guitarbeard
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Frieze Art fair, by guitarbeard on Sept 10, 2019 16:23:10 GMT 1, Hi
I am going to the Moniker Art fair in London and see that Frieze is on in regents park on the same day, does anyone have any experience of Frieze - is it worth it from an Urban art perspective? or would the time be better spent visiting galleries instead?
Thanks Jay
Hi
I am going to the Moniker Art fair in London and see that Frieze is on in regents park on the same day, does anyone have any experience of Frieze - is it worth it from an Urban art perspective? or would the time be better spent visiting galleries instead?
Thanks Jay
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Frieze Art fair, by Happy Shopper on Sept 10, 2019 16:24:20 GMT 1, Hi I am going to the Moniker Art fair in London and see that Frieze is on in regents park on the same day, does anyone have any experience of Frieze - is it worth it from an Urban art perspective? or would the time be better spent visiting galleries instead? Thanks Jay It's very high end, and very little Urban Art. You might see some Kaws work there though.
Hi I am going to the Moniker Art fair in London and see that Frieze is on in regents park on the same day, does anyone have any experience of Frieze - is it worth it from an Urban art perspective? or would the time be better spent visiting galleries instead? Thanks Jay It's very high end, and very little Urban Art. You might see some Kaws work there though.
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kfroms
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Frieze Art fair, by kfroms on Sept 10, 2019 17:03:40 GMT 1, Hi I am going to the Moniker Art fair in London and see that Frieze is on in regents park on the same day, does anyone have any experience of Frieze - is it worth it from an Urban art perspective? or would the time be better spent visiting galleries instead? Thanks Jay
Very little ( if any ) Urban Art. Better visit some Galleries and the Auction Houses - Frieze week is always great.
IF you want to part with a lot of money for a Frieze ticket go to Frieze Masters which usually has an amazing mix ranging from Old Masters up to Contemporary. The โnormalโ Frieze only shows living artists.
Hi I am going to the Moniker Art fair in London and see that Frieze is on in regents park on the same day, does anyone have any experience of Frieze - is it worth it from an Urban art perspective? or would the time be better spent visiting galleries instead? Thanks Jay Very little ( if any ) Urban Art. Better visit some Galleries and the Auction Houses - Frieze week is always great. IF you want to part with a lot of money for a Frieze ticket go to Frieze Masters which usually has an amazing mix ranging from Old Masters up to Contemporary. The โnormalโ Frieze only shows living artists.
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tonys
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Frieze Art fair, by tonys on Sept 10, 2019 17:15:19 GMT 1, any discount codes?
any discount codes?
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kfroms
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Frieze Art fair, by kfroms on Sept 10, 2019 17:19:26 GMT 1,
For Frieze? Not sure, never heard of any though.
For Frieze? Not sure, never heard of any though.
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guitarbeard
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Frieze Art fair, by guitarbeard on Sept 10, 2019 20:37:24 GMT 1, Thanks for the info, mostly it has confirmed my thoughts, I haven't found any discount codes for Frieze either. Jay
Thanks for the info, mostly it has confirmed my thoughts, I haven't found any discount codes for Frieze either. Jay
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pollz66
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Frieze Art fair, by pollz66 on Sept 11, 2019 10:41:30 GMT 1, Frieze is consistent in its ability to disappoint. For an international fair it has too often been the place to see uninspiring work from a network global galleries dispensing the usual high end tosh to people with more money than taste. Stopped going years ago.
Frieze is consistent in its ability to disappoint. For an international fair it has too often been the place to see uninspiring work from a network global galleries dispensing the usual high end tosh to people with more money than taste. Stopped going years ago.
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blerd
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Frieze Art fair, by blerd on Sept 11, 2019 11:08:02 GMT 1, Frieze is consistent in its ability to disappoint. For an international fair it has too often been the place to see uninspiring work from a network global galleries dispensing the usual high end tosh to people with more money than taste. Stopped going years ago. I really like it. Last year they had an initiative to introduce smaller international galleries such as Blank Projects, who were showing paintings by Cinga Sampson. Beautiful works.
