Frieze London and Frieze Masters open tomorrow in the Regent’s Park London
Taking place from 12-16 October in London’s The Regent’s Park, Frieze London and Frieze Masters bring together galleries from 42 countries, presenting art across the ages, from ancient and old masters to modern classics and the contemporary. Featuring some of the most exciting artists working today, as well as expertly curated selections from art history, both Frieze London and Frieze Masters will celebrate the depth and breadth of London’s creative community. Eva Langret is the Director of Frieze London, while Nathan Clements-Gillespie manages Frieze Masters, celebrating the 10th anniversary.
Frieze London will present the world’s leading galleries, showcasing ambitious solo, group and themed shows that offer an opportunity to discover up-and-coming talent and engage with work by some of today’s most celebrated names. Highlights include:
● Sadie Coles HQ will show a solo presentation of Ugo Rondinone’s ‘Mattituck’ series of paintings that was first first initiated in 2020
● Pilar Corrias will stage a solo show of work by Hayv Kahraman that continues her exploration of embodied experiences of ‘Otherness’, particularly in relation to the female body
● Thomas Dane Gallery has invited Anthea Hamilton to curate the gallery’s booth which will include recent works by Hamilton, alongside major pieces by artists including Hurvin Anderson, Lynda Benglis, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Barbara Kasten, Phillip King, Ella Kruglyanskaya, Jean-Luc Moulène, Dana Schutz, Amy Sillman and Caragh Thuring. The booth will incorporate Hamilton’s signature approach of considering all aspects of a presentation, including a treatment of the walls and floor
● Stephen Friedman Gallery will present the first solo survey of Jeffrey Gibson in the UK, whose mixed-media paintings and sculptures combine indigenous artisanal handcraft with narratives of contemporary resistance, drawing on protest slogans and song lyrics
● Gagosian will present a solo presentation of abstract paintings by the much-celebrated Jadé Fadojutimi
● François Ghebaly will show a solo presentation by Romanian artist Marius Bercea that combines small and large scale oil paintings in an evolution of his recent explorations of portraiture
● Ryan Lee Gallery will present the first UK exhibition of the work of Emma Amos whose figurative paintings often use her own likeness to engage with racial and feminist politics
● Lehmann Maupin returns to Frieze London with a three-artist presentation bringing together work by Cecilia Vicuña, Teresita Fernández and Calida Rawles that ask us to consider connections between individuals and cultures, landscape and lived experience, material and concept, and mind and body
● Lisson Gallery will stage a major solo, participatory presentation by Laure Prouvost
Alongside the main section of the fair, Focus is devoted to galleries established in the last 12 years and provides a platform for today’s most exciting emerging artists. This year’s must-see presentations include:
● Addis Fine Art will present Selome Muleta, one of the most celebrated female artists to recently emerge from the Ethiopian visual arts scene; her colour-laden interior scenes frequently depict women in states of inner reflection
● Emalin will show Sphericity, a new sculptural installation by Latvian artist Daiga Grantina; her largest wall-based work to date
● Soft Opening will show From Landing to Arrival, a new project by London-based artist Rhea Dillon that re-considers the concepts of arrival and landing for the Caribbean diaspora
● Matthew Brown will show new work by Los Angeles and Accra-based artist Kenturah Davis
● Galerie Noah Klink will show a new large-scale installation by Gerrit Frohne-Brinkmann
● Union Pacific will show a series of Agnieszka Polska’s videos and prints that depict motifs related to technological phenomena, human and non-human imageries, and micro and macro universes
● Wschód will present new paintings by Polish-born, Austrian-based artist Joanna Woś
This year’s curated section of the fair, Indra’s Net, overseen by Sandhini Poddar (Adjunct Curator at Guggenheim Abu Dhabi) will feature a selection of international artists whose work engages with the idea of Indra’s Net, a term derived from Buddhist and Hindu thought that refers to an ethics of being in which an individual atom holds within it the structure of reality.
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Frieze Masters, the fair will bring together a snapshot of art history – from rare antiquities and Old Master paintings, to luminaries of the 20th century. Frieze Masters highlight stands include among others works by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Lucas Cranachthe Elder, works of the late 16th century German School and Balthasar van der Ast at De Jonckheere, a collection of Tang dynasty precious artifacts at Gisèle Croës, Joan Miró – After The War; a selection of paintings, works on paper and painted textiles executed between 1946 and 1973, at Hellyy Nahmad.
Frieze London and Frieze Masters
Opening hours
Wednesday Preview 12 October: 11am – 7pm (invitation only)
Thursday Preview 13 October – Saturday 15 October: 11am – 7pm
Sunday 16 October: 11am – 6pm
Those who are unable to travel to the fair can experience it online on Frieze Viewing Room, which will be open until 17 October
