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New York magazine art critic Jerry Saltz on Frieze New York 2021, the first big art fair to reopen since the beginning of the pandemic. The fair took place at The Shed and featured work by Dana Schutz, Precious Okoyomon, and more.
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Updated 3rd May 2021
Frieze New York is the first art fair to return to the city
Written by Daniel Cassady
This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style.
From late March last year, restrictions due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of every New York art fair. Now one is making a cautious return Frieze New York (May 5-9), the first in-person, one-venue fair to be held in the city since The Armory Show in 2020. The fair has abandoned its plans to host the event at Randall s Island a chore to get to from anywhere moving instead to The Shed, a non-profit cultural institution in Manhattan s Hudson Yards. Rebecca Ann Siegel, Frieze s director of Americas and content, said: The Shed was designed for flexibility, both in its architecture and its programming, which made it the best partner for this year.
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Frieze New York has moved to The Shed in Manhattan Courtesy Brett Beyer
From late March last year, coronavirus forced the cancellation of every New York art fair. Now one is making a cautious return Frieze New York (5-9 May), the first in-person, one venue fair to be held in the city since the Armory in 2020. The fair has abandoned Randall’s Island a chore to get to from anywhere moving instead to The Shed, a non-profit cultural institution in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards. Rebecca Ann Siegel, Frieze’s director of Americas and content, says: “The Shed was designed for flexibility, both in its architecture and its programming, which made it the best partner for this year.”