I took myself off to Frieze Masters, the other day, everyone’s favourite fair, for this is the place that dreams are made of. This is the crème de crème of art fairs, subdued and stylish. This is not a place for us mere mortals to buy, who...
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Manzoni Highest Price Of Frieze Week
At Sotheby’s London, eight bidders drove Piero Manzoni’s monumental Achrome well beyond pre-sale expectations to £12,626,500 or €15,872,822 – the estimate was between 5 to 7 million pounds. This establishes the highest price across all the...
We Could Not Agree Frieze Satellite Show – Far Beneath Cavendish Square
Geoff Leong and artist-curator duo Vanya Balogh & Cedric Christie present the exhibition 'WE COULD NOT AGREE' which - after climbing down into the bowels of London - is to be found in the 20,000 Sq ft multi storey Q-Park car park beneath Cavendish Square. The...
Friezing Day 2 Ben Austin Takes On The Mighty Frieze
So the other night, I went to the opening of the swanky Marian Goodman Gallery in Lower John St. Soho. The New York powerhouse had set up shop in London and how. The well-heeled Euro set crowd, fresh from the fair were out in force. I greeted a dapper Jay Joplin who...
Frieze Masters: Edition Three Still Full Of Weighty Surprises In Every Corridor
The third edition of Frieze Masters opened its doors to the public yesterday and, unlike Frieze London which controversially closes on Saturday evening, will run until 6 pm on Sunday, 19. October. The fair hosts 127 of the world's leading galleries showing art...
Frieze week 2014 Ben Austin’s Diary Two Great Satellite Events
Ok, so it’s a wet and miserable Monday night, but that will not deter the art crowd, especially when it is the start of Frieze week.So braving the elements, I head out to ‘We could not agree’ a pop up show occupying the whole level of an underground...
Warhol’s The Scream Sells For £3.4 Million At Frieze Masters
New York and London gallery Skarstedt can now count among its early sales Andy Warhol’s 1984 remix of Edvard Munch’s The Scream The work sold to a private collector for around £3.4 million, at Frieze Masters 2014.This is a sum pales in comparison to...
Tate Acquires 100th Work For Its Collection From Frieze Art Fair
Tate has acquired 100 works as an addition to their collection thanks to The Outset /Frieze Art Fair Fund to benefit the Tate Collection. The selection panel includes Agustín Pérez Rubio (Artistic Director, MALBA, Buenos Aires) and Laurence Rassel...
Steve McQueen Unveils New Immersive Projection Sculpture For Frieze Week
As a highlight of Frieze week, the Turner Prize and Oscar winning artist Steve McQueen will present two new works at the Thomas Dane Gallery. This will be their third solo exhibition of work marking the tenth anniversary of the gallery. The first, entitled...