like Breguet’s curation with Jenn Ellis displaying Singapore artist Dawn Ng, plus drinks by Maestro Dobel Tequila and illy’s artist-designed espresso cups.
LG OLED revived Korean master Kim Whanki’s NYC works, while POIRET unveiled a commission by photographer Sara Cwynar. Ruinart’s sustainability-themed pieces by Andrea Bowers were also popular.
Frieze New York continued its long partnership with global lead sponsor Deutsche Bank as well.
With an amazing array of art from around the world, insightful solo spotlights, and immersive citywide programming, Frieze New York 2024 was the contemporary art experience of the year.
Highlight Sales
- White Cube sold Doris Salcedo’s Disremembered XIV, for $1,000,000, Ed Clark’s painting Yin and Yang for $800,000, Antony Gormley’s concrete sculpture Retreat: Retreat for £500,000, a new work by Tiona Nekkia McClodden in the region of $100,000, two paintings by Lynne Drexler for $100,000 and $375,000, as well as numerous works by artists including Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Darren Almond, Tracey Emin, Theaster Gates, Jessica Rankin, and Ilana Savdie.
- Pace Gallery sold out their booth of multiple new paintings by Robert Mangold, priced in the range of $350,000–$450,000, and sculptures by Arlene Shechet for $90,000–$120,000.
- Mendes Wood DM sold out their stand featuring works by Varda Caivano, Pol Taburet, Rosana Paulino and Antonio Obá.
- Hauser & Wirth reported multiple sales, including a painting by Ed Clark for $850,000; a painting by Henry Taylor for $750,000; a canvas artwork by Glenn Ligon for $700,000; a bench by Jenny Holzer for $400,000; a wooden triptych by Nicolas Party for $350,000; multiple editions from Charles Gaines’ Charleston series for $210,000; a painting by Nicole Eisenman for $150,000; a painting by Angel Otero for $100,000; a collage by Lorna Simpson for $50,000; and multiple editions of a bronze and wood work by Thomas J. Price for $32,000.
- Thaddaeus Ropac sold multiple works from their group presentation, including a stainless steel artwork by Tony Cragg for €725,000; a painting by Daniel Richter for €420,000; six works by Martha Jungwirth priced in the range of €60,000–€350,000, a painting by Joan Snyder for $130,000; an artwork by Alex Katz for $125,000; and a work by Robert Longo for $90,000.
- Perrotin sold out their solo presentation of paintings and sculptures by Lee Bae, in addition to placing works by Thilo Heinzmann, Paola Pivi and Daniel Arsham in the range of $40,000– $125,000.
- 303 Gallery sold multiple works from their booth, including a painting by Rodney Graham for $175,000; two editions of a lightbox by Doug Aitken for $150,000 each; two sculptures by Jeppe Hein for €85,000 each; a sculpture by Alicja Kwade for €85,000; two paintings by Rob Pruitt for $80,000 each; a painting by Casi Namoda for $65,000; and a painting by Sue Williams for $115,000.
- CANADA placed nearly their entire group presentation with sales in the range of $12,000– $170,000.
- François Ghebaly sold out their group booth in the range of $10,000–$90,000 that included pieces by Sayre Gomez, Max Hooper Schneider, Roksana Pirouzmand, Frances Stark, and Christine Sun Kim.
- Gallery Hyundai sold more than ten pieces by Seung-Taek Lee with prices ranging from $35,000–$100,000.
- Sprüth Magers and Karma International’s shared booth sold two multimedia works (priced at €65,000 each) and a print (€25,000) from their solo presentation of Sylvie Fleury.
- Tina Kim Gallery sold works by Pacita Abad, Davide Balliano, Suki Seokyeong Kang, Maia Ruth Lee, and Minouk Lim priced between $20,000–$80,000.
- Kukje Gallery sold out their booth of paper collage works by Haegue Yang, with prices ranging from €27,000–€42,000.
- Château Shatto placed several works in the range of $15,000–$35,000 in their group presentation with works by Jean Baudrillard, Emma McIntyre, Helen Johnson, Alan Lynch, and Olivia van Kuiken.
- Stephen Friedman Gallery placed all wall-based works in their solo booth by British artist Holly Hendry selling, in a price range from £6,500–£15,000.
- Casey Kaplan made their debut presentation of artist Kaveri Raina, placing works ranging from $10,000–$42,000 with both new and existing gallery clients of the gallery.
- Neue Alte Brücke placed numerous works by artists including Deshaun Price, Hardy Hill and Jan Eustachy Wolski with prices ranging for $10,000–$18,000.
- David Lewis Gallery sold across its presentation, with paintings by Trey Abdella, Carly Burnell, Lisa Jo and Leah Ke Yi Zheng placed in the range of $18,000–$65,000.
- Kapp Kapp placed 12 of 15 presented works by artist Stanley Stellar for $8,500 each.
- Tif Sigfrids sold out of their paintings by artist Hasani Sahlehe, priced between $15,000–$20,000.
- Central Galeria made significant sales from their solo booth of Carmézia Emiliano, with prices ranging from $18,000–$32,000.
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