About

Founded in 2013, and located on Manhattan's Lower East Side, Fridman Gallery champions a diverse roster of international contemporary artists working across various media.

The gallery takes risks and organizes critically acclaimed exhibitions, such as the first solo shows in New York by Nate Lewis, Nina Katchadourian, Wura-Natasha Ogunji, and Summer Wheat, and first-ever solo exhibitions of Dindga McCannon and Milford Graves, whose works have now earned a place in the art-historical canon after decades of neglect by the mainstream art world. Our 2022 exhibition "Women at War", featuring 12 women artists from Ukraine responding to the current war, has been touring university museums across the U.S. and Canada. In 2025 we will present solo exhibitions by both emerging talents – Azuki Furuya and Will Maxen, and established artists – Remy Jungerman and Athena LaTocha. Additionally, the gallery actively participates in leading international art fairs, such as Art Basel Miami Beach, the Armory Show, Art Cologne, and Paris Photo.

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Fridman Gallery is consistently recognized for its ambitious performance program, featuring a full schedule of experimental performance art. This includes the annual New Ear Festival, a comprehensive music festival with a curatorial emphasis on contrast to foster cross-pollination among audiences. In September of 2016, the gallery hosted “9e + 50”, a dedication to the seminal “9 Evenings of Theater and Engineering”, featuring performances by Alvin Lucier, Pauline Olivieros, Simon Forti, and others. The physical space also serves as the home for choreographer Abigail Levine's "Restagings" (2017–2024), a durational, multi-part series that reinterprets canonical minimalist and conceptual artworks as performances.

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With a commitment to pushing artistic boundaries, Fridman Gallery contributes significantly to New York City's vibrant art scene, fostering dialogue, culture, and exploration within the ever-evolving landscape of contemporary art.