Frieze New York is the first art fair to return to the city

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.”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.”