Gerhard Richter’s “Strip (CR921-1)”, 2011, priced £1.5m, is on reserve at Marian Goodman (F12) (Photo: David Owens)

Frieze sales report: Playing safe pays off

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Business has held up despite the initial nervousness of exhibitors (Gerhard Richter’s “Strip (CR921-1)”, 2011, priced £1.5m, is on reserve at Marian Goodman (F12) (Photo: David Owens)) From Frieze daily edition.
Published online: 15 Oct 11
From the fair daily edition

Never mind the politics

Is it artists or art fairs that are shying away from overtly confrontational work?

From Frieze daily edition. Published 15 Oct 11

A matter of taste: an interview with Arjun Waney

The revitalised Arts Club has gained works worth £3m, a film star-inspired makeover and a nightclub

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Gavin Brown wins best stand prize at Frieze

The New York gallery features works by Martin Creed, Elizabeth Peyton, Rirkrit Tiravanija and Alex Katz

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Venice fund photo sold to European museum

Other works from the “Real Venice” series are on view at Somerset House

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For Artangel, no rules are good rules

The London-based commissioning organisation builds on its history of creating open-ended projects with artists

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A show can plant a seed that flowers years later

Jarvis Cocker, the musician and St Martin’s graduate, on why access to art is crucial during an economic crisis

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Too much too young?

Galleries reselling works by young artists stand accused of breaching “hidden” codes of conduct

From Frieze daily edition. Published 14 Oct 11

Lacklustre mood at Sotheby’s

Most lots sold for under or around low estimates

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Boetti hitch takes shine off Bonhams’ big night

The auction house could not quite pull off its first Frieze week contemporary sale

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Books that go where the iPad cannot (yet)

There are more than 1,000 titles on sale at Frieze this year. But how many art books will there be in the future?

From Frieze daily edition. Published 14 Oct 11

Expert eye: Julia Peyton-Jones

The director of the Serpentine Gallery chooses Leon Golub as a breed apart at the fair

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Home is where the art is

Wilhelm Sasnal on how his native Poland provides the inspiration for his work on canvas and celluloid

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Looking on the bright side

Collectors find the accent on colour and art historical references as dealers seek to banish economic blues

From Frieze daily edition. Published 13 Oct 11

Who was here

The art world turned out for Frieze’s vernissage

From Frieze daily edition. Published 13 Oct 11

How small galleries can make a hit on the global stage

Young art dealers reveal their strategies for big art fairs

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Your 60 minutes starts now

LuckyPDF presents live performances from the Frieze Art Fair

From Frieze daily edition. Published 13 Oct 11

Sonic sparring and sound Clashes

Inspired by punk, Anri Sala’s video art stages a musical battle with time

From Frieze daily edition. Published 13 Oct 11

Seeing the wood despite the trees

Timber pavilions and parkland cafés are part of Carmody Groarke’s plan to increase the fair’s space

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Frieze tests strength of art market

Slowdown in China is the latest challenge, after the summer’s economic uncertainty

From Frieze daily edition. Published 12 Oct 11

Turned back at the border

Pierre Huyghe’s hermit crab kept Stateside by customs

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Interview: Nicholas Serota

The importance of curating Gerhard Richter

From Frieze daily edition. Published 12 Oct 11

Sweet smell of success

Will Ryman’s Icon, 2011 blooms in Frieze’s Sculpture Park

From Frieze daily edition. Published 12 Oct 11

Going back in time: the next big thing

Modern and contemporary art fairs are encouraging crossover collecting with a renewed focus on older art

From Frieze daily edition. Published 12 Oct 11

Diary

Bottoms up

What can you learn about an artist from their personal cocktail recipe? There are some revealingly creative concoctions to be swigged at Bryan’s Bar at the Sunday art fair. Why are we not surprised that wunderkind Haroon Mirza, who won the Silver Lion at this year’s Venice Biennale and is now showing at Camden Arts Centre, goes for the rigorously investigative “Ultimate Test”, consisting of a 50/50 Coca-Cola/Pepsi mix with ice? We’re not sure who Cory Arcangel is referring to with his “Upwardly Mobile Yet Shiftless” brew of dark rum and Coke Zero, but Jonathan Monk’s restorative-sounding “Bloody Gin and Tonic Mary” is exactly what it says.