The 2024 edition of Frieze New York spotlights alternative journeys into art, as championed by galleries such as Ortuzar Projects, Andrew Edlin Gallery and Gordon Robichaux. This focus is echoed in Venice at the Biennale's Central Pavilion Exhibition, “Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere”, where artists from non-traditional art backgrounds and training take center stage.
Feliciano Centurión turned to the craft of his childhood while in exile; Reverend Joyce McDonalddiscovered clay in detox; and Thornton Dial rescued scrap materials from his workplace. While the circumstances that sparked these seven practitioners' entry into artmaking are wildly different—as are the techniques and themes they pursue—they share a boundless desire and freedom to experiment, and a clear sense of how their practice informs and is informed by wider sociopolitical concerns.
Pacita Abad | Tina Kim Gallery, stand A9
