NewsArt fairs
Himali Singh Soin named winner of the Frieze Artist Award
The commission marks the first time the prize has been awarded for a film, which will debut in October as part of the fair's Projects section
NewsArt market
Jo Stella-Sawicka leaves Frieze to head up Goodman Gallery in London
South African gallery will open in Cork Street redevelopment this autumn
BlogFrieze New York 2019
Frieze New York diary: from Ron Nagle's psychedelic works to Hockney's portrait of a cross-dressing superstar
Plus, the Rubin Museum's wheel of fortune and Videofreex's comeback
NewsFrieze New York 2019
VR market realities tested at Frieze New York
This edition of the fair has a special section of virtual reality and augmented reality works
AnalysisFrieze New York 2019
Battle of the art fairs: Frieze New York feels the pinch as Tefaf gains ground
After contending with flooding in 2017 and a heatwave last year, some major players are heading for the Armory instead
NewsArt market
Frieze shareholder Endeavor returns $400m investment to Saudi Arabia
Sport and entertainment group severs ties with the kingdom’s leaders after murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
FeatureLos Angeles
Wearing its art on its sleeve: Los Angeles' enduring passion for murals
The city’s street paintings, vehicles for protest since the 1930s, continue to be a flashpoint
InterviewFrieze Los Angeles 2019
Confessions of a dealer: Alex Freedman
We speak to the co-founder of Freedman Fitzpatrick gallery in Los Angeles about coding, George Bush and mistaking dealers for magicians
InterviewFrieze Los Angeles 2019
Max Hooper Schneider: 'my fantasy army of marine-mammal people, across all genders'
The artist dives deep to create a lurid theatre from biological forms for his Frieze Los Angeles Projects commission
InterviewFrieze Los Angeles 2019
Confessions of a dealer: Brian Faucette
We speak to the senior director of Night Gallery in Los Angeles about art world small talk, forgotten studio visits and the resurgence of photography
FeatureCurators
Globetrotting curators: the international search for art
Leading curators on their travel schedules, how technology shapes their visions—and whether they are aware of their carbon footprints
InterviewCollecting
Collector's Eye: an interview with Wallis Annenberg
The Los Angeles-based philanthropist tells us what she's bought and why
PreviewExhibitions
Lucas Blalock gives ‘pathetic’ objects a new lease of life at the ICA LA
More than 20 photographs are included in the artist’s first solo exhibition at a US museum
NewsFrieze Los Angeles
Art and entertainment worlds cosy up at Frieze Los Angeles
Having for years viewed each other with suspicion, relations between agencies and galleries may start warming up
NewsArt market
Life lessons: what the art market learned from 2018
Georgina Adam speaks with three leading art world figures on the key events of last year and what 2019 may hold
NewsArt market
Frieze shareholder Endeavor ‘in process’ of pulling out of $400m Saudi deal
Hollywood entertainment agency intends to return entire investment after murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
AnalysisThe Year In Review
2018 in the market: the price is right for pale males
David Hockney was latest white male artist to set a record this year
NewsArt market
Fairytale of New York in La-La land—artists to take over film set at Frieze Los Angeles
For Frieze Projects, artists including Barbara Kruger and Paul McCarthy will create site-specific works within Paramount Pictures Studios's fake New York city
NewsFrieze London 2018
Wasteful art world gets ready to clean up its act
Shipping firms seek to replace single-use crates
NewsFrieze London 2018
Handbags at dawn? Haroon Mirza accuses Louis Vuitton of appropriating his solar sculptures
Artist's new works incorporate "imitation" bags and wallets in response to brand's window displays
InterviewFrieze London 2018
Rachel Maclean: Brexit wrapped up in cotton candy
The Scottish video artist throws visitors into a post-Brexit apocalypse at London’s Zabludowicz Collection
InterviewFrieze London 2018
Collector's Eye: David Roberts
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
BlogFrieze London 2018
Frieze diary: When Beckham met The Art Newspaper, Hirst's gallery gets spooky and the gloves are off over Brexit
Plus, impro opera in the cafe and homage to Oscar Wilde
NewsFrieze London 2018
Contemporary art market cools as confidence drops
Brexit and Trump's trade war with China are affecting the mood of buyers
InterviewFrieze London 2018
Hannah Perry: Paying tribute to an absent friend
The UK artist’s solo show at Somerset House remembers a collaborator after his suicide, and also explores how we process grief and trauma
BlogFrieze London 2018
Frieze diary: Passport out-of-control, Damien Hirst's new pad and Mayfair goes Goldie
Plus, Hepworth's St Ives comes to Frieze Masters
InterviewFrieze London 2018
Collector's Eye: Christina Makris
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
FeatureFrieze London 2018
Contemporary galleries start looking to the next generation
The gallery gene does not normally survive beyond one generation, so how can contemporary art galleries survive their founders and keep their edge?
