If you’re in London during Frieze week, we’ve put together a list of top exhibitions to help you make the most of this unmissable date on the cultural calendar. From 20th Century Masters to contemporary installations, enjoy the remarkable range of art on offer in the capital this week with LAF’s recommendations below.
Miss Bugs, Do No Harm – The Dispensary, 2022. Courtesy of Jealous Gallery
Jealous North is home to the hugely popular installation ‘Do No Harm – The Dispensary’ by Miss Bugs this month. Comprised of 800 vibrant poured resin capsules and tablets containing discarded junk food wrappers, this unmissable work must be experienced in person, so if you’re near Crouch End, make sure to drop in.
1-54 Art Fair 2021. Courtesy of Jim Winslet
1-54 Art Fair celebrates its 10th anniversary with its London edition this week, bringing a celebration of Contemporary African Art back to Somerset House for four days from 13 – 16 October. This year the Fair hosts artists from its largest number of countries to date, with an impressive 50 international exhibitors from 21 different countries including Unit London, Jack Bell Gallery and Berntson Bhattacharjee.
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John Holcomb, Pink Bronc, 2022. Courtesy of Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery
Be sure to stop by Rebecca Hossack Gallery this week to explore a new exhibition of paintings by Kansas-based artist John Holcomb, inspired by the avant-garde ‘Echoes’ series by British painter Walter Sickert (1860-1942).
‘Like Sickert, I am also drawn to ordinary, humble people and places. This series centres on those living and working in my home state of Kansas – bronc riders, a farmer ploughing his field, Native Americans fishing, cowboys and the hard-working waitresses at the Fred Harvey houses and restaurants throughout the Midwest.’
– John Holcomb
Lynn Chadwick, Watcher XIV, 1962. Courtesy of Osborne Samuel
If you’re at Frieze Masters this week, make sure to visit Osborne Samuel who is delighted to present a selection of paintings and sculptures by British Artists at the Fair. Works by Lynn Chadwick, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore to name just a few will be amongst the exceptional display the gallery has to offer.
Marcia Kure, From the Series Nautilus, Shifters and Monarchs, 2018. Courtesy of Purdy Hicks Gallery
PURDY HICKS GALLERY
Purdy Hicks Gallery is excited to showcase ‘Drawings 1990 – 2022’ in collaboration with Sotheran’s this October. The exhibition celebrates the importance of the reliable and constant medium of drawing to artists of the last century and beyond including Gillian Ayres, Marcia Kure and Jonathan Delafield Cook.
Marc Chagall, When Abdullah got the Net Ashore…, 1948. Courtesy of Gilden’s Art Gallery
GILDEN'S ART GALLERY
Experience a remarkable series of works on paper by Marc Chagall (1887-1985) at Gilden’s Art Gallery this month. The exhibition provides an enchanting snapshot of the people, places and themes which inspired the Modern Master throughout his life and career.
Will Calver, Pocket Watch, Apricot and Matchsticks, 2022. Courtesy of 155A Gallery
155A GALLERY
Take a trip to Lordship Lane to explore a solo exhibition of new works by British painter Will Calver at 155A Gallery this week. Calver’s mesmerising still life paintings investigate the relationship between objects, paint and temporality, using everyday objects to convey a sense of stillness and presence.
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