Sidelights of Frieze London 2012

Sculpture Park

The Sculpture Park at Frieze London 2012 has been selected by Clare Lilley, Director of Program at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Located in the beautiful surroundings of the English Garden, it is within a three-minute walk of Frieze London and exhibits new works by both established and emerging artists represented by Frieze London exhibitors. Entry to the Sculpture Park is free to the public. In 2012 the following artists’ work will be exhibited in the Sculpture Park:

Hemali Bhuta, Adip Dutta, Sam Falls, Hans Josephsohn, Alan Kane and Simon Periton, , Yayoi Kusama, Sean Landers, Michael Landy, Peter Liversidge, Andreas Lolis, Jean-Luc Moulènem, David Nash, Damián Ortega, Anri Sala, Thomas Scheibitz, William Turnbull, and Maria Zahle.

Frieze Projects

• Thomas Bayrle will present two patterned works along the entrance to the fair and in the public squares using designs originally conceived in 1967. Working since the mid-sixties, Bayrle is now recognized as key figure in European ‘Pop Art’, sometimes referred to as Grey Pop.
• Aslı Çavuşoğlu: Murder in Three Acts is inspired by the representation of art in popular media, particularly in television crime series.
• DIS magazine: DIS is a post-Internet lifestyle magazine about art, fashion and commerce with collaborators from the worlds of fashion, art, music and technology.
• Grizedale Arts / Yangjiang Group: For Frieze London, Grizedale and Frieze Foundation will host a programme of food-related performance, discussion, representation and retail.
• Joanna Rajkowska: Forcing a Miracle is a project that is intended to make the ground - soil, grass and stones - burn and produce smoke.

Frieze Music

Frieze Music was established to develop the crossover between contemporary art and music. Frieze Music was originally created by Dan Fox, Senior Editor of frieze magazine, and Steve Mackey, producer and musician. Frieze Music’s varied programme has featured bands, avant-garde classical composer Karlheinz Stockhausen and pop series, such as that co-ordinated by Franz Ferdinand in 2004. Frieze Music has taken place during the week of the fair and attracted a wide audience.

Frieze Foundation

Frieze Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 2003 and is responsible for the curated program at Frieze Art Fair, comprising artist commissions, talks, films, music and education.  It’s  funded by the European Commission’s Culture 2007 program and Arts Council England.