LONDON: Emerging artists and big names in contemporary art will feature as Frieze London, one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious contemporary art fairs, opens to the public on Thursday.
Now in its 20th year, the fair has grown in profile and spread to other major global cities since first showcasing an eclectic selection of modern art in the British capital in 2003.
The fair is now a key date in the art world’s calendar and an opportunity for artists, gallery owners, wealthy collectors, enthusiasts, and others to view – and buy – new works.
Visitors walk past “Garden of Celebration” by Damien Hirst during a press preview for the Frieze Masters Art Fair in Regent’s Park in London on October 11, 2023. Photo: AFP
Kristell Chade, executive director of Frieze Fairs, said this year is its “most international edition to date,” with 160 galleries from 40 countries exhibiting at its Regent’s Park home.
“We have those inspiring international galleries showing at the fair, but they are showing alongside a strong contingent of London-based exhibitors,” she told AFP.
VIPs and contemporary art professionals flocked to the site Wednesday for an invitation-only preview, taking selfies or filming themselves in front of paintings.
