During Frieze Week, London is abuzz with artistic activity as galleries bring out their big guns to put on a starry programme of satellite exhibitions which coincide with the main fairs – Frieze London and Frieze Masters.
These are the shows to keep on your radar if you happen to be soaking up art in the capital during the most hotly anticipated week in the art world.
Venture beyond the white tents of the Frieze fairs and take in the surrounding sculptural delights. Frieze Sculpture has brought a roll call of exciting names and some truly monumental offerings to Regent's Park this year. Stake out works by Tracy Emin and Barry Flanagan and feel dwarfed by Robert Indiana's large-scale ONE through ZERO work.
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One of most influential artists of the 20th century, Joseph Beuys was fascinated by the role of the artist as a shamanistic figure and continuously explored the mediatory capabilities of art. Five of his sculptures are being displayed in the UK for the first time at Bastian London which reveal the German artist's interest in early religious and mythic imagery.
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The House of African Art represents the rising artistic stars of Africa and the African diaspora. Their latest exhibition, Seeing Sounds, invites visitors to discover the creativity of the continent through emerging artists including Ghanian photographer Derrick Ofosu Boateng and Nigerian mixed media artist Dennis Osadebe. Soak up art alongside talks, spoken word poetry and live music.
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The demilitarised zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea is paradoxically one of the world's most heavily militarised areas. A group exhibition at the Korean Cultural Centre showcases artistic responses to this strange no-man's land which has divided the country for 66 years across installation, sculpture and photography.
Born in fascist Italy and later a refugee from the Brazilian dictatorship in the late 60s, Anna Maria Maiolino is an artist whose life-long experience with exile and displacement heavily informs her oeuvre. She is known for her often unsettling bodily works which provide a deeply personal map of her remarkable life. The long-awaited first UK retrospective of the South American artist comes to Whitechapel Gallery, and is not to missed.
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Documents, found objects and photographs feature heavily in the work of Danish-Vietnamese artist Danh Vo who often explores the overlap between private and personal histories in his practice. Vo assembles these highly-charged materials to set his own biography (he fled his native Vietnam after the end of the Vietnam War) against broader historical, social or political events. Don't miss out on the chance to one of the most acclaimed artists working today as the South London Gallery presents his first major solo exhibition in London.
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Decorative arts and interior design also receives special attention in the capital this time of year with the prestigious art and design fair PAD London pitching its famous black tent once again in chic Berkeley Square, Mayfair. Discover ancient antiquities and vintage jewellery as well as kooky modern and contemporary objets d'art. If you're not in the mood to get the wallet out, then simply enjoy perusing a phenomenal panorama of art history.
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The 1–54 Contemporary African Art Fair is returning to Somerset House for its 7th London edition this autumn. This year’s programme is more jam-packed than ever with 45 exhibiting galleries hailing from 19 countries. The 54 in the art fair’s title refers to the 54 countries that make up the African continent. There will be work from 140 artists on display, in addition to an expanded programme of events.
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