Frieze is consistent in its ability to disappoint. For an international fair it has too often been the place to see uninspiring work from a network global galleries dispensing the usual high end tosh to people with more money than taste. Stopped going years ago. I really like it. Last year they had an initiative to introduce smaller international galleries such as Blank Projects, who were showing paintings by Cinga Sampson. Beautiful works.
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pollz66
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Frieze Art fair, by pollz66 on Sept 11, 2019 11:13:10 GMT 1, Frieze is consistent in its ability to disappoint. For an international fair it has too often been the place to see uninspiring work from a network global galleries dispensing the usual high end tosh to people with more money than taste. Stopped going years ago. I really like it. Last year they had an initiative to introduce smaller international galleries such as Blank Projects, who were showing paintings by Cinga Sampson. Beautiful works. The fringe galleries were always the more interesting. It's a shame you have to wade through all the other dirge to get to them. The overall effect is overpriced tedious elitism.
Frieze is consistent in its ability to disappoint. For an international fair it has too often been the place to see uninspiring work from a network global galleries dispensing the usual high end tosh to people with more money than taste. Stopped going years ago. I really like it. Last year they had an initiative to introduce smaller international galleries such as Blank Projects, who were showing paintings by Cinga Sampson. Beautiful works. The fringe galleries were always the more interesting. It's a shame you have to wade through all the other dirge to get to them. The overall effect is overpriced tedious elitism.
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blerd
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Frieze Art fair, by blerd on Sept 11, 2019 11:31:57 GMT 1, I really like it. Last year they had an initiative to introduce smaller international galleries such as Blank Projects, who were showing paintings by Cinga Sampson. Beautiful works. The fringe galleries were always the more interesting. It's a shame you have to wade through all the other dirge to get to them. The overall effect is overpriced tedious elitism. I liked seeing Josh Sperling solo booth at Perrotin. The big beautiful sloppy Katherine Bernhardt Garfield painting at Carl Freedman and Nina Chanel Abney in the flesh at Jack Shainman. Also good to meet people like Tanya who deals with the Editions at the Serpentine.
I really like it. Last year they had an initiative to introduce smaller international galleries such as Blank Projects, who were showing paintings by Cinga Sampson. Beautiful works. The fringe galleries were always the more interesting. It's a shame you have to wade through all the other dirge to get to them. The overall effect is overpriced tedious elitism. I liked seeing Josh Sperling solo booth at Perrotin. The big beautiful sloppy Katherine Bernhardt Garfield painting at Carl Freedman and Nina Chanel Abney in the flesh at Jack Shainman. Also good to meet people like Tanya who deals with the Editions at the Serpentine.
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tonys
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Frieze Art fair, by tonys on Sept 11, 2019 14:10:07 GMT 1, For Frieze? Not sure, never heard of any though. When you come to pay online, it offers a discount code. i just presumed
For Frieze? Not sure, never heard of any though. When you come to pay online, it offers a discount code. i just presumed
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met
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Frieze Art fair, by met on Sept 26, 2019 6:51:34 GMT 1, Hi I am going to the Moniker Art fair in London and see that Frieze is on in regents park on the same day, does anyone have any experience of Frieze - is it worth it from an Urban art perspective? or would the time be better spent visiting galleries instead? Thanks Jay
The advice I'd give would be to set aside your emphasis on so-called urban art and just go to Frieze London.
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Frieze Week is by far the most important period in London's art calendar.
At the risk of stating the obvious, it's called "Frieze Week" because Frieze London is the focal point โ the primary reason (especially in conjunction with Frieze Masters) why the art world descends upon the city.
Everything else is a piggyback exercise arranged to coincide with Frieze. To take advantage of the huge audience it draws in:
- There are the satellite fairs, such as Sunday Art Fair, PAD London, 1-54 London, The Other Art Fair, British Art Fair, Roy's Art Fair and Moniker Art Fair.
