{"id":1862521,"date":"2026-04-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1862521"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:00:00","slug":"frieze-new-york-to-include-whitney-biennial-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1862521","title":{"rendered":"Frieze New York to Include Whitney Biennial Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tIn just over a month, Frieze New York will open its 2026 edition, which will include several institutional collaborations and a new acquisition fund.<\/p>\n

\n\tScheduled to run May 13\u00ad\u201317 at the Shed with more than 65 exhibitors, Frieze New York will partner will the Whitney Museum, the Dia Art Foundation, and the Counterpublic Triennial, to present a suite of performances and installations both in and out of the fair.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe most high-profile of these is Frieze\u2019s collaboration with this year\u2019s Whitney Biennial. At the fair, artist Jonathan Gonz\u00e1lez will present Body Configurations<\/em> (2023\u00ad\u201325), a photographic installation of six C-prints commissioned for the Biennial that will be displayed on the sixth floor of the Shed.<\/p>\n

\n\tDuring the fair\u2019s run, from May 15\u201317, Gonz\u00e1lez will also realize the durational performance magic hour\u2013golden time<\/em> (2026), which will be staged on some of the Whitney\u2019s exterior terraces, including ones not accessible to the public, as well as the High Line.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAn important and compelling young voice in contemporary performance, Jonathan Gonz\u00e1lez creates durational works that often engage architecture and environment,\u201d Whitney Biennial cocurator Drew Sawyer said in a statement. \u201cIt is especially exciting to present his new work in the Biennial, where these concerns resonate with the exhibition\u2019s broader themes of infrastructure and relationality. Copresented with Frieze New York, the work extends the exhibition beyond the gallery into a shared encounter on the Museum\u2019s balconies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 2026 edition will also introduce a new acquisition fund for its Focus section, courtesy of collector Michael Sherman and the Sherman Family Foundation. Endowed for five years, the fund will dole out $50,000 each year: $20,000 for two artworks (each) and a $5,000 unrestricted award going directly to each artist who made the acquired work.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Baltimore Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum will each receive one work for the 2026 round of acquisitions. \u201cOur hope is to build relationships for artists with museums and continue to support new voices in this space,\u201d Sherman, who is also a trustee of the Baltimore Museum, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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David Lamelas, To Pour Milk Into a Glass<\/em>, 1972.<\/span>\u00a9David Lamelas\/Courtesy the artist, Spru\u0308th Magers and Jan Mot, Brussels<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tAdditionally, Counterpublic, which will mount its third edition in September under the title \u201cCoyote Time,\u201d will present a site-responsive installation and performance by Kite (Ogl\u00e1la Lak\u021f\u00f3ta), while Dia will present a suite of moving image works by conceptual artist David Lamelas, who is currently the subject of a survey at the institution\u2019s Chelsea space. The latter presentation will include To Pour Milk into a Glass<\/em> (1972) and Time As Activity <\/em>(1969\u00ad\u2013ongoing).<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cJust as Lamelas approaches place and time as non-linear and iterative, presenting these moving-image works at Frieze expands the resonances of both the works and the exhibition at Dia Chelsea, located just a few blocks away, inviting audiences to encounter Lamelas\u2019s practice within the broader cultural ecosystem of the neighborhood,\u201d Dia deputy director of program Humberto Moro said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAt Frieze New York 2026, visitors will encounter a range of performances and site-specific works that extend beyond gallery walls into the city itself,\u201d Christine Messieno, Frieze\u2019s Americas director, said in a statement, adding, \u201cthese commissions invite audiences to reflect on the evolving relationship between bodies, environments and time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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