Walking north from the Presidential Serviced Apartments Marylebone or a short
tube ride from Kensington Serviced Apartments is one of the loveliest of London’s Parks – Regents Park. The
autumnal colours are always spectacular, as are the delights of London Zoo. Yet
during October, spectacular art works supplant the traditional pleasures.
The Frieze Art Fair is now one of the world’s leading contemporary art fairs. This is
the place to look for the latest in art, see what artists are doing and
discover the latest trends.
You can spend all day here quite
comfortably discovering the different types of art works on display. Many leading galleries are taking part
including The Box, The Laura Bartlett Gallery, Galeria Elba Benitez, Blum &
Poe, Marc Foxx, Foksal Gallery Foundation, Taka Ishii, Casey Kaplan, White Cube
and the Frith Street Gallery.
Participating artists are guaranteed to
amaze and challenge perceptions. Walk
into Tobias Madison’s work and find your movements being translated into
light. Or you can follow Sophia Al
Maria’s routes across the Fair and try to work out the potential conspiracies
that exist.
The temptation to buy is irresistible and
if you feel inclined, remember that you can always take your purchases back to your
Aparthotel as it is only a short walk or tube hop away.
Fancy some music? Sit back and enjoy Frieze
Sounds. This has been curated and programmed by leading artist Cecilia Alemani
and presented with the aid of BMW. There are three specially commissioned audio
works to enjoy via listening stations in the fair as well as via VIP cars!
And it is not just music and art that is on
offer. There are numerous lectures and talks which will enlighten and
enthuse. Action Sculptor Bruce McLean
will interview himself, while artist AA Bronson meets up with Helen Molesworth,
the newly appointed Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los
Angeles. Another unmissable talk is that of Charles Atlas with Wu Tsang;
looking at a combination of film and underground art.
Explore, enthuse, enjoy. The Frieze Art
Fair offers something for everyone. It is challenging, and is guaranteed to
make you think. When it all becomes too
much and a break is needed, enjoy a stroll round Regents Park and back to your London
serviced apartment.