London Art Fairs: A Useful Guide

London Art Fairs: A Useful Guide

14 October, 2008
by: Tom Jeffreys

Click here to read Tom's guide to 2009's London Art Fairs.

OK people, hold onto your paintbrushes, it's Art Fair Week. At least that's what we're calling it anyway. This is when it all kicks off. There's Scope London, Red Dot, Kounter Kulture and The Future Can Wait, and of course the two biggies: Frieze and Zoo. If you're a dedicated arty type – like me – you'll be checking out the lot. (If so get the full Art Fairs lowdown here). But if not, then you're not going to want to waste a load of time wandering around aimlessly. With both Frieze and Zoo bigger than ever this year, that is a strong possibility. So we've put together a little list of things that you should try your darndest not to miss.

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Frieze is just so big! There's hundreds of different galleries from all over the world clamouring for your attention. We're recommending you check out the following London galleries:

The Approach (Stand D10)
Artists to look out for: Edward Lipski, Gary Webb, Mari Sunna, Patrick Hill, Evren Tekinoktay

Corvi-Mora (Stand E4)
Artists to look out for: Jim Isermann, Roger Hiorns, Liam Gillick

Gagosian (Stand D7)
Artists to look out for: Tracey Emin, Tim Noble & Sue Webster, Rachel Whiteread, Damien Hirst, Jenny Saville

Maureen Paley (Stand D5)
Artists to look out for: Wolfgang Tillmans, Gillian Wearing

Sadie Coles (Stand C9)
Artists to look out for: Richard Prince, Carl Andre, Sarah Lucas, Angus Fairhurst, John Currin

Vilma Gold (Stand G22)
Artists to look out for: Brian Griffiths, Jennifer West, Charles Atlas

Also don't miss Frieze Projects, a series of specially commissioned site-specific works by, this year, Jeppe Hein, Sharon Heyes, Bert Rodriguez, Alan Rupppersberg and a host of others.

Plus, this year, there's talks by Carsten Holler, Yoko Ono, and Cosey Fanni Tutti of all people.



Alas Zoo Art Fair is no longer actually in London Zoo. Since 2007 it's been housed in the good old Royal Academy. Zoo draws galleries from all over the world. Here is our pick of the London galleries that are always doing something cool.

Bischoff/Weiss
Artists to look out for: Rana Begum, Maya Hewitt, Nathaniel Rackowe

FormContent
Their show is curated by Katie Guggenheim and it's called 'Every story happens twice; first as event, then as a representation of the event'. Cool huh?

Laura Bartlett
Artists to look out for: Nina Beier & Marie Lund

Limoncello
Artists to look out for: Jack Strange, Josephine Flynn, Gemma Holt, Tom Gidley

Paradise Row
Artists to look out for: the Chapman Brothers, Poppy de Villeneuve, Barry Reigate

Riflemaker
Artists to look out for: Andrey Bartenev, Liliane Lijn, Chosil Kil, Gavin Turk


So that's it! Our potted guide to the busiest week in London art world. Go and have an amzing time. See some cool art. listen to great speakers, and maybe, just maybe, make a little arty purchase. You never know, it might be worth it...

**Want to get the latest updates about my art experience? Follow Spoonfed on Twitter as I'll be tweeting live from the scene at all of the art events this week**

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Tom Jeffreys