Frieze Art Fair 2010

Frieze Art Fair is among the world’s most important contemporary art fairs. The organizers bring a truly international focus every year to the spectrum of contemporary art.

Frieze Art Fair is a carefully chosen presentation of the renowned galleries from across the world. The selected galleries this year present outstanding work by more than 1,000 of the world’s most dynamic and innovative artists. The works are to be presented alongside the fair’s unique curatorial program called Frieze Projects.

The fair strives to set the contemporary art agenda. In this quest, the year 2010 will witness more galleries than ever at the event. There are more than 170 exhibitors. The dynamism of the selected galleries from Asia and South America is balanced by those from Europe and America. Galleries new to the fair ‘s main section are: Bortolami, New York; Pilar Corrias, London; Elizabeth Dee, New York; Xavier Hufkens, Brussels; Michael Lett, Auckland. A press release elaborates:

“The successful introduction of Frame, dedicated to galleries under six years old showing solo artist presentations, sees its return in 2010. Notable presentations this year include: the first European showing of Brazilian sculptor Carlos Bevilacqua at Simon Preston Gallery, New York; artist duo Daniel Keller and Nik Kosmas (Aids-3d) at Gentili Apri, Berlin and Naeem Mohaiemen at Experimenter, Kolkata. The galleries that exhibit in Frame are chosen on the basis of an artist’s solo display. It’s one of the key places to view artists for the first time and on a significant platform."

Curators Cecilia Alemani and Daniel Baumann have advised on the galleries’ selection Co-directors Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp have been quoted as saying: “The gallery list at Frieze Art Fair 2010 is a strong one.’ Frieze Projects is a unique program of artists’ commissions realized annually at the fair curated by Sarah McCrory. It comprises nine specially commissioned projects.

The eighth edition of the much awaited international contemporary art event takes place at Regent’s Park, London from 14-17 October.