FRIEZE NEW YORK 2026

On its booth, Pace will show works by Lin that call attention to natural sites that have seen or will see significant environmental change. A new silver sculpture by the artist, however, celebrates the exception to this trend. Titled Silver Yellowstone (2026), this work is inspired by the only untouched river in the continuous United States.The gallery’s booth at Frieze New York will also showcase sculptures, rendered at new scales, from Villareal’s Golden Game series. Villareal presented Golden Game at Pace Tokyo in 2025, furthering his exploration into the relationships between nature, technology, chance, and the human experience. The series title, which references a book of 17th century alchemical engravings, speaks to the influence of esoteric knowledge and the mystical on the works. Through Golden Game, Villareal invites viewers to consider the boundary between the physical and digital worlds.

This will be the third consecutive year that Pace presents a two-artist booth at Frieze New York. Conceived by the gallery’s President Samanthe Rubell, these pairings bring artists into unexpected dialogues and encourage new ways of seeing and experiencing their work.

Samanthe Rubell, President of Pace Gallery, says:

“We’re very excited to show works by Maya and Leo at Frieze New York during this year of incredible public projects by them both. Pace has a long history of supporting artists’ commissions in New York and beyond, including works by Louise Nevelson, Claes Oldenburg, and Jean Dubuffet. The new, large-scale works by Maya and Leo will be enduring gifts to the city, bringing a renewed energy to the spaces we move through every day.”