Carlos Reyes, Freestyle Hard
The artist presents a new artwork that transforms The Shed into a set of spatial cues triggering a timed soundscape
The artist presents a new artwork that transforms The Shed into a set of spatial cues triggering a timed soundscape
Freestyle Hard will be presented on Thursday 8 May, 11am
About the Project
Carlos Reyes will present Freestyle Hard, a new artwork that transforms The Shed into a set of spatial cues triggering a timed soundscape. Part durational performance, part installation, it will be presented on Thursday 8 May throughout the day. The piece will feature live performances of bird sounds – ranging from morning choruses to mating displays – by bird callers. These sound intervals will echo in spaces chosen for their ‘dramatic potential’, including passageways, escalators and the coat check. Freestyle Hard combines ambient textures and layered acoustics to create unexpected sonic encounters. Known for poetically repurposing transitional spaces and structures, Reyes extends this exploration at The Shed. Freestyle Hard conjures an uncanny atmosphere where fiction and reality overlap, and sound becomes a medium of transformation and coded communication. Reyes was recently featured in ‘Flow States – La Trienal’ 2024 at El Museo del Barrio and is currently in an exhibition at Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim and a forthcoming show at Soft Opening in London.
About the Artist
Carlos Reyes (b. 1977, Chicago, IL) lives and works in New York and Caguas, Puerto Rico. His work explores ephemeral phenomena and the imprints of human activity upon space and objects. Recent works span video, performance, sculpture and installation, including assemblages of found objects in one case salvaged from a now-shuttered queer club. His work is included in the public collections of Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR, as well as the MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA, where he also recently presented his first museum solo exhibition titled ‘18’. Reyes’s work has been presented in the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale and been exhibited at El Museo del Barrio, New York; Aspen Art Museum; ArkDes, Stockholm; Fondazione 107, Turin; the Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale-On-Hudson; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Soft Opening, London; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York; among other institutions and galleries.
Further Information
Frieze New York, The Shed, 7 – 11 May 2025. Tickets are on sale – don’t miss out, buy yours now. Alternatively, become a member to enjoy premier access, exclusive guided tours and more.
A dedicated online Frieze Viewing Room will open in the week before the fair, offering audiences a first look at the presentations and the opportunity to engage with the fair remotely.
Frieze New York is supported by global lead partner Deutsche Bank, continuing its legacy of celebrating artistic excellence on an international scale.
Main image: Carlos Reyes, Freestyle Hard, Frieze New York 2025. Photo: Casey Kelbaugh
