ARTS & CULTURE
Originally published on Monday, 13 October 2008
London has been around the cultural block recently. First there was the tortuous Fashion Week, and then the loosely monikered ‘Design Week’. Now, my visually engaged friends, it’s art’s turn.
FRIEZE – NOBODY MOVE
Frieze Art Fair returns this year with 150 contemporary art galleries descending on Regent’s Park, including first-timers Juliètte Jongma from Amsterdam and Beijing-based Long March Space. Bit hitters Annet Gelink, Hauser & Wirth, Taka Ishii and Timothy Taylor will be present, alongside talks from the likes of Yoko Ono and Carsten Höller. Take time to check out Frieze Film, variations on ‘The Road’ as theme cobbled together from hundreds of YouTube contributions, and the newly extended Sculpture Park, featuring works from Americans Robert Melee and Michael Craig-Martin, and British artist Harland Miller.
Frieze Art Fair 16-19 October
BACK TO THE FUTURE
If you’re not feeling the hefty price tag, The Future Can Wait provides the perfect East-end equivalent. It may not pack the same reputation punch as Frieze, but led by Zavier Ellis' and Simon Rumley's expert eyes and only in its second year, it promises some of the capital’s most exciting young and progressive artists, including Sarah McGinity, Gordon Cheung, Gavin Nolan, and Stella Vine.
The Future Can Wait 15-19 October
IT’S A ZOO OUT THERE
Taking over where ON/OFF left at Fashion Week, Zoo Art Fair takes up residency in the Royal Academy of Arts and promises 57 international galleries all under 6 years old. No finger-painting here though folks, rather expect New Yorkers Roebling Hall and London favourite Riflemaker amongst the cultured crowd.
Zoo Art Fair 17 – 19 October
