Frieze New York 2016 Draws Record Attendance

Driving Major Sales Across the Fair’s International Galleries and Curated Sections

The fifth edition of Frieze New York closed on Sunday, May 8, with ambitious presentations from galleries from around the globe that generated exceptional sales and fostered meaningful dialogue with collectors, curators and art enthusiasts.

Convening more than 200 galleries from 31 countries, Frieze New York 2016 showcased an extraordinary cross-section of work by established, emerging and under-recognised contemporary artists. The fair drew over 43,000 visitors from across the country and around the world, with record attendance on Preview Day and throughout the week, and reinforced the role of Frieze New York as a vital platform for engaging with the most influential and inspiring artists working today.

International collectors responded with great enthusiasm to the gallery presentations across Frieze New York, with galleries reporting major sales from the moment the fair opened.

Marc Payot, Partner and Vice President of Hauser & Wirth (Zurich, London, New York, Somerset, Los Angeles), shared:

We had a wonderful week at Frieze New York. From our perspective the caliber and internationalism of the visitors, including so many colleagues from museums, reached a great new level. The fair has taken its place among the best in the world. In terms of sales, Hauser & Wirth had a robust week. We placed Philip Guston’s important 1977 oil painting Black Coast and a very important drawing from Guston’s coveted series of sleeping figures, done in the 1970s. Roni Horn’s work was a real draw: We placed two of her cast glass sculptures ($975,000 each) and several works from her series of Hack Wit drawings ($85,000 each). We also sold Paul McCarthy’s red silicone Red River, the first sculpture from his new Stagecoach body of works, for $750,000. These and other sales, and the atmosphere of the fair itself, made the week a great success for the gallery.p

Next year, Frieze New York will take place on Randall’s Island Park from Thursday, May 4 through Sunday, May 7, 2017.