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Yayoi Kusama spent the last seven years of her life in isolation and declining health, yet this final chapter proved to be her most prolific and commercially successful, with record auction prices, a Louis Vuitton partnership, a New York exhibition of her late works, and rising demand that cemented her status as a leading figure in the art world before her death at 97.
Frieze New York presents a cautious art-market snapshot: galleries lean toward blue-chip, saleable paintings—polite abstracts and semi-figurative works—while big houses like David Zwirner anchor the fair and midsize galleries face overhead pressure, even as some booths push restrained, curatorial bets. The mood is one of measured recovery rather than a breakthrough.
Gerhard Richter's latest exhibition at David Zwirner Gallery in New York features 14 of his final series of paintings, three recent series of works on paper, and one of his glass sculptures. The paintings are unusually dense and passionate, with each one coming in different sizes and color combinations. The exhibition also includes 76 works on paper and a series of 31 inkjet prints of drawings. Richter, who is known for his control over his work, decided these would be his last paintings only after they were finished. The exhibition runs until April 22.