My top picks from VOLTA, Frieze and NADA.
What a whirlwind the past few days have been! Over the weekend, I ventured into Chelsea to experience the latest & greatest in visual art during NY Art Week. My ambition led me to three fairs over two days – VOLTA, NADA, and Frieze. My weekend frolicking around Chelsea while dodging rain puddles was well worth it because it reminded me of what’s possible when creative ideas are brought to life from the artist & gallerist perspective. Most importantly, I had the chance to discover new artists & galleries like Situations & their booth featuring Faye Wei Wei, Felix Beaudry, and Abdolreza Aminlari, and finally see some artists’ work in person for the first time — for instance, Naudline Pierre’s paintings & Frida Orupabo‘s collage work; those were some special moments.
This year, I entered my fair escapades with a few goals, and the most important yet simplest was…discovery. Meeting new people, discovering artists, learning about new galleries, and maintaining an open mind are all things I can say I proudly accomplished. Below are a few Black Cherry picks from NY Art Week – enjoy!
VOLTA
Jochen Mühlenbrink
WP (Cut) (2023)
Seontae Hwang
Space with sunlight (2022)
FRIEZE
Naudline Pierre
Teach Me How (2023)
Takako Yamaguchi
Victoria & Whiskey (1995)
Mary Lovelace O’Neal
TID – Obviously Red (circa 1990s)
Alex Da Corte
Anti-Hero (2022)
Issy Wood
“Two dreams one nightsweat” (2022)
Jack Whitten
The Mingo Altarpiece: For George Mingo 14 September 1950 – 6 December 1996 (1996)
Emma Prempeh
Steal The Rum Cake From The Kitchen (2023)
Tosh Basco
Sanguine (2023)
Frida Orupabo
Parasomnia (2022)
NADA
Nevena Prijic
Fluid Forest (2023)
Guillaume Linard Osorio
Hypothesis 5 (2023)
Talia Levitt
A Day in mid December (2023)
Sacha Ingber
The Public Pool (2023)
Yvette Mayorga
Voyage to the Pink Castle from the Surveillance Locket Series (2023)
LaKela Brown
Doorknockers Composition with Three Gold Impressions and Egyptian Royalty (2023)
Michael Thompson
Swift Plays Ploy (2022)
Felix Beaudry
Final Fern (2022)
Faye Wei Wei
(L) Gossamer Sun Set (2023); (R) Sleeping Nightingale (2023)
David Kennedy Cutler
Ensamble (Study) (2023)