Frieze London opens with 312 exhibitors and a cautious art market
Dealers and Frieze's own director on what has changed for London galleries.
Frieze London and Frieze Masters open with 312 exhibitor presentations from 48 countries and regions, about 100 more galleries than Art Basel Paris, which follows directly after. "The market has changed across the board, and I don't think anyone should pretend otherwise," said Eva Langret, Frieze's director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Gallerists cite cautious buyers and rising costs, with closures including Stephen Friedman Gallery and Tiwani Contemporary, while The Art Newspaper's Kabir Jhala says the mood in London "feels revitalized."
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Vogue's guide is a preview, not a sales report. The useful part is that the views on the market come from named people with a stake, Frieze's own director and working gallerists, alongside an art-market editor at The Art Newspaper; the closures it lists can be checked.
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