For four days starting next Friday, London’s Frieze Art Fair will occupy a swath of green on Randall’s Island, in the East River. A temporary serpentine tent structure (above right) designed by Solid Objectives – Idenburg Liu (SO IL) of Brooklyn will host 182 galleries and the adjacent Sculpture Park will present commissioned site-specific work by 14 artists. Altogether the fair takes up 250,000 square feet, presenting work by 1,000 artists, making it the largest of any in New York City to date.

While tickets are not cheap ($40 per day; $25 for a half-day) the organizers are offering both spectacle and location in addition to art, including the ferry ride to and from. The magnificent setting is immediately opposite Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and some of the city’s top eateries are setting up shop on-site, including Frankies Spuntino, the Fat Radish, Sant Ambroeus and Roberta's as well as The Standard’s Biergarten food truck and Intelligentsia Coffee Bars.

Frieze Art Fair New York, May 4-7, on Randall’s Island, NY, NY. Tickets $40/$25 must be purchased online in advance to take advantage of the dedicated Frieze ferry and shuttle. The ferry departs every 15 minutes from the East 35^th Street ferry dock; the Frieze shuttle meets the 4/5/6 line at Lexington Avenue and 125^th Street. In addition, Randall’s Island has parking for 1.500 cars. Information. Stay tuned for information about Pulse, Red Dot, Seven and NADA art fairs running concurrently in next week’s DART Board. Above left, Google Earth; right: image courtesy Frieze. dart-frieze

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