Frieze New York 2026 Concludes with 25,000 Visitors and Strong Sales Amid Challenging Market
The 15th edition of Frieze New York closed at The Shed with 25,000 visitors and significant transactions, including two El Anatsui works sold by White Cube for a combined $4.1 million. The fair debuted the Sherman Family Foundation Acquisition Fund, which facilitated the entry of works by four artists into the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art. Other major sales included a Georg Baselitz painting for €1.4 million at Thaddaeus Ropac and a James Turrell light work priced near $1 million at Almine Rech.
- Artists: El Anatsui, Georg Baselitz, James Turrell, Robert Rauschenberg, Alex Katz, Virginia Jaramillo, Ha Chong-Hyun, Lee Bae, Kelly Sinnapah Mary, Hayley Barker, Bettina, Reika Takebayashi, Seba Calfuqueo, Joanne Burke
- People: Christine Messineo, Meredith Hodges, Sherman Family
- Auction Houses: Sotheby's, Christie's, Phillips
- Galleries: White Cube, Thaddaeus Ropac, Almine Rech, Gagosian, Pace Gallery, Kukje Gallery, Tina Kim Gallery, Johyun Gallery, 303 Gallery, James Cohan, Night Gallery, Public Gallery, Soft Opening, W-Galería
- Museums: Brooklyn Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Dia Art Foundation
- Locations: New York
- Prices: $2,200,000, $1,900,000, €1,400,000, $1,000,000, $825,000, $600,000, $540,000
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