Much like we ourselves are doing this month with our forthcoming Offsite Online digital fair, the organizers of New York’s Frieze Art Fair decided in the face of the pandemic to convert their show into a virtual viewing room. For those in the art world, the loss of a physical Frieze means the loss of a key moment for discovery, commerce, and networking. But for those of us with no skin in the game — as much as we enjoy attending Frieze IRL — we can’t say we’re totally missing the $50 Uber rides to Randall’s Island, or the inevitable bouts of weird early-spring weather. As journalists and art lovers, the virtual viewing room also offers some very real benefits, like being able to browse, and read the backstory of, pieces we might have missed in the chaos of the fair, or being able to grab the exact images we want for a roundup without having to wait for an exhausted gallery assistant. Read on for a peek at our picks, but we also highly recommend posting up on your sofa this weekend, logging into the viewing room, and cherishing the feeling of really, truly getting to focus on the art. If we’re lucky, the ferry and the thunderstorms will be there next year.
Lily Ludlow, Sisters, 2020 — Canada GalleryLucia Koch, Air Temperature (Dirty Yellow), 2016 — Galeria Nara Roesler (Part of Collective Design Presents ‘Color and Production’)Marina Weffort, Untitled (Tecidos Series), 2017 — Cavalo

David Hockney, Steps Into Water, 1975 — Kasmin

Andreas Angelidakis, Domesticated Ruin, 2018 — Breeder

Mariko Mori, Plasma Stone II, 2017-2018 — Sean Kelly GalleryEva Rothschild, A Lantern, 2015 — The Modern InstituteJennifer Rose Sciarrino, From Root to Tip, 2018 — Daniel Faria GalleryIlse D’Hollander, After Goethe (I), 1991 —  Victoria Miro

Edith Baumann, Pattern Recognition No. 31, 2019 — Franklin Parrasch Gallery / Parrasch Heijnen Gallery

Katharina Grosse, Untitled, 2017 — Gagosian

Larry Bell, Untitled Triolith C SS, 2020 — Hauser + Wirth

Liam Gillick, Acceptance Channelled, 2019 — Gallery Baton

Jose Dávila, Untitled, 2020 — Sean Kelly Gallery

Sarah Crowner, Wings After a Ballet (Sodalita), 2020 — Casey Kaplan

Kapwani Kiwanga, Glow 3, 2019 — Jerome Poggi

Letha Wilson, Double Arch Leaves and Lava, 2020 — Grimm Letha Wilson, Palms Fold Rock Arc, 2020 — Grimm
Eleonore Koch, Tulips on Pink Background, 1985 — Galeria Marilia Razuk / Almeida e Dale Galeria De ArteMichelle Segre, Driftloaf, 2018 — Derek Eller GalleryNicolas Robbio, Tonelada, 2015 — VermelhoRuby Sky Stiler, No Title, 2020 — Nicelle BeaucheneVera Pagava, Ville Ou Lumiere Sur La Ville, 1963 — Galerie KornfeldPark Seo-Bo, Ecriture No. 060730, 2006 — Tina Kim Gallery

Sarah Braman, 8AM, 2017 — Mitchell-Innes & Nash

Rodney Graham, Untitled, 2020 — Lisson Gallery

Rodney Graham, Untitled (top) and Untitled (bottom), 2020 — Lisson GalleryClare Rojas, Untitled, 2017 — Kavi Gupta Gallery
Suzanne Song, Stoppages, 2018 — Gallery BatonSaskia Noor Van Imhoff, #+40.04 (Two Drawers in a Different Time), 2019 — Grimm

Sadie Benning, Untitled 11X16 (TT), 2019 — Vielmetter Los Angeles

Marley Freeman, Declare, 2020 — Karma

Betty Parsons, Untitled, 1981 — Alexander Gray Associates

Irma Blank, Radical Writings, Dal Libro Totale, Zweiseitig/Doppia Pagina VII, 1983 — P420