- The major auction houses schedule their modern & contemporary sales for this time.
- A number of London museums hold concurrent blockbuster exhibitions.
- Galleries put on shows by their heavy-hitters.
- Local artists ensure their studios are ready for open days, or to receive drop-ins by visiting curators, dealers and collectors.
- Parties, receptions and dinners take place in the evenings.
And it's all happening during one whirlwind week.
But Frieze London is really the headline act. The main event. This year, "more than 160 of the world's leading galleries" will be featured.
So the idea of attending a sideshow like Moniker but not Frieze is, to my mind, a trifle insane. It's like spending an entire diving trip taking close-ups of a remora, and not bothering to also photograph or pay attention to the great white.
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In case a visitor were to dislike all the work showcased at Frieze, and find each of the curated talks boring, they would still have had a worthwhile learning experience.
Every art enthusiast owes it to themselves to acquire at least a superficial overview of what's happening in the broader contemporary scene. They should have an idea of the artists, movements, concepts, themes and stylistic trends that are currently capturing or retaining the attention of key players in the market.
And for this, there's no better place in the UK than at Frieze.
My position would be to get out there and see as much art as possible.
Enjoy Frieze and Frieze Week for what they are โ slight chaos and sensory overload; the perfect opportunity to fine-tune one's critical eye; a chance to establish or consolidate relationships with dealers you wouldn't otherwise meet in person; and a time for taking notes of artists and galleries to keep on your radar.
__________
[Separate aside:
If there's any member here whose artistic reference points are restricted to the names commonly discussed on this forum, then they are selling themselves short. In which case, I encourage them to be more ambitious with their art education โ to cast their net further afield. Otherwise, they'll remain the type of collector who doesn't recognise 90% of the names when flicking through a contemporary day sale catalogue for Christie's, Sotheby's or Phillips.
Nobody can know everything, but such a degree of ignorance is unenviable. It will never help a person to strengthen their collection. Instead, it's more of a recipe for purchase mistakes, even if one's collecting is limited to a ghetto sub-genre like urban art.
There will be plenty of times when a charming dealer presents us with an attractive, well-executed but derivative artwork created in a style that has become hackneyed. And on each of those occasions โ when deciding whether to buy โ the only thing a clueless collector will see is an attractive, well-executed artwork.
I'm a firm believer it's worthwhile putting in the effort to not be that kind of collector.]
Hi I am going to the Moniker Art fair in London and see that Frieze is on in regents park on the same day, does anyone have any experience of Frieze - is it worth it from an Urban art perspective? or would the time be better spent visiting galleries instead? Thanks Jay The advice I'd give would be to set aside your emphasis on so-called ur ban art and just go to Frieze London. __________ Frieze Week is by far the most important period in London's art calendar. At the risk of stating the obvious, it's called "Frieze Week" because Frieze London is the focal point โ the primary reason (especially in conjunction with Frieze Masters) why the art world descends upon the city. Everything else is a piggyback exercise arranged to coincide with Frieze. To take advantage of the huge audience it draws in: - There are the satellite fairs, such as Sunday Art Fair, PAD London, 1-54 London, The Other Art Fair, British Art Fair, Roy's Art Fair and Moniker Art Fair. - The major auction houses schedule their modern & contemporary sales for this time. - A number of London museums hold concurrent blockbuster exhibitions. - Galleries put on shows by their heavy-hitters. - Local artists ensure their studios are ready for open days, or to receive drop-ins by visiting curators, dealers and collectors. - Parties, receptions and dinners take place in the evenings. And it's all happening during one whirlwind week. But Frieze London is really the headline act. The main event. This year, "more than 160 of the world's leading galleries" will be featured. So the idea of attending a sideshow like Moniker but not Frieze is, to my mind, a trifle insane. It's like spending an entire diving trip taking close-ups of a remora, and not bothering to also photograph or pay attention to the great white. __________ In case a visitor were to dislike all the work showcased at Frieze, and find each of the curated talks boring, they would still have had a worthwhile learning experience. Every art enthusiast owes it to themselves to acquire at least a superficial overview of what's happening in the broader contemporary scene. They should have an idea of the artists, movements, concepts, themes and stylistic trends that are currently capturing or retaining the attention of key players in the market. And for this, there's no better place in the UK than at Frieze. My position would be to get out there and see as much art as possible. Enjoy Frieze and Frieze Week for what they are โ slight chaos and sensory overload; the perfect opportunity to fine-tune one's critical eye; a chance to establish or consolidate relationships with dealers you wouldn't otherwise meet in person; and a time for taking notes of artists and galleries to keep on your radar. __________ [Separate aside:
If there's any member here whose artistic reference points are restricted to the names commonly discussed on this forum, then they are selling themselves short. In which case, I encourage them to be more ambitious with their art education โ to cast their net further afield. Otherwise, they'll remain the type of collector who doesn't recognise 90% of the names when flicking through a contemporary day sale catalogue for Christie's, Sotheby's or Phillips.
