The Frieze London and Frieze Masters programmes will include special projects and activations, including the return of the Frieze London Artist Award and Frieze Masters Talks, alongside collaborations with key UK arts organisations and public institutions. Frieze Sculpture, curated by Fatoş Üstek for the second year, will run 18 September – October 2024 in The Regent’s Park’s English Gardens.
FRIEZE LONDON Eva Langret (Director, Frieze London) said: ‘Visitors this year will find the fair reimagined, with solo presentations and emerging artists front and centre, in a demonstration of Frieze’s commitment to the most exciting art being made today. Our new layout also features more spots for conversation and exchange. These changes promise fresh experiences and new perspectives.’
Frieze London 2024 will feature more than 160 galleries from 43 countries. These include some of London’s defining spaces: Arcadia Missa, Carlos/Ishikawa, Sadie Coles HQ, Thomas Dane Gallery, Emalin, Stephen Friedman Gallery, Alison Jacques, Lisson Gallery, Kate MacGarry, Victoria Miro, Modern Art, Maureen Paley and White Cube. Leading international galleries at the fair include Gagosian, Goodman Gallery, Hauser & Wirth, Gallery Hyundai, Tina Kim Gallery, Lehmann Maupin, Pace Gallery, Perrotin, Almine Rech, Thaddaeus Ropac, Esther Schipper, Sprüth Magers and David Zwirner.
Artist-to-Artist: After its 2023 debut, Artist-to-Artist returns as a cornerstone of the fair's artist-driven programme with six solo presentations, selected by world-renowned artists Hurvin Anderson, Lubaina Himid, Rashid Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Zineb Sedira and Yinka Shonibare. Smoke This new themed section has been organized by Pablo José Ramírez (Curator, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles) and will present ceramic works that explore diasporic and indigenous histories.
Smoke will bring together international artists to present ceramics as one of the most impactful aesthetic forms in contemporary art.Focus With its newly prominent placement for 2024, Frieze’s long-standing section dedicated to the young gallery community will feature numerous new spaces that define London’s vibrant contemporary scene.
Focus is presented in collaboration with Stone Island, whose bursaries further aid young galleries’ participation in the fair alongside Frieze’s existing support.
Editions Featuring limited-edition artworks created by leading international artists, Editions creates opportunities for new audiences to collect at affordable prices.
FRIEZE MASTERS
With 130 galleries from 26 countries, Frieze Masters 2024 is led by Nathan Clements-Gillespie and sees a reimagined, artist-centred approach, including an expanded Studio section and a redefined floor plan to encourage creative connections across art history. The fair's new Creative Advisor, Sheena Wagstaff, said: ‘Our new curatorial direction acknowledges how artists visit Frieze Masters to satisfy their curiosity, rejuvenate their thinking and see how the work of their artist peers reflects the creative values of the past.’
OTHER EVENTS: Mike Kelley at TATE MODERN
AUCTIONS at Sothebys, Christies, and Phillips 10-11 October, 2024