Following last year’s hiatus during the pandemic, Frieze London finally returns to Regent’s Park this week (13–17 October).
With over 160 galleries from 35 countries taking part, it’s your chance to discover the world’s most exciting contemporary artists, from the emerging to the iconic. (Or, for more historical art, head to the nearby Frieze Masters.)
Don’t be put off if the closest you’ve got to collecting art is a dog-eared Athena poster from the 80s. This year’s fair sees the addition of ‘Editions’, opening up the world of collecting to new audiences and offering the opportunity to buy amazing art at affordable prices.
Also look out for new section ‘Unworlding’, curated by CeÌdric Fauq (Chief Curator, CAPC museÌe d’art contemporain de Bordeaux), featuring international artists whose practices centre around the idea of undoing the world as we know it. How very ‘right now’.
Plus this year, Frieze’s first permanent gallery opens at No. 9 Cork Street. The new Mayfair space is home to three exhibitions, plus a series of talks, tours and special events.
ââHere are five Insta highlights to look out for during Frieze London 2021.
@anyahindmarch
To celebrate the launch of the new Anya Hindarch homeware line, and to coincide with Frieze, she’s opened an arty-looking concept store curated by @8HollandStreet at her Anya Village, Pont Street, London. Featuring the limited-edition capsule alongside assorted (and v. Instagrammable) curiosities until 16th October.
@friezeofficial
The main account is of course where it’s at, for details of all the fun stuff – like the free Frieze Sculpture event (also at Regent’s Park). This year, the themes include architecture, geopolitical power structures and environmental concernâ â . But we just really, really like Rose Wylie’s, ‘Pineapple’, presented by @davidzwirner.
@annie_morris_studio
See this towering sculpture from London-based artist Annie Morris at Frieze Sculpture. More than just a colourful stack, it’s actually about holding onto something that’s fallen, plus the hope and defiance of life. That vibrant pigment on the surface? Is about freezing that moment in time when the paint hasn’t dried, caught in its most raw form.
@theconnaught
Timed to align with Frieze, The Connaught opens its newest bar in a decade. The Red Room, designed by @bosstudio, is home to a curated collection of red art by four female visionaries, like ‘I Am Rouge’ by Louise Bourgeois. This cocooning space is a decadent hideaway, accessed through a velvet-curtained doorway from the hotel’s Champagne Room.
@lakwena
Lakwena’s joyful installation is the first thing you’ll see at Christie’s London, ‘Bold Black British’(1-21 October). Curated by @aindreaemelife, the King Street galleries will house paintings, sculptures, films and soundscapes by the UK’s most visionary Black artists. With works from the pioneering icons of the 1980s to the present day, the exhibition showcases the legacy and influence of Black British artists.
