Frieze Masters takes place at Regent’s Park from October 13—17. Presenting more than 6,000 years of art, including a range of Old Master paintings, rarities, and highlights of the 20th century, this edition encompasses around 130 galleries across the main exhibition floor, the Spotlight sector, and the debut of the Stand Out section.
Under the care of Artistic Director Nathan Clements-Gillespie, fairgoers will find historic artworks from prominent gallery names like Marian Goodman Gallery, Lévy Gorvy, Nahmad Contemporary, Perrotin, Thaddaeus Ropac, Skarstedt Gallery, and Acquavella Galleries.And sharing work within their oeuvre of expertise area are names like Dr. Jörn Günther Rare Books, ArtAncient, Gisèle Croës – Arts d’Extrêm3 Orient s.a, and Peter Finer.
Jean-Michel Basquiat, “Untitled,” 1982, Oilstick and felt pen on paper 22 x 30 inches; courtesy of Van de Weghe.
New to the lineup, Stand Out will highlight artistic objects considered to be outliers of brilliance in areas of sculpture and design. Luke Syson, the Director of Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, has curated a narrative on ideas of function versus decoration will see presentations from galleries like Tomasso, Stuart Lochhead Sculpture, Alessandra Di Castro Antichità, Sam Fogg, and Prahlad Bubbar.
“I’m really thrilled to be curating a new section at this autumn’s Frieze Masters: Stand Out,” said Syson. “A more complex, inclusive and interesting history of art emerges when we bring art objects, in a range of media, to the fore. These historic works of art contain ideas and meanings that are amazingly current.”
And finally, the return of Spotlight celebrates the avant-garde in a selection organized by the Executive Director of The Drawing Center, New York, Laura Hoptman. This sector features solo presentations of overlooked artists like Alice Rahon presented by Gallery Wendi Norris, Cecilia Brunson Projects sharing work from Feliciano Centurión, and Beauford Delaney, exhibited by Michael Rosenfeld Gallery.
Rachel Whiteread, “SIT,” 2007 – 2008, Plaster, pigment and steel (seven units and one chair) 75 x 40 x 45 cm; Presented by Stuart Lochhead Sculpture, © Rachel Whiteread, photo by Mike Bruce, courtesy of the artist and Gagosian.
