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Frieze 2009 Roundup

Published: October 19, 2009
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Photo by Sarah Douglas
Ajit Chauhan's installation at Frieze 2009

ARTINFO was off in London last week, reporting from the seventh edition of the Frieze Art Fair and a host of related events. In case you missed any of our coverage, here it is, all in one place:

Preview
Editor’s Picks: Frieze Preview
ARTINFO's sneak peak at what dealers are bringing to the London fair this year.

Frieze Reports
Emerging Artist Thrive at Frieze
Some established stars also enjoyed big sales. Works by Ed Ruscha at Gagosian and David Hammons at Salon 94 broke the $1 million mark.

Affordable Highlights from London
Some of the greatest thrills at Zoo and Frieze this weekend came from emerging artists and lower priced pieces.

Advice and Verse in London
Comments from Oleg Kulik, Tracey Emin, and Dimitris Daskalopoulos provided some of the week's most poignant moments.

Hans Ulrich Obrist and the Power of Breakfast

The energetic curator has started a special club for early risers.

Faking It at Frieze
Artists are producing humble recreations of pieces available elsewhere at the fair as part of a special project. Priced at a fraction of the originals, the fakes are going fast.

Spotted at Frieze: Celebrities, Sales, and a Sauna
As the fair opened to the public, gallerist Alex Dellal displayed a show of adventurous work at 33 Portland Place.

Buy Early and Often
Collectors Marty and Rebecca Eisenberg shared buying advice and revealed their recent acquisitions during a panel discussion at Frieze.

Lehmann Maupin Begins Frieze with Electric Sales
The New York gallery reported major sales, including several specially commissioned works by Tracey Emin.

For the Record
Considering the subject matter, it's not surprising that Ajit Chauhan's fans include Lily Allen and Peter Gabriel.

Frieze Frame
Collectors are spending at Frieze's spirited new section for young galleries.

The Next Big Thing: €20,000 Socks
Collectors seemed to be seeking out — and kicking around — Christoph Büchel's five-figure footwear.

The David Brooks School of Painting
Why on earth would a young American artist immortalize the conservative commentator?

Less Is More at This Year’s Frieze
Smaller, moderately priced works will go the quickest this year, sales at the VIP preview suggest.

Other Events
Zoo’s Noncommercial Appeal

Perhaps it’s a sign of the times how well some art fairs have adapted to today’s changed environment.

Miroslaw Balka Leads You Into the Abyss
The Polish artist's massive steel sculpture in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall looms ominously over viewers.

Pavilion of Art & Design Promises Quality
Now located in tents in Berkeley Square, the reincarnation of DesignArtLondon is offering a carefully curated selection of 45 international dealers.

Patti Smith Fans Storm Mapplethorpe Opening
The Godmother of Punk and friend of the late photographer performed at the Alison Jacques Gallery to an overflowing house.

Retail Therapy?
Grayson Perry’s sprawling Technicolor tapestry hits a nerve.

Hirst Among the Masters
The artist talked painting and inspiration at the preview for his much-anticipated exhibition of paintings at London’s Wallace Collection.

From Art+Auction
Pop Life: A Material Whirl
Art and commerce make for good business.

Lean and Mean
Frieze is adapting to the current art market through playfulness and innovation.

From Modern Painters
Pop Stars
A splashy exhibition at the Tate Modern celebrates the house that Warhol built. How closely does it look for cracks in the walls?

United Nations
The multifarious practice of N.S. Harsha takes his viewers across many lands.

Subodh Gupta
The artist balances nationality and universality at Hauser & Wirth.

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