CHICAGO, IL.- GRAY will be exhibiting in the Frieze Masters sector of the fair with important works from its program of Modern and Contemporary artists including: Jean Arp, McArthur Binion, Jim Dine, Torkwase Dyson, Theaster Gates, David Hockney, Rashid Johnson, Alex Katz, Joan Mitchell, Jaume Plensa, Leon Polk Smith, Evelyn Statsinger, and Andy Warhol.

Included in GRAY’s presentation is an iconic beach scene by Alex Katz titled Saturday, from 2002. Depictions of the Maine coast are of the most celebrated and widely recognized subjects that Katz has consistently painted over his long career. More about capturing a moment in time or a sensation than they are about specific people or places, Katz’s landscapes create an immersive experience for the viewer. Significant for its scale, multi-figure composition, and bright summer palette, Saturday is offered for the first time in twenty years at Frieze Seoul.

GRAY will also exhibit a new painting from Torkwase Dyson’s Elevation series, titled Transverse-Black Lake_2 (Elevation), 2023. Working across the disciplines of painting, drawing, installation, and sculpture, Dyson’s practice explores strategies for people of color to navigate, negotiate, and even negate systems of power in the built environment. In the Transverse–Black Lake paintings, Dyson addresses her birth city of Chicago and the surrounding Great Lakes. In addition to Frieze Seoul, Dyson will be participating in the 12th Seoul Mediacity Biennale: THIS TOO, IS A MAP, which runs concurrently to the fair.

From GRAY’s Modern program, the gallery’s presentation includes Joan Mitchell’s Untitled (Canada), 1975. One of the key figures of Abstract Expressionism, Mitchell is best known for her all-over style of painting and heavy impasto, a marker of the artist’s late works. Mitchell’s Canada series began in 1974 during stays in Montreal where her longtime partner was building a home. Identified by their tonal palette and hues of Montreal’s winter landscape, the Canada series continued through 1976. Related works can be found in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Frieze Seoul takes place from September 6-9, 2023, and is located at COEX, 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, 06164, Seoul. The first Preview day, which is invitation-only, will be held on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. The fair will open to the public from 1pm on Thursday, September 7, 2023.