Frieze London 2021

15 October 2021

Frieze London's new section Unworlding hoped to bring young artists exposure—but it brought sales too

15 October 2021

Too much too young? The double-edged sword of early success for artists

Anna Brady, Gareth Harris and Lee Cheshire

Diaryblog

From a nude dude to poems for the weary: the latest gossip from Frieze London

Plus, Fanny Giquel shares her vape smoke and a new arty eatery

Frieze London's new section Unworlding hoped to bring young artists exposure—but it brought sales too

The curated selection comprises radical and experimental art looking at "ideas of collapse and rebirth"

Too much too young? The double-edged sword of early success for artists

As British painters in their 20s and 30s are commanding huge sums for their work, how does the market frenzy affect their career in the longer term?

Anna Brady, Gareth Harris and Lee Cheshire

Supersize my sculpture: Frieze reflects the trend to think big

This year’s display in Regent's Park alongside Frieze London includes a record number of works by women

Friezeinterview

Ibrahim El-Salahi on the importance of stories, trees and why he misses Sudan

The pioneer of African Modernism, whose work appears in this year’s Frieze sculpture park, explains how nature inspires him

Lee Cheshire

Collector's Eyeinterview

Collector's Eye: Alex Petalas

Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why

Kabir Jhala

Six of the best experimental works by emerging artists at Frieze London

We take a tour around the Focus section of the art fair

Ben Luke

Covid and Brexit issues delay monumental sculpture arriving at Frieze

Shortage of materials and transport problems mean Daniel Arsham's public work has only just arrived in London

Gareth Harris

Podcastspodcast

Can the art world really change its wasteful ways?

Plus, Mark Rothko’s late paintings at Pace’s new London space and Nicolas Poussin at the National Gallery

Hosted by Ben Luke and Louisa Buck. Produced by Julia Michalska, Aimee Dawson and David Clack. With Henrietta Bentall

Frieze names Patrick Lee director of new Seoul fair

Currently the executive director of Hyundai gallery, Lee says there is a “long history of collecting culture” in the South Korean capital

Anny Shaw and Tom Seymour

Korean wave: could Seoul become the art capital of Asia?

With Frieze preparing a new Seoul fair, and a growing roster of galleries, the city could steal Hong Kong’s crown

Anny Shaw and Tom Seymour

Diaryblog

A private party with Radiohead and big questions on the big screen: the latest gossip from Frieze London

Plus, Lakwena Maciver plays games at 1-54 art fair and an unsung heroine of Abstract Expressionism get her due

Frieze London 2021interview

Sound warfare: Sung Tieu explores the mysterious Havana Syndrome affecting US officials

The Frieze Artist Award winner discusses her new video premiering this month

Aimee Dawson

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fairnews

Strong sales at 1-54 fair—with more African dealers than ever

Twenty galleries from Africa are among 47 exhibitors at the fair in London this week, with some taking advantage of the UK's newly relaxed pandemic travel rules

Gareth Harris

Five wild works to see at Frieze London and Masters

From an octopus inspired by a penis to an angry bear beside a bum, here are some of the fearsome beasts on the fair floor

Lee Cheshire

Frieze Mastersinterview

Obscure objects of desire: five of the best works in Frieze Masters' new Stand Out section

Luke Syson, the director of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and the section's curator, wants to break down the traditional hierarchies of art history

Alison Cole

Artistsfeature

All in it together: what do collectives mean for the future of the art market?

Artist collectives are dominating Documenta 15 and the Turner Prize shortlist this year

Kabir Jhala

Diaryblog

The gossip from Frieze London's VIP day: from Gavin Turk's bargain taped banana to a fuzzy felt crime scene

Plus, Dante's divine inspiration and plans for a “new hybrid work, life and art centre” in Brussels

The Tatenews

Tate fund buys works by international Modernists at Frieze

Photographs, paintings and mixed-media works by living artists from around the world will be added to Tate collection

Louisa Buck

It's a woman’s world: what sold on Frieze's VIP day

Work by women, much of it featuring women's bodies, has been attracting the attention of buyers at the London fair

P(art)y people: Princess Beatrice joins the VIP crowds at Frieze London

We took to the fair floor to see who had flocked to the tent to get their art fix

Banksynews

Was Banksy’s infamous shredded painting really created in 2006?

As work heads back to auction at Sotheby's, the provenance of the street artist’s Girl with Balloon is being questioned