Overview
- The New York fair opened September 4 at the Javits Center, bringing more than 203 galleries from over 35 countries and running through September 7.
- Reported transactions included works by José Dávila at $90,000 and multiple Hugo McCloud pieces at $35,000 each from Sean Kelly, plus White Cube’s TARWUK paintings priced at $65,000–$100,000.
- Additional sales cited a mixed-media work by Emmi Whitehorse at $150,000, a Tunji Adeniyi-Jones painting at $85,000, and an Ai Weiwei sculpture priced around $150,000–$180,000.
- Collector demand concentrated in the lower five-figure range, with Los Angeles gallery Megan Mulrooney selling out its Piper Bangs solo booth at $5,000–$20,000 within hours.
- This edition features returning heavyweights such as White Cube and Esther Schipper alongside newcomers including Superposition and Megan Mulrooney.