New York is a place of spontaneity. A place for the run-in — at a gallery opening, on the streets of Tribeca, at the Odeon or a talk at MoMA, in the manual elevator at 508 West 26th. A place that encourages the unexpected, where a solitary moment suddenly turns communal. A coffee, a martini, a conversation.

This year at Frieze New York, our programming reflects that. For the second time, we have a co-commission by Frieze and the High Line, a public park and pedestrian pathway built on a former railway track, just next to Frieze New York’s home at The Shed. This year, it’s by the Finnish artist Pilvi Takala, whose immersive performance disrupts systems of surveillance. Carlos Reyes’s durational work activates the liminal spaces around The Shed with sound, and Berlin-based artist Asad Raza takes inspiration from the High Line’s horticulture by nurturing seedlings with grow lights, art and music.

The landscape of the High Line is dotted with outdoor sculptures. At its southern end is the Whitney Museum of American Art and at its northern end is Frieze New York. Between them is Chelsea, home to institutions like Dia and galleries such as 303—a presence in the area since 1996—which are now neighbors to newcomers like Karma and Kurimanzutto.

Frieze New York presents established and emerging galleries from more than 20 countries. The Focus section, curated by Lumi Tan, offers an opportunity for galleries 12 years and younger to showcase solo presentations by emerging artists. This year, there are galleries from Brazil, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Singapore and Ukraine.

Frieze New York’s collaborations with non-profits offer dedicated space to support the larger cultural ecosystem of the city. These include the Artist Plate Project, which supports Coalition for the Homeless through its unique artist editions, and Printed Matter, the world’s leading non-profit dedicated to disseminating artist books.

Artists featured in the fair have exhibitions throughout the city: Christine Sun Kim and Amy Sherald at the Whitney, Rashid Johnson at the Guggenheim, Luana Vitra at SculptureCenter, and Jack Whitten at MoMA, to name just a few.

New York is both the center of the global art market and home to a vibrant and diverse community of artists. With emerging spaces and established institutions situated within a short walk of each other, it brings together the full spectrum of arts and culture. During Frieze Week, the city’s spontaneity is in full effect. I look forward to running into you at the fair.