At Thursday’s invitation-only VIP Preview, The Armory Show opened its 2026 edition at the Javits Center with more than 240 exhibitors. A fair of that scale rarely lends itself to a single reading, but this year had a discernible thread: the Caribbean and its diasporas extend through the curated Focus and Platform sections, gallery presentations, and performance, while expanded Solo and Presents sections make greater room for concentrated presentations and younger galleries.

There are few buildings in New York as closely tied to the history of 20th-century art as The Breuer. Opened in 1966 as the Whitney Museum of American Art, Marcel Breuer’s landmark on Madison Avenue later housed the Met Breuer and Frick Madison before becoming Sotheby’s new headquarters. This year, for the first time, the Independent 20th Century art fair takes over the building — an especially fitting move as it marks its 60th anniversary.

The 15th edition of Frieze New York opened last week at The Shed in New York City. In a fair synonymous with variety, this edition stood out with a particularly diverse and thoughtfully curated array of artists whose works championed the heritage and backgrounds of their creators. The variety of artistic voices was complemented by a thematic harmony amongst many of the works present at the fair – nature, whether as a subject, inspiration, or material source informed a large number of pieces, forming a garden-like backdrop for poignant assertions and discussions of identity.