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Frieze Art Fair is an international contemporary art fair in
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. Frieze London takes place every October in London's
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. In the US, the fair ran on New York's Randall's Island from 2012–19 and in 2021 was held in the Shed at Hudson Yards, with its inaugural Los Angeles edition taking place February 2019. The London edition normally has about 160 exhibitors in Frieze. It is held over four days in a 40,000SqM tent. There is a simultaneous Frieze Masters event showing older work with about 130 exhibitors, and a temporary sculpture park. In 2021 stand rental was £524 per sqM.


Background

The fair was launched by Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, the founders of ''
frieze In architecture, the frieze is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain in the Ionic or Doric order, or decorated with bas-reliefs. Paterae are also usually used to decorate friezes. Even when neither columns nor ...
'' magazine. Although staged for the purpose of selling work, out of its 68,000 visitors it was suggested in 2006 that 80% attend purely to spectate."With a View to Make More Profit", Financial Times, March 4, 2006 The fair also commissions artist projects and holds a programme of talks. The galleries who apply each year are selected by gallerists who participate at Frieze, according to specific criteria. Frieze Art Fair released sales figures following the first three fairs. However, Sharp and Slotover came to regard such results to be misleading and inaccurate, as many sales are completed post-fair, and many galleries choose to keep their sales figures private. From 2006 the fair has not released sales figures. In 2010, Matthew Slotover, co-founder of the fair, debated whether "art fairs are about money" with Louisa Buck,
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, and
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for the motion and against the motion Norman Rosenthal, Richard Wentworth, Matthew Slotover. Joffe claims that his criticisms of Frieze Art Fair led to his work being banned from the fair in 2010. In May 2011, Slotover and Sharp announced the launch of two new art fairs – Frieze New York, and Frieze Masters. Since the mid-2000s, auction houses Christie's,
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and Phillips have expanded their mid-season contemporary sales that coincided with Frieze London.


Fairs


Frieze Art Fair 2003

*Space hire was £180 per meter. *The fair's income was £990,000 from 5,500 square meters (2,250 rentable). *Sales were £20 million. *There were 124 galleries. *There were 27,700 visitors."Frieze Action" by Joe La Placa, artnet.com
Retrieved March 29, 2006.
*non-profit programme Frieze Projects initiated with Polly Staple as curator.


Frieze Art Fair 2004

*The fair's income from galleries was £1.5 million from 8,000 square meters (4,000 rentable). *Sales were £26 million. *There were 150 galleries. *There were 42,000 visitors. *Public admission price was £12. *There were over 1,000 gallery applications for places. *Booths were 24–120 square meters. *The fair was sponsored by Deutsche Bank AG. *US galleries included
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Zach Feuer Gallery The Zach Feuer Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that operated from 2000 to 2016 in New York City; Hudson, New York; and Los Angeles. History Zach Feuer Gallery was founded in 2000 as the LFL Gallery by Nick Lawrence, Russell LaMontagne and ...
Matthew Marks and Barbara Gladstone. *British galleries included White Cube,
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and
Victoria Miro Gallery The Victoria Miro Gallery is a British contemporary art gallery in London, run by Victoria Miro.Husband, Stuart"Go see... the Victoria Miro gallery ''The Observer'', 3 December 2000. Retrieved 22 April 2008. Miro opened her first gallery in 1985 ...
. *European galleries included
Hauser & Wirth Hauser & Wirth is a Swiss contemporary and modern art gallery. History Hauser & Wirth was founded in 1992 in Zurich by Iwan Wirth, Manuela Wirth, and Ursula Hauser, who were joined in 2000 by co-president Marc Payot. In 2020, Ewan Venters was ap ...
. *Galleries came from Beijing, Melbourne, Moscow and Auckland.


Frieze Art Fair 2005

*There were 160 galleries. *38 exhibitors were American and 35 British."Frieze Show Puts the 'Art' into Party, The Guardian, October 23, 2005
Retrieved March 24, 2006.
*Celebrities at the opening included
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David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
and
Alexander McQueen Lee Alexander McQueen CBE (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier. He founded his own Alexander McQueen label in 1992, and was chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001. His achievements in fashio ...
."Time Really Is Money as Tate Coughs up £20,000 The Times, October 21, 2005
Retrieved March 24, 2006.
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Tracey Emin Tracey Karima Emin, CBE, RA (; born 3 July 1963) is a British artist known for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. Emin produces work in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, neon text and ...
launched her book ''Strangeland'' to coincide with the 2005 fair.


