Frieze has revealed the full lineup of highlights for Frieze New York 2025, returning to The Shed from May 7 – 11. Under the direction of Christine Messineo (Director of Americas, Frieze), the fair brings together more than 65 leading galleries from over 25 countries, offering a distilled perspective on the global art landscape, set against the culturally rich backdrop of New York City.

Frieze New York is supported by global lead partner Deutsche Bank, continuing over two decades of a shared commitment to artistic excellence.

Christine Messineo said: “Frieze New York offers an engaging and dynamic experience of New York as a vibrant hub of the international art world. Steps away from Chelsea’s galleries, the fair brings together extraordinary work exploring perspectives that shape contemporary art. Frieze week features performances, talks, and events not only at the Shed but also throughout the city.”

Solo, Dual and Themed Presentations

Frieze New York showcases strong local representation, with over 35 participants based in the city, while exhibitors from more than 25 countries offer a global perspective.

Solo and dual highlights include:

• Pace Gallery will show a dual presentation of paintings by Adam Pendleton in dialogue with sculptures by Lynda Benglis, curated by Pendleton, coinciding with his major show at Hirshhorn Museum.
• David Zwirner presents a solo booth of new work by Sherrie Levine ahead of a major show at the Aspen Art Museum.
• Jenkins Johnson Gallery presents a solo exhibition of South African artist Dr. Esther Mahlangu, celebrated for her bold, geometric paintings rooted in Ndebele traditions.
• Andrew Edlin presents a two-person show of work by visionary self-taught artists Abraham Lincoln Walker (b. 1921, Illinois) and Frank Walter (b. 1929, Antigua)
• Alexander Gray Associates showcases new works by Jennie C. Jones—paintings and works on paper responding to her major rooftop commission for The Met—alongside work by Donald Moffett.
• Casey Kaplan will present a solo booth of new work by American sculptor Hannah Levy.
• Night Gallery presents a solo presentation by Canadian painter Wanda Koop, which will feature five untitled paintings on plywood (1981-1989).
• GRAY presents a two-person exhibition of work featuring Judy Ledgerwood and Leon Polk Smith, who both confront and expand the history of abstract painting.
• James Cohan presents new sculptures by Tuan Andrew Nguyen, tuned so that once activated the works vibrate at a precisely calibrated healing frequency.
• mor charpentier presents a solo show of French painter Malo Chapuy, featuring a selection of paintings centered on ecology.
• Ortuzar will present a solo booth featuring works from Joey Terrill’s ongoing Still Life series, in which the artist explores the intersections of Chicanismo, homosexuality, and HIV.
• Carlos/Ishikawa and Chapter NY will share a booth, each gallery presenting new works by two artists. Carlos/Ishikawa will present paintings by Issy Wood and a new project by Rose Salane. Chapter NY will present paintings by Mary Stephenson and drawings by Milano Chow.
• Perrotin will participate in Frieze New York with a solo presentation of work by Claire Tabouret. The French-born, Los Angeles-based artist is known for enigmatic portraits that explore the vulnerability of human relationships.
• Hyundai Gallery will present new work by leading contemporary Korean artist MOON Kyungwon.

Frieze New York 2025 will also host several noteworthy group presentations, offering a curated selection of thematic exhibitions that explore new artistic dialogues and global trends:

• White Cube will present works by artists including Tracey Emin, Christine Ay Tjoe, and Georg Baselitz, with highlights such as Ay Tjoe’s Lesser Numerator 05 (2023) and Emin’s My World Was Broken Because of You (2025).
• Thaddaeus Ropac presents new works by David Salle, Georg Baselitz, Martha Jungwirth, and Megan Rooney. Key highlights from US artists with coinciding institutional shows include Robert Rauschenberg’s Side Walker (Borealis) (1990), Ali Banisadr’s early work The Servant System (2008), and Alex Katz’s Claire McCardell 11 (2022).
• The theme of Brazil as earth is explored at A Gentil Carioca, bringing together artists Denilson Baniwa, Kelton Fausto Campos, and Maria Nepomuceno.
• APALAZZOGALLERY & Emalin will collaborate to present sculptures by Augustas Serapinas alongside paintings by Karol Palczak and Nathlie Provosty.
• HALES’ debut at Frieze New York will see Sunil Gupta’s Exiles series, recently exhibited at MoMA and the Barbican, shown alongside a new large-scale painting by Anthony Cudahy and works by Tessa Boffin and Chitra Ganesh.
• Sultana presents work by a cohort of artists – Jean Claracq, Jesse Darling, Benoît Piéron and P. Staff – who share both a generation and a preoccupation with the violence with which our organizational structures reject and keep at bay many individuals.
• Proyectos Ultravioleta brings together a presentation highlighting how contemporary artists honor cultural heritage through diverse artistic expressions. Artists include Hellen Ascoli, Claudia Alarcón & Silät Collective, Paula Nicho Cúmez, Rosa Elena Curruchich, Edgar Calel, Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme, and Johanna Unzueta.
• Francois Ghebaly will present a group show featuring work by Christine Sun Kim, Maia Ruth Lee, Ludovic Nkoth and Patricia Iglesias Peco.
• At Karma, a cross-generational presentation of recent and historic work reflects the diversity of the gallery's program Alan Saret, Jeremy Frey, Tamo Jugeli, Tabboo!, Maja Ruznic, Jonas Wood, Thaddeus Mosley.
• Stevenson presents a booth featuring a selection of works by Frida Orupabo, Simphiwe Ndzube, Moshekwa Langa, Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi, among others.

