Frieze, TEFAF, NADA, and Independent Anchor New York Art Week 2025

An amalgam of art fairs, auction previews, gallery exhibitions, and museum openings, New York Art Week 2025 is upon us, anchored once again by Frieze New York at The Shed, TEFAF at the Park Avenue Armory, NADA within Chelsea’s Starrett-Lehigh Building, and Independent Art Fair at Spring Studios. This year also marks the fifteenth anniversary of The Other Art Fair, this time hosted at ZeroSpace in Brooklyn, which lowers the barrier for entry of art ownership with prices beginning around $100. While these platforms, as well as the other fairs popping up around the city, provide an opportunity to acquire new pieces, they also act as portals of inspiration and unique vantage points to survey global developments in the art world.

Though New York Art Week, colloquially referred to as Frieze Week, tends to emphasize the weekend’s ephemeral events, the city’s own institutions mustn’t be overlooked. From “Kennedy Yanko: Retro Future” at Salon 94 to “Salman Toor: Wish Maker” at both Luhring Augustine locations, “Toyin Ojih Odutola: Ilé Oriaku” at Jack Shainman, and Jose Duran’s “Aleluya” at Hannah Traore, strong exhibitions offer their own artistic magnetism. When coupled with Amy Sherald and Mary Heilmann at the Whitney, Rashid Johnson at the Guggenheim, and The Frick’s grand return, art week presents myriad opportunities for participation.

This year’s Frieze New York welcomes roughly 70 exhibiting galleries, a roster that encompasses a number of leading institutions—from Pace Gallery, David Zwirner, Gagosian, and Hauser & Wirth, to Perrotin, White Cube, James Cohan, kurimanzutto, and Mendes Wood DM. In addition to solo and group presentations, performance pieces and immersive installations by Pilvi Takala, Asad Raza, and Carlos Reyes will bring The Shed—and the High Line—to life. Finally, this year sees the return of the Artist Plate Project, founded by Michelle Hellman to raise funds for the Coalition for the Homeless. The series includes limited-edition plates designed by the likes of Faith Ringgold, Nicolas Party, Cindy Sherman, and more—all to support the nonprofit’s services.

An annual highlight, Independent hosts pioneering contemporary art galleries, both domestic and international, who often hone in on solo debuts. This year’s participants include New York’s The Hole alongside Miami’s Nina Johnson, Montreal’s Bradley Ertaskiran, London’s Copperfield, and more. As TEFAF strives for (and frequently delivers) museum-quality works, NADA surprises and delights; for example, Orange Crush is exhibiting the first American art presentation of Austrian professional wrestler Thekla. Whether it’s any of the aforementioned, or Future Fair at Chelsea Industrial, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair at Halo in the Financial District, and even Esther II—a boutique fair inside Midtown’s landmark Beaux-Arts Estonian House, New York Art Week 2025 presents many opportunities for artistic enrichment.