FRESH SQUEEZED FRIEZE 2013
The edgiest art galleries in the world come together for the Frieze Art Fair. Today, May 13, is the last day of Frieze New York.
In and out of the city in a flash, Frieze set down with an airy temporary structure to house the exhibition. Designed by SO-IL, it sits, for the last day today, atop Randall’s Island in the middle of the East River. It is punctuated by a juicy red Paul McCarthy sculpture, Balloon Dog.
Paul McCarthy — White Snow, Balloon Dog (red), 2013
Vinyl-coated nylon, fans, rigging
Photo: Genevieve Hanson
Balloon Dog is an 80 foot high balloon standing guard over the Frieze New York Sculpture Park, which includes mind-bending pieces by Fiona Connor, Style Guide Spa (2013); Saint Clair Cemin, Fotini (2013); Martha Friedman, Amygdalas (2013); and Nick Van Woert, Primitive(2013). Additional artists include: Tom Burr, Tom Friedman, Andreas Lolis, Charles Long, Jason Meadows, Pae White and Franz West. Curator: Tom Eccles.
Paul McCarthy — White Snow, Balloon Dog (red), 2013
Vinyl-coated nylon, fans, rigging
Photo: Genevieve Hanson
Over 1000 artists are represented at Frieze New York this year by over 180 galleries from 32 countries. Almost a third of the galleries are NY-based.
Galleria Lorcan O'Neill
Frieze New York 2013
Photograph by John Berens
Courtesy John Berens/ Frieze
With a commitment to emerging galleries, Frieze New York has two programs: Frame and Focus, featuring galleries that are less than 6 and less than 10 years old, respectively. Curated by Rodrigo Moura and Tim Saltarelli.
Isabel Nolan, Slow dirty solution (2013) Kerlin Gallery
Frieze New York 2013
Photograph by John Berens
Courtesy John Berens/ Frieze
Frieze Projects New York features seven commissioned projects: site-specific works that either react to the location or engage with the experience of the fair. Curated by Cecilia Alemani.
The five artists participating in the Frieze Projects program this year are: Liz Glynn, Maria Loboda, Mateo Tannatt, Andra Ursuta and Marianne Vitale. The program will also feature a special tribute to legendary artist-run restaurant FOOD, originally conceived by Gordon Matta-Clark and Carol Goodden in 1971. With a menu that changes daily, the artists chefs at FOOD 1971/2013 are: Matthew Day Jackson, Carol Goodden, Tina Girouard and Jonathan Horowitz. The Frieze Projects program also features a literary project, Frieze Story, this year with an original text by novelist Ben Marcus.
Frieze New York 2013
Photograph by John Berens
Courtesy John Berens/ Frieze
Frieze Sounds
Frieze Sounds features three commissioned audio works by artists: Charles Atlas and the New Humans, Trisha Baga and Haroon Mirza. Frieze Sounds is programmed and curated by Cecilia Alemani and presented with BMW.
Sculpture Park
Frieze New York 2013
Photograph by John Berens
Courtesy John Berens/ Frieze
If you can catch the last glimpse of Frieze New York today, take the day off, if you have to. It’s a concentrated potion pot full of what is beautiful now.