Frieze Art Fair 2006

*The fair was 12–15 October 2006. *There was a preview on 11 October 2006. *
Mika Rottenberg Mika Rottenberg (born 1976) is a contemporary Argentine-Israeli video artist who lives and works in New York City. Rottenberg is best known for her surreal video and installation work that often "investigates the link between the female body and p ...
wins the Cartier Award 2006


Frieze Art Fair 2007

*The fair was 11–14 October 2007. *There was a preview for guests including
Tracey Emin Tracey Karima Emin, CBE, RA (; born 3 July 1963) is a British artist known for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. Emin produces work in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, neon text and ...
,
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and
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. *Mario Garcia Torres Wins the Cartier Award 2007 *Neville Wakefield becomes curator of Frieze Projects


Frieze Art Fair 2008

*The fair was 16–19 October 2008. *Ticket prices for public entry cost between £15 and £25. *The fair featured talks by speakers including Carsten Holler,
Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野 洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...
, and
Cosey Fanni Tutti Cosey Fanni Tutti (born Christine Carol Newby; 4 November 1951) is an English performance artist, musician and writer, best known for her time in the avant-garde groups Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey. Tutti first performed under the name ...
*The winner of the Cartier Award 2008 was Wilfredo Prieto.


Frieze Art Fair 2009

*The fair was 15–18 October 2009 *Over 1000 artists showcased, 60,000 visitors, 165 galleries from 30 countries *Curators: Daniel Baumann and Sarah McCrory; the Fair included work by Stephanie Syjuco,
Monika Sosnowska Monika Sosnowska (born 7 May 1972 in Ryki) is a Polish installation artist. In 2003, she received the Bâloise Prize at Art Basel as well as the Polityka's Passport award given by Poland's most prestigious weekly. Life and career Sosnowska st ...
, Per Oskar Leu,
Ryan Gander Ryan Gander OBE RA (born 1976) is a British artist. Gander is a wheelchair user who does not identify as being disabled. He explains: "I don't even feel disabled. I've spent my whole life trying not to be disabled, so I don't want to be labe ...
, Kim Coleman and Jenny Hogarth *The sculpture park included work by
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and Vanessa Billy *The winner of the Cartier Award 2009 was Jordan Wolfson.


Frieze Art Fair 2010

*The fair was 14–17 October 2010 *Frieze Projects was curated by Sarah McCrory with work by Annika Ström, Nick Relph, Shahryar Neshat,
Jeffrey Vallance Jeffrey Karl Reese Vallance (born January 25, 1955, in Redondo Beach, California) is an American contemporary artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for projects that blur the lines between object-making, install ...
, Spartacus Chetwynd amongst others. *The sculpture park included work by Jeppe Hein,
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Franz West Franz West (16 February 1947 – 25 July 2012) was an Austrian artist. He is best known for his unconventional objects and sculptures, installations and furniture work which often require an involvement of the audience. Early life and e ...
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Hans-Peter Feldmann Hans-Peter Feldmann (born 1941 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is a German visual artist. Feldmann's approach to art-making is one of collecting, ordering and re-presenting. Early life and career In the 1960s, Feldmann studied painting at the University ...
*The winner of the Cartier Award 2010 was Simon Fujiwara.


Frieze Art Fair 2011

*The fair was 13–16 October 2011 *The P.V was on 12 October 2011 *Frieze Projects is curated by Sarah McCrory with work by Bik Van Der Pol,
Pierre Huyghe Pierre Huyghe (born 11 September 1962) is a French artist who works in a variety of media from films and sculptures to public interventions and living systems. Education Pierre Huyghe (pronounced ''hweeg'') was born in Paris in 1962. He lives ...
,
Christian Jankowski Christian Jankowski (born 1968 in Göttingen, West Germany) is a contemporary multimedia artist who largely works with video, installation and photography. He lives and works in Berlin and New York. Work Jankowski's work has been associated wit ...
, LuckyPDF, Laure Prouvost, and Cara Tolmie *The winner of the Emdash Award 2011 was Anahita Razmi.


