Today marks the start of Frieze Art Fair, and all of Manhattan’s art lovers are making the ferry ride over to Randall’s Island to get a glimpse of what some of the world’s biggest galleries have to offer. With booths upon booths upon booths of some of the coolest, most cutting-edge pieces in the world, Frieze can be quite a daunting beast to conquer. Have no fear, though, because we already made the trip out and compiled a comprehensive guide to all Frieze 2015 has to offer.
If you’re looking for...
The dark side of Frieze.
Thomas Hirschhorn’s NSFW collage at Galerie Chantal Crousel (booth B17) isn’t the kind of art you’d take home to mama. Sneak a peek at Walter Pfeiffer’s perfectly creepy, voyeuristic photos at Galerie Sultana (booth B29). Left wanting more? There’s a whole wall full of erotic photos from David Salle over at Skarstedt (booth B65).
Activism.
Jenny Holzer’s marble stools carved with politically-charged Truisms over at Cheim & Read (booth C38) will have you feeling empowered. Andrea Bowers’ piece at Andrew Kreps Gallery (booth B57) makes a big feminist statement—literally and figuratively—taking up an entire wall of the booth. Finish the day off by getting a little angry with Gilbert & George’s Fury series at Alfonso Artiaco (booth C48).
Art ‘n LOLz.
Carlos/Ishikawa (booth A2) has some hilarious cartoon pieces by Ed Fornieles that are sure to get a smile out of you. The hyper-color prism paintings by Satoshi Ohno are the perfect background for selfies, and can be found over at the Tomio Koyama Gallery (booth D15). And what’s “fun art” without some Murakami? Peep a piece by the iconic Japanese artist over at Galerie Perrotin (booth C25).
The highlights.
In case you’ve only got a short amount of time, or are losing your art-fair virginity, make sure you see the most buzzed-about pieces: Nick Cave’s Soundsuit at Jack Shainman Gallery (booth C23), Kim Gordon’s shiny silver painting at 303 Gallery (booth B64), and the newest installment of Richard Prince’s New
If you’re looking for...
The dark side of Frieze.
Thomas Hirschhorn’s NSFW collage at Galerie Chantal Crousel (booth B17) isn’t the kind of art you’d take home to mama. Sneak a peek at Walter Pfeiffer’s perfectly creepy, voyeuristic photos at Galerie Sultana (booth B29). Left wanting more? There’s a whole wall full of erotic photos from David Salle over at Skarstedt (booth B65).
Activism.
Jenny Holzer’s marble stools carved with politically-charged Truisms over at Cheim & Read (booth C38) will have you feeling empowered. Andrea Bowers’ piece at Andrew Kreps Gallery (booth B57) makes a big feminist statement—literally and figuratively—taking up an entire wall of the booth. Finish the day off by getting a little angry with Gilbert & George’s Fury series at Alfonso Artiaco (booth C48).
Art ‘n LOLz.
Carlos/Ishikawa (booth A2) has some hilarious cartoon pieces by Ed Fornieles that are sure to get a smile out of you. The hyper-color prism paintings by Satoshi Ohno are the perfect background for selfies, and can be found over at the Tomio Koyama Gallery (booth D15). And what’s “fun art” without some Murakami? Peep a piece by the iconic Japanese artist over at Galerie Perrotin (booth C25).
The highlights.
In case you’ve only got a short amount of time, or are losing your art-fair virginity, make sure you see the most buzzed-about pieces: Nick Cave’s Soundsuit at Jack Shainman Gallery (booth C23), Kim Gordon’s shiny silver painting at 303 Gallery (booth B64), and the newest installment of Richard Prince’s New