May 19, 2022
Frieze New York 2022 art fair is back in the Shed at Hudson Yards in lower Manhattan on the west side. The fair relocated here last year from Randall’s Island. With only 65 galleries, the new director, Christine Messineo says, “The scale of the fair is now more intimate and very manageable.” And it is. The booths mostly present a single artist. More than half are galleries from New York. Here are my highlights. Frame section designated for young galleries less than 10 years old. The section is curated by Sophie Mörner. Her own gallery, The Company, presents an orgy installation by Cajsa von Zeipel, who coincidentally is Mörner’s wife. And perhaps, the most buzz-worthy booth is the Gagosian, which has a vending machine that sells (gives away) Kafftee, a caffeinated drink designed by German artist Albert Oehlen. Special project “Zero Nukes,” by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes, serves as a warning, especially in the current unstable political situation, about the danger of nuclear war. Finally, I can’t not mention a presentation at the Breguet stand in the upstairs lounge. It’s part of the two-year Swiss watchmaker Breguet collaboration with Frieze.
May 19, 2022
New York
Greaves Productions 