Fridman Gallery

Soar, human, soar! These are the words that come to mind when we’re looking at paintings upstairs. Downstairs, our ears take us on a journey at the downstairs sound studio.

You won’t find big market gestures or overt political provocations, but something more intimate: personal expression, longing, memory, emotion. We’ve seen fabric in the paintings spill beyond the frame onto the floor, like it's trying to reach further than the parameters it's been assigned.

Downstairs, you’ll find New Ear, Inc., a sound studio and performance space where the future of listening is being imagined. One night, you’ll hear ambient glitch and light-reactive feedback. Another night, a whisper turned seismic. Birdsong, subway tremors, synthetic chorales. Listening can feel like being inside a generative dream.

Fridman Gallery was founded in 2013 by Russian émigré Ilya Fridman, a lawyer who had worked at creative agencies and advised new media startups for 15 years prior. In 2021, he opened another space in Beacon, New York, to add more exhibition space as well as opportunities for outdoor performances. He founded New Ear, Inc. and The New Ear Festival in 2024 to celebrate artists pushing the boundaries of sonic innovation.