CommentFrieze London 2018
Artists’ battle for refugees is beginning to pay off
Amid the din of cynical populists the voices of these fragile communities are needed more than ever
Podcast
Frieze special: the fair and the top shows, with Doris Salcedo and Ragnar Kjartansson
We talk to the art market specialist Melanie Gerlis about the fair, to Doris Salcedo and Ragnar Kjartansson about their shows, Massimiliano Gioni about the New Museum’s video-art pop-up in London—and much more. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
NewsFrieze London 2018
Tate’s watercolour is upgraded to a Gauguin
Double-sided work, bequeathed in 1962, had previously been attributed to the French artist's circle
NewsFrieze London 2018
Mega-galleries bank on Chinese art at Frieze
Trend follows dealers’ move into Eastern market
InterviewFrieze London 2018
Francis Upritchard: the confessions of a magpie Kiwi
The New Zealand-born artist’s show at the Barbican Art Gallery reflects her diverse approach to materials, including a rare Brazilian rubber called balata
InterviewFrieze London 2018
Collector's Eye: Frank Cohen
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
InterviewFrieze London 2018
Collector’s Eye: Nicky Wilson
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
FeatureFrieze London 2018
Social Work: eight dissenting female artists feature in Frieze London’s new section
Work that challenged male-dominated art world of the 1980s and 1990s on show as UK marks centenary of women's suffrage
CommentFrieze London 2018
Interested in a square inch of a Warhol? Fractional ownership hits the art market
A growing number of new investment platforms are touting the concept
NewsFrieze London 2018
Tate acquires four works at Frieze London’s VIP opening
Contemporary Art Society buys Kehinde Wiley film for The Box in Plymouth, while first Camden Arts Centre Emerging Artist prizewinner is also announced
NewsFrieze London 2018
Tatiana Trouvé’s shamanic tree takes root at Frieze London
Work at Galerie Kamel Mennour is quite literally ground-breaking
NewsFrieze London 2018
Curators defend Turner Prize nominee Luke Willis Thompson
The artist has been accused of profiting from black suffering
NewsFrieze London 2018
Frieze London fights gender gap—but how many female artists are at the fair?
Fair focuses on women but market still favours men
NewsFrieze London 2018
Zeng Fanzhi: My pick of Frieze Week shows
The Chinese artist reveals which exhibitions he plans to see during his whistle-stop tour of the UK capital this week
NewsFrieze London 2018
Tania Bruguera: Why I renamed Tate Modern
The performance artist on using her Turbine Hall commission to reach out to local people
InterviewFrieze London 2018
Collector's Eye: Karsten Schubert
The dealer and collector tells the artist Michael Landy which work he would save from the Art Bin
InterviewFrieze London 2018
Hans Ulrich Obrist: secrets of a super-curator
The Serpentine Galleries' artistic director reveals how he is resisting extinction, declares that shows must find new ways to connect and insists that stopping is not an option
CommentFrieze London 2018
The future is virtual
The acceleration of technology and the solitary nature of VR are a problem, but the rewards are great
NewsFrieze London 2018
Instagram takeover: Rana Begum
The artist is our Instagrammer-in-chief this week
InterviewFrieze London 2018
Agony uncles: Dear Elmgreen & Dragset
Our readers ask the leading artists what they think about life, the art world and everything in between
NewsFrieze London 2018
Grayson Perry: 'the art fair as a rite of passage'
Fresh from the success of his Channel 4 series Rites of Passage, the artist tackles the art fair
PreviewArt market
Frieze 2018 reveals strong UK-South African ties
South African artists are enjoying a growth in overseas interest, as seen in London this month
NewsArt market
Hollywood stars and art world A-listers come out in support of Frieze Los Angeles
Salma Hayek, Tobey Maguire and Serena Williams are among those on the fair’s host committee, while Gagosian, Zwirner, Hauser & Wirth and Ropac will exhibit
NewsFrieze
Frieze Art Fair establishes tiered pricing structure for debut Los Angeles event
As with Art Basel, the aim is for larger dealers to subsidise smaller galleries, with plans to roll out similar models in London and New York
NewsArt market
Frieze focus on women who challenged the male-dominated 1980s art market
New section at London fair will explore artists who railed against "the idea that genius resided solely in masculinity"
NewsArt market
Too hot to handle? Frieze New York to compensate all dealers after sweltering fair sent collectors packing
Details yet to be finalised, but the fair is also looking at how to deal with “increasingly erratic weather” after heatwave sent exhibitors into meltdown
NewsFrieze New York
US government could regulate art dealers under proposed law
New York law firm warns galleries that legislation could mean new compliance and reporting regime
NewsFrieze New York
The public joins the protest in Frieze’s Live programme
Activist work reflects what artists are making, says curator of new initiative
NewsFrieze New York
Basquiat’s $20m work takes centre stage in Phillips sale
Critic and curators gather to pay tribute to late artist as 1984 painting comes to market for first time
NewsFrieze New York
And the Frieze New York stand prizes go to… Nuno Centeno and Jhaveri Contemporary
The jury applauded the Indian and Portuguese galleries for presentations that were "bold" and showed "the spirit of risk"
NewsFrieze New York
New $50m art warehouse opens in Harlem—with Foreign-Trade Zone status
Arcis's 110,000 sq. ft art-storage facility in New York boasts the latest in high-tech security
NewsFrieze New York
New Museum to send greatest hits to London during Frieze Week in October
The US institution is planning film and video show with The Store X The Vinyl Factory
NewsFrieze New York
Meet the dumpster-diving artist who turns your garbage into art
Scotland's Kevin Harman is showing his latest sculpture at Frieze New York
NewsFrieze New York
‘Robin Hood’ tax at fairs is a start, young dealers at Frieze New York say
Smaller galleries are open to subsidies from larger ones but wider issues would remain
BlogIn the frame
Princess Nokia performs in Brooklyn for first US edition of London’s Moniker fair
NewsFrieze
Frieze Los Angeles will launch next February
Annual contemporary art fair to open at the Paramount Pictures Studios on Valentine's Day
NewsArt market
Is Frieze Los Angeles bound?
Rumour mill goes into overdrive as reports circulate of new event in January 2019 as the art fair’s directors discuss options with West Coast dealers
NewsArt market
Hauser & Wirth’s Bronze Age 'museum' to travel to Colchester
Fictional museum booth will be re-staged at Firstsite gallery after drawing crowds at Frieze, where the gift shop raised £10,000 for UK regional museums
CommentArt market
Should dealers reveal past prices in provenance?
London case surrounding Brueghel painting raises questions over whether a work's full sales history should be listed—even when that shows a big markup
Melanie Gerlis