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There are half a dozen fairs running next week in the Big Apple. Chief among them is Frieze New York , which opens to VIPs at the Shed on Wednesday, May 13, with 68 galleries, around half of which are New York-based. Meanwhile, more than $1.8 billion worth of art is set to go under the hammer across the major auction houses, starting at Sotheby’s on May 14, where Robert Mnuchin ’s monumental Rothko is poised to bring in $70 million to $100 million.…