Frieze’s Focus section has rich pickings for Rosemary Cronin, but there is also some strong curation at the more familiar gallery stands.
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| Koak and Caroline Mesquita at Union Pacific |
A few years ago, Union Pacific gave away editions of a print by Koak, and that sort of felt like a golden time for Frieze. But I'm happy to say that there is some delicious Koak work back in the Union Pacific booth. On a bare timber frame hangs a portrait of a woman who looks emotional, nervous, inquisitive... in fact a sort of space for you to project your own self onto perhaps? Caroline Mesquita's taps that drip large golden drips that suspend in the air, also bring a whisper of drama to the booth that is well curated, delicate yet powerful.
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| Delaine Le Bas at Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix and Alex Margo Arden at Ginny on Fredrick |
Other Frieze highlights are in the Focus section – Delaine Le Bas' canvas-strewn Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix booth, which feels transformative for Frieze, bringing a well-needed tactility to the fair. Over at Ginny on Fredrick, Alex Margo Arden's decommissioned male models from the National Motor Museum allows the men out from the museum to have a new life as a work of contemporary art, and now they have been acquired by the Arts Council these mannequins have escaped retirement! In the race for brave booths honourable mentions must go to the super sexy Xxijra Hii hall of mirrors with erotic nudes by Glen Pudvine.
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| Anne Hardy at Maureen Paley |
Back to the main drag of the fair, a beautiful mobile of animals by Patrick Goddard at Seventeen Gallery allows them to make the most of their square footage as it suspends from the roof of the big top and captures the gaze as soon as you enter the fair - look out for Bex Massey's hyper realistic work on display there too. Maureen Paley's booth is always a joy to see, and this year the piece that captured my heart was Anne Hardy's sculpture, an arm reaching out ready to ignite the lightbulb next to it... just like magic! And just like that, all-too-soon the fair will be over, and artists will go back to their studios with no fancy breakfasts to hop on to. But for now at least we are reminded of London having such a rich artistic community and some fierce gallerists.
Rosemary Cronin
Frieze and Frieze Masters
The Regent's Park
15-19 October 2025
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