Frieze New York 2025

Bauhaus thread weaves through expansive textile show at MoMA

Around 150 woven works by artists around the globe tell the story of abstraction through a new, craftier lens

New documentary bringing Metro Pictures gallery to the screen

Film-maker Sophie Chahinian explores revered Manhattan gallery founded by Janelle Reiring and Helene Winer

Buzz in New York’s art trade during Frieze week masks uncertainties

Dealers and advisers at this week’s fairs expressed optimism, despite concerns about the wider socio-economic situation

1-54 makes the most of its new home in New York

The 11th edition sees the fair relocate to Halo in the Financial District

Independent art fair adjusts as market slows

Dealers feature artists’ solo debuts and works at lower price points

The secrets are out at Nada New York

The fair features many works that either conceal or reveal in sneaky, sensual ways

In pictures: following the thread at Frieze New York

Textile-based art is abundant at the fair this year, from pieces approximating the forms of paintings but made of found fabrics to hand-woven, intricately beaded works and even a wearable, many-layered cape

'I do believe in love at first sight': plastic surgeon Charles Boyd on why his heart rules his head in matters of art

The Michigan-based collector shares which local show he is most excited about, his latest acquisition and one work that got away

Together in doom: tense paintings of social ills feature at Tefaf New York

On display at the fair this year are a number of works that capture the depressive mood of the moment

Frieze New York Diary: sparring artists are boxing clever, Whitney gets set for almighty dick pic, and Bates mansion is reincarnated

Plus: threading stories together, Chantal Joffe's other side of women writers, and bingo meets circus meets drag

Future Fair updates portraiture for 2025

The fair's fifth iteration explores figuration and radical femininity

Art marketfeature

Marquee May auctions in New York come at a volatile moment

As tariffs and stock-market fluctuations unsettle consignments for the spring sales, the trade awaits signs of what to expect in the next four years

‘We are all part of this intergalactic universe’: Saya Woolfalk’s solo show immerses viewers in her “Empathic Universe”

The artist’s exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design features works spanning more than 20 years of her world-building practice

Frieze VIP day defined by dealers’ resilience

A strong influx from Asia, plus stands devoted to smaller works by emerging artists, got the fair off to a smashing start despite economic headwinds

Esther fair brings global galleries to Manhattan’s Estonian House

Boutique fair, now in its second edition, has taken over two additional spaces in the historical building, with 25 exhibitors and a custom fashion pop-up

How can art fairs become greener?

Tight timelines for set-up, shipping and deinstallation, plus often extensive travel for staff and clients, make the sector stubbornly unsustainable

In pictures: Rujeko Hockley’s Frieze favourites

The associate curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art takes us on a tour of her top picks

‘I derive a lot of inspiration from paintings and fibre art’: clothing designer Ulla Johnson on the art she collects and why

The native New Yorker talks about her artistic inspirations, recent collaborations with contemporary artists and all the beautiful furniture she owns (or wishes she owned)

Critters skitter all over Spring Break Art Fair

Animals abound in immersive exhibitions ruminating on the idea of utopia

‘I see hidden codes within the everyday’: Sandra Poulson’s first museum exhibition explores material histories of global exchange

In the Angolan artist’s show at MoMA PS1, she uses wooden sculpture and found furniture to question the legacies of postcolonialism and globalisation

Whitney Museum of American Art invites visitors to take in the river view

Mary Heilmann’s fifth-floor installation creates a calm space of refuge amidst the frenetic pace of Frieze week

In pictures: Frieze week public art puts Manhattan in the pink

From Lily Kwong's installation in Madison Square Park to John Chamberlain's follies at the Rockefeller Center, works are catching the eye across the borough

‘All the electrifying paintings I wish I’d bought’: New York restauranteur Keith McNally recalls his art wins and regrets as memoir debuts

The beloved restaurateur, who once hosted the likes of Basquiat and Warhol at his establishments, describes recent purchases and the art that got away

New York’s Hotel Chelsea honors the late artist Teruko Yokoi with new restaurant

The artist’s former residence opens a restaurant named Teruko this month, featuring her works

Arts organisations defend the National Endowment for the Arts amidst its proposed elimination

As Donald Trump attempts to eliminate the NEA from the US federal budget, arts groups voice their support for it

Asian galleries move westward: their growing presence and influence in New York

After more than a decade of Western dealers expanding to Hong Kong and Seoul, an inverse dynamic is playing out in the US with a new infusion of energy from Asia

Keeping it in the family: never-before-seen Picasso works to go on show in New York with help from artist's descendants

Exhibitions at Gagosian and Almine Rech will open this spring, featuring work never before displayed in public

Frieze New York shows signs of stability in challenging US art market

Alongside the Frieze fair, a growing cohort of satellite events and weeks of auctions attest to the resilience of the trade in a turbulent macroeconomic climate

British artist Thomas J Price brings a contemplative colossus to Times Square

The monumental figurative sculpture "Grounded in the Stars" is on show in New York until 17 June