After five days at The Shed, Frieze New York concluded on Sunday, capping off a packed fortnight of auctions, art fairs, and art world events across the city.
Hosting 68 exhibitors for its third edition in Hudson Yards (and 11th in New York), the fair is led by Frieze’s fair director of Americas Christine Messineo.
Frieze remains the marquee May event in the New York art world, combining global blue-chip heavyweights in the main exhibition area along with younger galleries in its Focus sector. This year’s edition featured new work from established and emerging artists across a number of standout solo booths. Capsule Shanghai was among them and won the Frieze Focus Stand Prize 2023 for its presentation of works by Chinese sculptor Liao Wen.
The mood at the fair was excitable and positive throughout. Several celebrities were spotted—including Chris Rock, Caroline Polachek, Michael Stipe, and Raf Simons—and dealers reported better-than-expected sales amid an uncertain economic picture and a congested art world calendar.
The venue remained busy over the course of its five-day run, with many exhibitors rotating their inventory throughout the fair. “There was high energy at the fair this year,” said Peggy Leboeuf, partner at Perrotin, which presented a solo corner of works by Japanese artist Izumi Kato, which sold out, as well as works by Paola Pivi and Charles Hascoët. “Each fair has its own atmosphere, and Frieze offers an opportunity to experiment with both established and newer artists on our roster.”
Here, we share a rundown of the top sales at Frieze New York 2023.
A number of exhibitors reported sellout booths at the fair, including:
- David Kordansky Gallery’s solo booth of Lauren Halsey’s new gypsum-based engravings and digital collages sold out. Several works were sold within the first hours of the fair. The engravings specifically relate to the artist’s architectural work currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Cantor Roof Garden. “These visual indices of Halsey’s neighborhood appear in the works on view at Frieze New York and across her entire oeuvre, becoming fantastic archives of funkadelic dreams and futures, but also concrete textures, materials, and iconographies of her community,” said Kurt Mueller, senior director at the gallery.
- Pace Gallery sold all the works from their solo booth of works by Robert Nava in the opening hours of the fair’s VIP preview day, with prices ranging from $30,000 to $80,000.
Galleries large and small took the fair as an opportunity to present the works of artists who are new to their rosters or to the U.S. art world.
- Stephen Friedman Gallery sold five paintings by Pam Glick for $55,000 apiece. The rest of the works from its solo booth were on reserve by the end of the fair’s VIP day. One work was sold to a corporate collection. The booth, curated by White Columns’s Matthew Higgs, complemented the gallery’s presentation at Independent the week prior. Both shed light on the underrecognized Glick, a friend and studio mate of Jean-Michel Basquiat who is known for an energetic mark-making that recalls the form and movement of water.
- In the Focus section of the fair, first-time exhibitor Mitre Galeria from Brazil sold out their presentation of works by Marcos Siqueira. A favorite among many fairgoers, Siqueira’s charming, small-scale paintings are made from natural pigments that the environmentally conscious artist gathers from Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Further sales at Frieze New York 2023 included:
- David Zwirner sold several recent oil paintings and works on paper by Suzan Frecon, whose work was the subject of a solo booth. The prices ranged from $50,000 to $500,000.
- Sprüth Magers and Karma International jointly showcased multiple works by Pamela Rosenkranz, whose sculpture Old Tree can be found around the corner from The Shed on the High Line Plinth. Works sold included Anamazon (Wish Things) and Anamazon (Amasses) (both 2023), each priced at $75,000. These works, along with additional paintings, sculptural editions, and works on paper, were acquired by collections in Europe, Asia, and the U.S.
- Goodman Gallery sold various artworks by William Kentridge, including a bronze sculpture valued at $500,000, which was acquired by a private collection in New York. They also sold a distinctive series of works on paper within the same price range to a European family foundation. Additionally, a collection of Sue Williamson embroideries was sold to a European private collection, with each embroidery priced at $55,000.
Thumbnail, from left to right: Naudline Pierre, “In the Meantime,” 2023. Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan. Maia Ruth Lee, “B.B.M 35,” 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Tina Kim Gallery.
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