''frieze'' is a

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magazine, published eight times a year from London.

History

''frieze'' was founded in 1991 by Frieze Art Fair founders

Amanda Sharp Amanda Sharp (born in 1969) is an English publisher and entrepreneur, who joined ''Frieze'' in July 1991 and, with Matthew Slotover, co-founded Frieze Art Fair in October 2003. Life and career Sharp grew up in London, where at the age of 12 she m ...

and Matthew Slotover with artist Tom Gidley. A Damien Hirst butterfly painting was featured in the first ''frieze'' issue. When ''frieze'' began both Sharp and Slotover served as editors, but ceased direct involvement in editorial decisions in 2001. In 2003, the year that Frieze Art Fair was founded, Sharp and Slotover assumed the roles of Publishing Directors of the magazine, and Directors of the fair. Sharp and Slotover maintain the overall direction of both the art fair and the magazine, but editorial decisions are made by the Editor

Andrew Durbin Andrew Durbin is an American poet, novelist, and editor. As of 2019, he has served as editor-in-chief of Frieze magazine. Prior to his position at Frieze, he co-founded Company Gallery, served as the Talks Curator at the Poetry Project, and ser ...

and the Deputy Editor Amy Sherlock; Jennifer Higgie is the editor at large. In 2008, for the first time the talks programme at Frieze Art Fair was organised by the magazine editors. In 2016, Endeavor – a Hollywood-based entertainment group – acquired a reported 70%-controlling stake in Frieze, which includes its publishing, art fair and music interests. The British executive Simon Fox, formerly CEO of Reach plc, was appointed the group's first CEO on 2 April 2020. In 2021 ''frieze'' magazine celebrated turning 30 with an online festival.

Frieze Foundation

The Frieze Foundation is a non-profit organisation established in 2003 as a spin-off of ''frieze'' magazine and Frieze Art Fair. Funded by the

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Culture 2000 Culture 2000 was a seven-year European Union (EU) programme, which had among its key objectives to preserve and enhance Europe's cultural heritage. Its duration was from 2000 to 2006, and it had a budget of €236.5 million. Culture 2000 provided ...

programme and Arts Council England, it supports contemporary art and is in charge of the curated programme at the Frieze Art Fair, comprising artist commissions, education, talks, films and music.

''Bow Down'' podcast

''Bow Down'' is a new podcast about significant women artists from the past. For each 20-minute episode, Jennifer Higgie—''frieze'' editor at large—invites an artist, writer, historian or curator to nominate an artist.

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