Focus

For 2025, Frieze’s celebrated Focus section–– dedicated to young and emerging galleries––features twelve exhibitors showing solo presentations by emerging or under-appreciated artists. Overseen for a second year by curator and writer Lumi Tan, the section features an increased international presence while maintaining a spotlight on New York’s vibrant young spaces. This year, a remarkable seven new galleries – Champ Lacombe, G Gallery, King’s Leap, Management, Public, Voloshyn Gallery, Yeo Workshop – join Central Galeria, Company Gallery, Gordon Robichaux, Madragoa and Mitre Galeria.

Stone Island is the Official Partner of the Focus section. Launched at Frieze London 2023, their support provides young galleries with vital funding, in addition to Frieze’s long-standing subsidy. For Frieze New York 2025, Frieze and Stone Island have collaborated with artist Tahir Karmali—whose work is on view with Management and was included in The Shed’s Open Call program in 2019—to design the official staff t-shirts, worn throughout the fair.

Among the highlight presentations in Focus are:

• Central Galeria (São Paulo) presents a solo booth by C. L. Salvaro, whose practice examines the Anthropocene and urban decay, repurposing construction materials and found objects.
• G Gallery (Seoul) presents The Bewitched Surfers and the Holy Barnacles, a modular installation of layered cardboard and projection mapping by Yehwan Song, exposing the illusion of online freedom, revealing how algorithms dictate user experience.
• Gordon Robichaux (New York) will present the most extensive display of Jenni Crain’s (1991–2021) work to date, a mini-retrospective featuring Crain’s sculptures, paintings and photographs.
• Voloshyn Gallery (Kyiv) presents Kyiv Siren, a solo exhibition by Ukrainian artist Nikita Kadan.
• Mitre Galeria (Belo Horizonte) presents a solo project by Luana Vitra, an artist from Minas Gerais, Brazil, a region shaped by industrial mining. Construction tools, industrial supplies, and found debris are transformed into works that blur the boundaries between sculpture and drawing.
• Public Gallery (London) presents a solo booth by Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, whose interactive works, combining animation, sound, and gaming, archive Black trans experiences.
• Yeo Workshop (Singapore) presents Vortex of The Land of No Return, a solo installation by Citra Sasmita. Expanding on her recent Barbican commission, the work reclaims the Kamasan painting technique—historically reserved for men—to reimagine female agency in Balinese mythology.

Programming

In 2025, Frieze partners with neighboring High Line Art to celebrate performance art––both at the fair and in public spaces throughout The Shed and along the High Line. Highlights include The Pin, a new co-commission with High Line Art by Pilvi Takala, curated by Taylor Zakarin (Associate Curator, High Line Art).

Additionally included are Immortal Coil by Asad Raza and Freestyle Hard by Carlos Reyes. Founded in 1972, Artists Space has served as a vital platform for fostering the artistic and cultural life of New York City, providing a leading venue for artists working across disciplines. In collaboration with Frieze, Artists Space will present a new performance, Echo Chamber, by Sharon Hayes and Brooke O'Harra on the evening of Friday, May 9, at its Tribeca location.

Continuing a commitment to supporting non-profits, Frieze New York has partnered with Printed Matter, Inc.—the world’s leading non-profit dedicated to the distribution, understanding, and appreciation of artists’ books – and the Artist Plate Project, which will offer over 50 limited-edition plates by renowned artists including Alexander Calder, Amy Sherald, and Lawrence Weiner for sale to raise funds for the Coalition for the Homeless.

Partner Activations

Frieze New York 2025 is proud to collaborate with a dynamic group of partners who are shaping unique, immersive experiences across this year’s fair.

More than Meets the Eye: Works from the Deutsche Bank Collection

Global lead partner Deutsche Bank will show a curated selection of artworks by world-renowned international artists from the Deutsche Bank Collection in their lounge. The display includes works by Joan Mitchell, Christo & Jeanne-Claude, James Rosenquist, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Thomas Struth and Richard Mosse among others. This selection of artworks illustrates how works on paper and photography, the focus of the Deutsche Bank Collection, often serve as links between diverse contemporary artistic practices across mediums.

LG OLED returns with an imaginative installation created in partnership with artist Steven Harrington, transforming their lounge into a springtime escape that encourages visitors to slow down, engage, and “stop to smell the flowers” on the latest LG OLED TVs. Luxury beauty brand THE WHOO makes its U.S. debut with a captivating exhibition spotlighting three South Korean female artists, Ok Kim, Subin Seol, and Jian Yoo, who reinterpret traditional Korean craftsmanship—ceramics, ott-chil lacquer, and mother-of-pearl—through a contemporary lens. Ruinart also returns to Frieze New York with ‘Conversations with Nature’, an ongoing art series that reflects the Champagne house’s nearly 300-year-old dialogue with the natural world. This year, Ruinart presents new works by multi-disciplinary artist Sam Falls, whose organic, site-specific botanical portraits evoke a deep, harmonious connection with the environments that inspire him. illycaffè continues its celebrated tradition of blending art and design with the debut of the latest illy Art Collection, created by Berlin-based Venezuelan artist Sol Calero. Maestro Dobel® Tequila, masters of innovation and smoothness, returns to Frieze New York as the Official Tequila partner of the North American Fairs. 

Further Information

A dedicated online Frieze Viewing Room will open in the week before the fair, offering audiences a first look at the presentations and the opportunity to engage with the fair from afar.

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