When Frieze London debuted in 2003, 27,700 visitors came to view 124 gallerists, representing what was then a small London contemporary art scene. Initially founded by Frieze magazine founders Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, Frieze was eventually purchased by American talent agency and holding group Endeavor. In the 20 years since its inception, the art fair has blown up to become one of the most esteemed in the world, with an annual attendance of over 100,000 and editions in New York and Los Angeles.
This year, 167 exhibitors set up under bright white tents in Regent’s Park for the four-day fair which ran October 11-15. Some of the highest ticket items included an early Rembrandt painting, ‘Blind Tobit with the Return of Tobias’ exhibited by David Koetser for $30 million and Henry Matisse’s 1947 ‘Jazz’ print portfolio exhibited by Lyndsey Ingram for $10 million. Yet these items, including many others, had difficulty finding buyers. Perhaps because this year’s showcase of creativity was, according to some critics, lacking. As art critic Jonathan Jones described in The Guardian, this year’s Frieze looked “as creative as a shopping mall.” As I walked around the fair myself, it felt as if the energy had been sucked out of the tents and left little inspiration in its place.
Stepping outside the tents of Frieze was a breath of fresh air. Just a few steps away from the main tents was Frieze Sculpture, a free public art exhibition that drew a much more enthusiastic crowd to its eccentric sculptures and live performances sprinkled throughout Regent’s Park. With an independent curator and writer at the helm and 21 international artists on display, the free exhibit exemplified the priceless value of art. This energy pulsed through London with several other exhibitions and pop-ups that coincided with Frieze and are still on display.
Contemporary artists showcase their works through public exhibitions like ‘Cornershop’, which displays the works of 30 artists in London Bridge; ‘Behind the Red Moon’, a giant installation of recycled garbage in Tate’s Turbine Hall; and ‘Slackwater’, an installation of giant tubes built atop the Temple tube station. Coveted footwear designer Manolo Blahnik has an immersive exhibition, ‘The Craft Room’, that employs virtual reality to take visitors through the process of shoemaking (on display until November 5). Other household names but in the spirits category recently held pop-ups like Glenfiddich’s collaboration with Ryoichi Kurokawa—a mirrored cube set in front of King’s Cross station—and Macallan’s collaboration with Stella and Mary McCartney—an installation that doubles as a sustainable restaurant pop-up in the courtyard of the Rosewood London, designed to transport guests to
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