Have you ever participated in a marathon? I never have and to be quite frank, I have no intention of ever participating in one. However, this past week was London's busiest art week and I joined the frenzy by visiting all the art fairs and some of the many gallery exhibitions that took place all across the city. At the end of the five full days of running around to see art from one fair to the next, I felt so tired as if I had just completed a marathon. Despite the depletion of energy, I am very happy I got to go to all these fabulous events because now I get to share the art with you.
London Frieze Week begins with the opening of, yes you guessed it, Frieze Art Fair. Frieze is one of the most important and exclusive international art fairs in the world showcasing art from leading blue-chip galleries to more emerging galleries. Frieze Art Fair is separated into two different sections: Frieze London which houses contemporary art and Frieze Masters which ranges from antiquities to classic 20th-century art. Both are located in Regents Park in different tents. This fair attracts everyone from serious collectors to art enthusiasts who just go to experience the event. It is due to Frieze's magnetic pull of serious buyers, that satellite fairs, such as1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair and The Other Art Fair take place during the same week.
Frieze and 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair together hosted 324 galleries. The Other Art Fair hosted over 100 independent artists all selling directly to collectors. So in total, my eyes physically scanned thousands of artworks all within a week and I am here to tell you which ones stood out to me. Here, you will discover artists from all parts of the world: from Latin America to Africa and beyond. Continue reading to find out who my top picks are.
FRIEZE LONDON
José Vera Matos (b. 1981, Peru)
Hand transcription of Edouard Glissant’s book, Poetics of Relation (2021)
Stylographs on cotton paper
42 x 60 cm
Price: $7,500 USD
Gallery Representation: 80M2 Livia Benavides based in Peru
Gabriel Rico (b. 1980, Mexico)
The second cause is meant to be an explanation of the first (Páramo, The reunion I), 2020
Cotton yarn on wooden board coated with beeswax 100 × 150.2 × 5.1 cm Editions 1, 2, 3 of 5 + 1AP
This work is part of a limited edition set.
Price: $16,000 USD
Gallery Representation: OMR based in Mexico
Vanessa da Silva (b.1976, Brazil)
Boca Rasgada (2021)
Acrylic compound, polystyrene, fiberglass, pigment, soft pastel
18 x 54 x 28 cm
Price: N/A
Gallery Representation: Instituto De Visión based in Colombia
FRIEZE MASTERS
Pedro Friedeberg (b. 1936, Italy)
When We Can't Get What We Love, We Must Love What We Have (1979)
Acrylic on museum board
92 x 92 cm
Price: $34,000 USD
Gallery Representation: Maia Contemporary based in Mexico
Carmen Herrera (b. 1915, Cuba)
Untitled (Havana Series #14), (1951)
Acrylic on canvas 61 × 96.5 cm
Price: > 250,000 GBP
Gallery Representation: Dickinson based in the USA & UK
1-54 CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ART FAIR
Giovanna Swaby (b. 1991, Bahamas)
Another Side to Me Second Chapter 3, (2021)
Cotton fabric and thread sewn on muslin
71.1 × 91.4 x 2.5 cm
Price:15,000 GBP
Gallery Representation: Claire Oliver Gallery based in the USA
Daniel Onguene (b. 1995, Camerron)
Life Hunter, 2021
Acrylic and posca on canvas
130 × 110 cm
Price: €4,700
Gallery Representation: Out of Africa Gallery based in Spain
Franco Ndiba (b.1983, Cameroon)
La lessiveuse aux allures (2021)
Acrylic on canvas 254 × 254 cm
Price: N/A
Gallery Representation: Jack Bell Gallery based in London
Lerato Motaung (b. 1991, South Africa)
Dwellings of the Divine Imagination, 2021
Oil on canvas
107 × 140.5 cm
Price: €5,000–€7,500
Gallery Representation: THK Gallery based in South Africa & Germany
Zéh Palito (b. 1991, Brazil)
Me You and Big Bee (2021)
Acrylic on Canvas
158.8 × 124 cm
Price: N/A
Gallery Representation: Luce Gallery based in Italy
Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga (b. 1991, Democratic Republic of Congo)
Contrecarrer 1897 (202)
Oil and acrylic on canvas
200 x 200 cm
Price for this painting: N/A
He offers limited edition prints which is a great way to have his work in your collection. The painting above can be purchased as a print for £650.00.
Gallery Representation: October Gallery based in London
Alun Be (b. 1981, Senegal)
Since Tomorrow #1 (2021)
Hybrid photography: archival pigments on FineArt Paper, rare collection butterflies 80 × 120 cm
Price: N/A
Gallery Representation: LouiSimone Guirandou Gallery based in Côte d’Ivoire
THE OTHER ART FAIR
Chloe McCarrick (UK)
The Widening Of The Horizon As You Climb
Limited Edition of 1 Photograph
Photography, Cyanotype on Paper
Size: 70.1 x 70.1 cm
Price: $3,050 USD
Artist's Website: www.chloemccarrick.com
Maria Hatling
Balancing I (2021)
Acrylic on canvas with stitch detail
50 x 65 cm
Price: 1,550.00 GBP
Artist's Website: www.mariahatling.com
Sara Hoque
Neon Verge Painting
Acrylic on Canvas
40.64 x 50.8 cm
Price: $590 USD
Artist's Website: sarahoque.com
Insuk Kwon (b.1977, South Korea)
Tea Party (2021)
Oil and acrylic on canvas
97x130cm
Price: N/A
Artist's Website: www.kwoninsuk.art
Lola Luk
Sculpture (sold individually)
Resin on Wood
Price: Starting at 125 GBP
Artist's Website: www.lolaluk.com
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