Finally Frieze

24 November 2019

I only had one day to enjoy Frieze Art Fair before I headed off to wedding. It was intense to say the least!

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We hosted a lunch at home for Frieze, I had just enough time to hang our Ulrike Rosenbach pride of place
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Then we had Afternoon Tea at the gallery for Shana Moulton, Puck Verkade and Rebecca Allen. Here is Paul Luckraft with Rebecca
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I had time to visit 180 The Strand. The show was languidly curated with some hits and misses. It marks three years since Donna Huanca’s annual commission show at Zabludowicz Collection
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Her work is as strong and poignant as ever
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We walked through the labyrinth of corridors and finally came across a new work by Korakrit Arunanondchai, covered in paint and on an alternative spiritual path
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His creatures surrounded us as we viewed the beautiful rituals of bathing in the waters of Asia
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Then to The Connaught Hotel for a special dinner all around one very long table. Hosted by Hauser & Wirth for Mark Bradford’s exemplary show, here he is giving a heartfelt speech. What a memorable evening!
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The next morning we held a very special breakfast at the lovely home of Marsha Lee. With David Gryn at the helm, Daata TV has launched 24 video artworks in your home at the press of a button
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During the art fair the weather was, for the first time in a long time, good. First stop was Carlos/Ishikawa and a wonderful painting by Issy Wood on luscious black velvet
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At Galerie Emanuel Layr there was a wonderful piece by Lena Henke
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Simphiwe Ndzube, who we saw in Lyon, was showing at Stevenson gallery
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The one that got away, Firelei Báez
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We acquired for the Collection a work by the artist Megan Rooney, who also showed in Lyon
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A great performance by Shezad Dawood, with dancers moving to space jazz
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Meanwhile at Frieze Masters, Hyundai Gallery were showing Nam June Paik’s ‘My Faust-Communication’, 1989-1991
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At 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair the work that stood out was this sculpture by Willie Cole