Frieze Art Fair 2012

*The fair was 11–14 October 2012 *Also the first year for the Frieze Masters and Frieze New York editions. *Featured 175 leading international contemporary galleries and over 1,000 artists *Frieze Projects is curated by Sarah McCrory with work by Thomas Bayrle, Aslı Çavuşoğlu, DIS, Grizedale Arts / Yangjiang Group, Joanna Rajkowska. *The winner of the Emdash Award 2012 was Cécile B. Evans.


Frieze Art Fair 2013

*Held from 17 to 20 October. *Featuring 152 galleries from 30 countries. *70,000 people attended the fair. *
Pilvi Takala Pilvi Takala (born 1981, Helsinki) is a performance artist presenting candid camera as art. Takala won the Dutch Prix de Rome in 2011 and the Emdash Award in 2013. Her works have been exhibited in various exhibitions worldwide, most recently in L ...
received the Emdash Award 2013 *Nicola Lees becomes Frieze Projects curator


Frieze Art Fair 2014

*Held 15–18 October. *47,000 visitors *162 participating galleries from 25 countries *Mélanie Matranga won the inaugural Frieze Artist Award 2014


Frieze Art Fair 2015

The fair was on 14 to 17 October. *164 galleries from 27 different countries participated. *55,000 was the number of visitors this year. *Rachel Rose won the Frieze Artist Award 2015


Frieze New York 2016

In 2016,
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hired a
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to place sculptures in the pockets of attendees of the annual Frieze Art Fair. This was part of “Frieze Projects” a program of 6 commissioned interactive activities at the fair. Said Horvitz, “Imagine how much money is concentrated there, among collectors and galleries—and then there’s this person walking around who’s basically a trained thief,”


Frieze Art Fair 2017

*Held 5–8 October


Frieze Art Fair 2018

*Held 4–7 October *Camden Arts Centre Emerging Artist Prize at Frieze won by Wong Ping


Frieze Art Fair 2019

* Regents Park 3–6 October * 160 exhibitors from 36 countries * 40,000 sq m


Frieze Los Angeles 2019

* Inaugural Los Angeles Edition * Held 15–17 February * Presented at Paramount Pictures Studios


Frieze New York 2020

* Cancelled in light of global health concerns regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus)


Frieze Art Fair 2021

*Held 13–17 October in Regents Park. *159 exhibitors. * £524 per sq. m, £241-£338 per sq. m in Focus


Frieze Masters Art Fair 2021

*Held 13–17 October in Regents Park *132 exibitors * £631 per sq. m


Frieze New York 2021

* The Shed Manhattan * May 5–9 * 64 exhibitors * Admission $55-$265


Frieze Sculpture Park

The Frieze Sculpture Park has been curated since 2012 by Clare Lilley of
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, with historic pieces joining the contemporary collection.


Outset / Frieze Art Fair Fund to benefit the Tate Collection

Outset Contemporary Art Fund was founded by Candida Gertler and
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in 2003 as a philanthropic organisation dedicated to supporting new art. The charitable foundation focuses on bringing private funding from its supporters and trustees to public museums, galleries, and art projects. In 2003, Outset established the world's first acquisitions fund connected to an art fair. This ongoing collaboration with Tate and Frieze proved to be a cornerstone in the foundation's programme of institutional acquisitions.


See also

*''
Frieze In architecture, the frieze is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain in the Ionic or Doric order, or decorated with bas-reliefs. Paterae are also usually used to decorate friezes. Even when neither columns nor ...
'' (magazine) *
Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel, Switzerland; Miami Beach; Hong Kong and from 2022, Paris. Art Basel works in collaboration with the host city's local institutions to help ...
*
Art Cologne Art Cologne is an art fair held annually in Cologne, Germany and was established in 1967 as ''Kölner Kunstmarkt''. It is regarded as the world's oldest art fair of its kind. The fair runs for six days and brings together galleries from more than ...
* The Armory Show (art fair)


Notes and references


External links

*{{official website, http://www.friezeartfair.com/
Interview with FRIEZE co-founder Amanda SharpNew Masters fair should end the classic art Frieze-out, Guardian 2011Letter to Panelists presenting at Frieze NY ART FAIR
Festivals in London Arts festivals in England Contemporary art fairs