Nobody can know everything, but such a degree of ignorance is unenviable. It will never help a person to strengthen their collection. Instead, it's more of a recipe for purchase mistakes, even if one's collecting is limited to a ghetto sub-genre like urban art.
There will be plenty of times when a charming dealer presents us with an attractive, well-executed but derivative artwork created in a style that has become hackneyed. And on each of those occasions โ when deciding whether to buy โ the only thing a clueless collector will see is an attractive, well-executed artwork.
I'm a firm believer it's worthwhile putting in the effort to not be that kind of collector.]
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kfroms
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Frieze Art fair, by kfroms on Sept 26, 2019 9:05:30 GMT 1, Some very interesting Talks at Frieze Masters:
Mark Bradford in conversation with Hans-Ulrich Obrist (Artistic Director, Serpentine Galleries, London) (12pm, Thursday 3 October)
Elizabeth Peyton in conversation with Dr Nicholas Cullinan (Director, National Portrait Gallery, London) (3pm, Thursday 3 October)
Ai Weiwei in conversation with Tim Marlow (12pm, Friday 4 October)
Edmund de Waal with Christine Kondoleon (The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) (3pm, Friday 4 October)
Michael Craig-Martin in conversation with Emilie Gordenker (Director, Mauritshuis, The Hague) (12pm, Saturday 5 October)
Will definitely go to Peyton and Ai Weiwei!
Some very interesting Talks at Frieze Masters:
Mark Bradford in conversation with Hans-Ulrich Obrist (Artistic Director, Serpentine Galleries, London) (12pm, Thursday 3 October)
Elizabeth Peyton in conversation with Dr Nicholas Cullinan (Director, National Portrait Gallery, London) (3pm, Thursday 3 October)
Ai Weiwei in conversation with Tim Marlow (12pm, Friday 4 October)
Edmund de Waal with Christine Kondoleon (The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) (3pm, Friday 4 October)
Michael Craig-Martin in conversation with Emilie Gordenker (Director, Mauritshuis, The Hague) (12pm, Saturday 5 October)
Will definitely go to Peyton and Ai Weiwei!
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Carl Cashman
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Frieze Art fair, by Carl Cashman on Sept 26, 2019 9:13:23 GMT 1, Come say hello if you're in town for frieze or Moniker. We are donating 25% of all profits from this show to the World land trust.
Come say hello if you're in town for frieze or Moniker. We are donating 25% of all profits from this show to the World land trust.
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Shoot Again
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Frieze Art fair, by Shoot Again on Sept 26, 2019 9:19:42 GMT 1, Lehman Maupin's Booth with massive OsGemeos painting was my highlight last year and just for that the Frieze was well worth the visit !
Lehman Maupin's Booth with massive OsGemeos painting was my highlight last year and just for that the Frieze was well worth the visit !
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