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19/10/2005

Frieze Art Fair 2005

Regent's Park, London

The third edition of Frieze Art Fair takes place every October in Regent's Park, London. It features over 150 of the most exciting contemporary art galleries in the world. As well as these exhibitors, the fair includes specially commissioned artists' projects and an ambitious talks programme. To keep in touch with developments for the 2005 fair, join our mailing list to receive updates as information becomes available. We are very happy to be working with Deutsche Bank as the main sponsor of the Frieze Art Fair for the next three years.

Representing the largest contemporary art event in London and the UK, Frieze Art Fair 2005 boasts a city-wide programme of commissions and events (21-24 October) that aim to build on the massive success of Frieze Art Fair 2004 and cement its position among the world’s leading art fairs.

Frieze Art Fair 2005 will again be sponsored by Deutsche Bank, who have today also announced a three year deal as the main sponsor of the fair, reflecting Deutsche Bank’s unparalleled commitment to contemporary art.

Featuring 150 leading contemporary art galleries handpicked by the selection committee from a list of over 450 applicants, Frieze Art Fair 2005 will be a great place to discover the most exciting and exhilarating new work from around the world.

Over 2000 artists will be represented at the fair. Many of the world’s most famous and established galleries will be showing alongside the world’s most interesting emerging galleries from across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Eastern Europe. New additions to this year’s fair include Iris Kadel, Karlsruhe; Herald Street, London and Jan Mot, Brussels.

Situated again in London’s Regent’s Park in a structure designed by award-winning architect David Adjaye, Frieze Art Fair 2005 expects to welcome over 25,000 visitors including the biggest players in the art world.

Frieze Art Fair 2005 also boasts the largest programme of supporting events to date, with Frieze Projects, a series of specifically commissioned works; Frieze Talks, a programme of both informative and controversial talks involving leading figures from the art world; as well as an unrivalled VIP Programme and the return of the widely acclaimed music programme, Frieze Music.

With a burgeoning programme of satellite events, the Frieze Art Fair week will place London firmly at the centre of the art world this October. For anyone with an interest in contemporary art, this is an unmissable event.

Galleries It is the quality of the galleries attending Frieze Art Fair 2005 that make it such a significant event.

Facts and Figures

With 150 leading galleries from around the world, 25% are from the USA, 48% from Europe, 22% from the UK and 6% from the Rest of the World.

New Galleries

For 2005 the fair has announced 16 exciting new additions including Raucci/Santamaria, Naples; Jan Mot, Brussels; Galerist, Istanbul; Iris Kadel, Karlsruhe. From United Kingdon new additions include Herald Street, London; Hotel, London and Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow.

Sales

A total of £26 million worth of contemporary art was sold at Frieze Art Fair 2004, making it one of the most commercially successful fairs in Europe. The organisers hope to achieve similar sales results for the event this year.

Events: In Fair

Frieze Projects
Now in its third year, the Frieze Projects programme is recognized as a high profile public arts commissioning opportunity for artists.

The programme encourages the involvement of artists in the physical and conceptual framework of the fair, and for several artists it provides their first opportunity to realize a significant project in the UK.

In 2005 the Frieze Projects programme will be expanded and developed in a new direction to encompass more physically ambitious sculptural projects; film and video commissions – presented in a micro cinema – and a daily performance programme.
The programme is curated by Polly Staple who has commissioned artists including Jeremy Deller, Pae White, Los Super Elegantes, Roman Ondak and Tatham + O’Sullivan for previous Frieze Projects.

Frieze Talks
Frieze Art Fair 2005 will also maintain its series of talks and discussions. These will feature international curators, critics, collectors and artists, who will debate issues arising from the production and collecting of contemporary art.

Panel members in 2004 included Richard Flood, Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Walker Art Centre; Beatrix Ruf, Director/Curator of the Kunsthalle Zurich, Andrew Renton, Director, Curatorial Programme, Goldsmiths’ College, and Columnist, Evening Standard, the collector Harald Falkenberg, and the artists Jeremy Deller, Christian Jankowski, Trisha Donnelly, Haim Steinbach and David Robbins. Discussions ranged from the future of the museum, to ideas surrounding the new in contemporary art and the psychology of collecting.

Frieze Music
Curated by Dan Fox, Associate Editor of frieze and musician Steve Mackey, Frieze Music aims to assemble a programme exploring the common areas between music and culture.
The innovative 2004 programme helped to pioneer some of the most celebrated bands of 2005, culminating in a night curated by Franz Ferdinand which included The Kills and the Kaiser Chiefs.

Frieze Art Fair Special Acquisitions Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection

Launched in partnership with Tate; The Frieze Art Fair’s Special Acquisitions Fund was established to enable Tate to purchase the newest and most exciting contemporary art for the Tate Collection. The fund is organised by Candida Gertler and Yana Peel, who are London collectors and Tate patrons. They have raised the fund from a group of London collectors. The amount of funding available for 2005 will be confirmed in the coming months.
Last year the Special Acquisitions Fund totalled £150,000, which helped secure the works of Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane, Pavel Althamer, Martin Boyce, Jesper Just, Mark Leckey, Scott Myles, Frank Nitsche, Henrik Olesen, Roman Ondák, The Atlas Group / Walid Reed and Pae White for the Tate Collection.

Gallery Events

To coincide with Frieze Art Fair 2005, public and commercial galleries throughout London will be holding special events and exhibitions to join in the celebration of art in the capital.

The organisers will publish a yearbook to coincide with Frieze Art Fair 2005. This will act as both a fair catalogue and as a snapshot of contemporary art now. Each gallery can recommend two artists for inclusion in the Frieze Art Fair Yearbook.

FRIEZE ART FAIR 2005
Directors: Amanda Sharp, Matthew Slotover
Curator: Polly Staple
Selection Committee: Gavin Brown, Daniel Buchholz, Sadie Coles, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, Cornelia Grassi, Maureen Paley, Eva Presenhuber, Toby Webster
Architect: David Adjaye
Graphic Design: Graphic Thought Facility
Main Sponsor: Deutsche Bank

Professional Preview - 20 October
Hours are strictly from 12-2pm. After 2pm, no journalists will be admitted.

Frieze Art Fair
Regent's Park 5-9 Hatton Wall, London EC1N 8HX
Opening hours
Friday 21 October 11am-7pm
Saturday 22 October 11am-7pm
Sunday 23 October 11am-7pm
Monday 24 October 11am-5pm
Day Pass £15 on the door
Concessions £10 on the door
Four Day Pass £30 on the door

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