07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Frieze New York Couldn't Happen Without Scores of People Behind the Scenes
The spotlight at Frieze New York is usually on the paintings, sculptures and other artworks displayed around the city. Artists, the gallery owners who represent them and the glittery parties related to the fair also get their share of attention.
But Frieze wouldn't happen without the contingent of people who work in the background to help bring it to fruition.
Christine Messineo, the director of Frieze New York and Los Angeles, said the fair employs more than 130 temporary and full-time employees, across a dozen departments. They include production staff members, handlers who install the artworks, electricians, security guards and guest relations members.
'No one thinks about them, but they're essential to the look and execution of the fair,' Messineo said. 'I see many of them year after year and highly depend on them.'
