‘London-based Victoria Miro opted for a tightly curated booth built entirely around figurative paintings shown in pairs and “couples.” The presentation brought together works by artists including Ali Banisadr, María Berrío, Saskia Colwell, Paula Rego, and Emil Sands, that echoed and played off one another formally and emotionally. One pairing, on the left hand corner of the booth, juxtaposed a painting by Alice Neel with a work by Chantal Joffe, an admirer of Neel’s. The conversation there, with both the Neel and the Joffe featuring couples, and the fact that the two artists can be seen as a couple, was a highlight of the fair.’
Image: Installation view, Victoria Miro (Booth A7) at Frieze New York, 2026
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