67 galleries will once again take over the Shed for Frieze New York

"This spring the Frieze New York fair will return to Manhattan's West Side for its sixth edition at the Shed, which as last year will feature 67 participating galleries. It will be the first edition of Frieze's Big Apple expo since the media and events company was acquired by Ari Emanuel's company Mari last autumn. As in years past, Frieze New York (13-17 May) will coincide with a smorgasbord of art fairs around the city-including Tefaf New York (15-19 May), Independent (14-17 May), 1-54 New York (13-17 May) and Nada New York (13-17 May)-as well as the marquee spring auctions at Bonhams, Christie's, Phillips and Sotheby's. That month's fairs and auctions will be competing extra hard for globetrotting collectors' and curators' attentions this year as they will come just days after the preview and opening festivities for the 2026 Venice Biennale (9 May-22 November)."

""The fair is a snapshot of the most compelling artistic practices today in an international city that embraces rigor, complexity and ambition," Christine Messineo, Frieze's director for the Americas, said in a statement. "Our close relationships with New York's institutions-particularly around time-based media and performance-extend our impact beyond the fair architecture, from Chelsea and into the wider city." There will be 13 galleries either making their Frieze New York debuts this spring or returning after not participating for one year or more. Most of these are concentrated in Focus, the sector devoted to solo presentations by galleries that have been in business for 12 years or less and sponsored by the fashion house Stone Island. That section, curated by Lumi Tan, will feature first-timers Campeche from Mexico City (showing Abraham González Pacheco); New York locals Europa, Sargent's Daughters and Ulrik (showing Aki Goto, Yeni Mao and Bettina Grossman, respectively); Isla Flotante from São Paulo and Buenos Aires (showing Rosario Zorraquín); Soft Opening from"

Frieze New York will return to Manhattan's West Side at the Shed for its sixth edition, running 13–17 May, and will feature 67 participating galleries. It will be the first Frieze New York held since the media and events company was acquired by Ari Emanuel's company Mari last autumn. The fair will coincide with several other New York art fairs and the major spring auctions, occurring days after the preview and opening festivities for the 2026 Venice Biennale. The Focus sector, curated by Lumi Tan and sponsored by Stone Island, will concentrate many debuting or returning galleries presenting solo shows, including Campeche, Europa, Sargent's Daughters, Ulrik, Isla Flotante and Soft Opening.

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