With six millennia of art history from around the world, including a strong representation of Old Masters and Asian specialist galleries this year; enriched by curated sections showcasing extraordinary objects and pioneers of the avant-garde.
Frieze Masters features more than 130 international galleries showcasing carefully selected artworks, from Old Masters and Antiquities, to Tribal, Surrealist and XNUMXth Century works. Prominent curators from world-class institutions advise gallery sections and programs, opening up new perspectives and unexpected juxtapositions, in a contemporary setting designed by Annabelle Selldorf. Opening for the first time with a two-day preview, Frieze Masters coincides with Frieze London and Frieze Sculpture in The Regent's Park, together catalysing the most significant week on the London cultural calendar. Leading global partner Deutsche Bank is supporting Frieze Masters for the seventh consecutive year, continuing a shared commitment to artistic discovery and excellence.
Experienced dealers and leading galleries will present an extraordinary breadth of artwork for purchase, speaking to all levels of the collector. From drawings and prints to photography, painting and sculpture, artists on display include Pieter Claesz (1597-1660), Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Philip Guston (1913-80), Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Richard Diebenkorn ( 1922-93), Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 – c.1656), Barbara Hepworth (1903-75), Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017), Derek Jarman (1942-94), Dorothea Lange ( 1895-1965), Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Man Ray (1880-1976) and Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652); presented alongside museum arches and items such as ancient Chinese masterpieces, rare archaic sculptures from the Arctic Circle, Japanese netsuke, illuminated manuscripts, and historical narrative tapestries from XNUMXth-century Germany and XNUMXth-century India.
The 2018 program is shaped by international curators, who offer unique perspectives on art history and create an exceptional environment for quality and discovery. Tim Marlow (Royal Academy of Arts, London) returns to oversee the Frieze Masters Talks programme, this year exclusively for international women, including Tacita Dean, Julie Mehretu and Amy Sillman in conversation with female museum directors and curators.
Tory Kamps (Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston) will curate Spotlight, solo presentations of groundbreaking figures in the avant-garde; alongside Sir Norman Rosenthal (Independent Curator), whose Collections section will showcase a new lineup of specialist retailers with stunning art and objects.
The 2018 Evaluation Committee includes over 30 experts from around the world such as Yang Liu (Curator of Chinese Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art), Xavier Bray (Director of the Wallace Collection), Federico Ilchman (President, Art of Europe at the Belle Arts, Boston) and Patrice Marandel (Chief Curator Emeritus, Los Angeles County Museum of Art).
World-leading historic and modern galleries, expanding the artwork on offer at the fair, new additions to the main section include a significant number of leading Old Master specialists, such as Galerie Canesso, De Jonckheere, Galerie G. Sarti and Stair Sainty Gallery; early Chinese art specialists Gisèle Croës, modern kamel mennour gallery; and specialist in Indian painting, Islamic and European textiles, Francesca Galloway.
The 2018 edition also sees the return of some of the most important dealers and historic galleries in the world, including: Acquavella, Ariadne Galleries, Bacarelli Botticelli, Colnaghi, Entwistle, Sam Fogg, Les Enluminures, Gagosian, Dr Jörn Günther Rare Books, Hauser & Wirth, Lévy Gorvy, Johnny van Haeften, Kunstkammer Georg Laue and Prahlad Bubbar.
