Photos by Nick JS Thompson
Frieze Art Fair is incredible this year, and I’d recommend it to anyone. That being said, the myriad number of unpronounceable galleries and labyrinth layout can be overwhelming, and might lead to some of the best work going unseen.
Below is a list of some of our favorite galleries, and some of their stand out artists.
Exceptional galleries
Frith Street Gallery
Cornelia Parker, Massimo Bartolini.
Cheim & Read
Louise Bourgeois, Jenny Holzer, Jack Pierson.
Georg Kargl Fine Arts
Raymond Pettibon, Carl Andre, Elizabeth Peyton.
Lisson Gallery
Ai Weiwei, Anish Kapoor.
Frieze Projects
Jeremy Herbert.
Vitamin Creative Space
Liu Han-Chih
Maureen Paley
Liam Gillick, Gillian Wearing, Kaye Donachie, Wolfgang Tillmans.
Simon Preston
Amie Siegel.
Galeria Fortes Vilaça
João Maria Gusmão & Pedro Paiva, Damián Ortega, Adriana Varejão.
Other notable mentions
Anthony Reynolds Gallery
Paul Graham.
Galerie Peter Kilchmann
Francis Alÿs.
Lehmann Maupin
Tracey Emin.
Galerija Gregor Podnar
Ariel Schlesinger.
Galerie Max Hetzler
Inge Mahn.
Victoria Miro
Conrad Shawcross.
Alison Jaques Gallery
Hannah Wilke.
Galerie Greta Meert
John Baldessari.
Mai 36 Galerie/ Victor Gisler
Thomas Ruff.
Herald St.
Matthew Darbyshire, Scott King.
Gagosian Gallery
Glenn Brown.
Marian Goodman Gallery
Anri Sala.
Galerie Gisela Capitain
Luke Fowler.
White Cube
Tracey Emin, Mona Hatoum, The Chapman Brothers, Andreas Gursky.
Sadie Coles
Sarah Lucas, Elizabeth Peyton.
No Jeff Koons in sight, but sadly still too much neon.