As the entire art world collides to London for a plethora of exhibitions and fairs, Frieze Masters presents antique works from the Egyptian era to Modern Masters, 130 international galleries with 1000 years of art under one roof. We selected some highlights from Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol , JM Basquiat, Rene Magritte, Miro, Fernand Leger, Roy Lichtenstein.
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Frieze Masters
6-9 October 2017
Regent’s Park, London
During a week, all the art world gathers in London, from collectors, curators, galleries and artists. The Truman Brewery building in Eats London is hosting 3 satellite Fairs to the infamous Frieze Art Fair.
Moniker Art Fair, now in its seventh year, has established itself as a key satellite event of London Art Week, showcasing emerging contemporary urban talent. Visitors engaged with numerous installations throughout the building, including an 18-metre digital ‘playground’ created by Maser, a virtual reality Oculus Rift immersive experience by Jose Montemayor as well as workshops and conferences by TAC. Visitors could watch artist Max Zorn create spontaneous tape art on Plexiglas, and live printing sessions at Jealous Gallery.
The Hepatitis C Trust’s Art on a Postcard is back for its second year at Moniker with postcards and customised car bonnets. The Postcard Lottery was a huge hit giving visitors the chance to own an original artwork by one of the many world renowned artists involved from the likes of Paul Insect, Pure Evil, Eelus, Harland Miller, Peter Blake, Brad Downey and more.
The Other Art Fair continues to inspire art lovers with a selection of 130 artists presenting directly their artworks like neon sculptures by Mark Beattie. In parallel the fair also showcased workshops, talks and children’s activities.
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MONIKER / THE OTHER ART FAIR
6 – 9 October 2016
Truman Brewery
London
Following the recent Rose Beton Festival back in June ( see our full coverage here), the French pink city is currently hosting Mister Freeze ( a nod to the infamous art fair in London).
Thirty international graffiti and street artists have been invited to paint murals and showcase their artworks.
To kick start the festival, Brusk and Kan from the DMV crew painted a gigantic mural with a ferocious dog surrounded by a fire extinguisher and pointillist flames.
Inside and outside a former aerospace warehouse of 8000 square meters, visitors can wander around and discover playful and colourful characters by POES , JO BER, Maye or Mademoiselle Kat, as well as installations by Popay and Katre to name a few .
Mister Freeze
Until 9 October 2016
Espace Cobalt
55 Rue Louis Briguet
Toulouse, France
South African artist Ryan Hewett is returning to London for a third solo show at the Unit London called ‘Order‘.
Moving away from his chaotic creative process of construction and destruction towards a more considered and confident approach, the new body of works includes self-portraits, portraits of Lucian Freud, Egon Schiele, Marcel Duchamp, Samuel Beckett and Audrey Hepburn and, for the first time ever, landscapes.
While paint is still applied impasto – brushes and masks are employed alongside the palette knife to create hard lines and graded blocks of colour. While representing a significant step change for the artist, Hewett’s new works retain the unsettling beauty for which he has become renowned.
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Ryan Hewett – Order
Until 26 October 2016
The Unit London
START Art Fair returns to Saatchi Gallery in London for its third edition from 15-18 September 2016. The fair focusses on emerging artists and new art scenes featuring 70 international galleries from London, Seoul, Hong-Kong, Dehli, Cape Town to Taipei and Tokyo.
Amongst the highlights we enjoyed intricate microcosm breathing creature paintings by Mariane, a japanese artist (pictured above) from Gallery Jin Projects, as well as delicate ceramics by young Korean artist Yunhee Lee (In and Out Art), hyper-realistic sculptures by Carole Feuerman (Aria Art), and a roaring lion made of stainless steel and used tires by Ji Yong Ho (ATELIER AKI – Korea) to name a few.
Amongst the START Projects complementing the fair, visitors could experience ‘Baghdad Manifesto’, the debut London solo exhibition by Iraqi-born artist Mahmoud Obaid, who also curated a presentation of emerging artists who have recently taken part in the Artist in Residence Programme at the Fire Station in Doha, Qatar, titled ‘Identity, Construction & Deconstruction’.
To kick start the art season in London, START Art Fair is a breath of fresh air with its emerging artists and multicultural selection.
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galleries here
START Art Fair 2016
15-18 September 2016
Saatchi Gallery
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