LONDON — The 20th annual installment of Frieze — London’s biggest and most influential art fair — has officially begun.
And while not every attendee is a dedicated patron of the arts Frieze has long held the reputation of platforming satirical, boundary-pushing art. People are also reading… But during the arguably most commercially successful period in art history — where record-breaking auction sales regularly reach tens of millions of dollars, and collection is seen not as an eccentric lifelong passion but a savvy financial investment — can modern art still surprise us?
A grape soda fountainLondon artist Adam Farah-Saad’s first solo exhibition presented by Public Gallery featured a large reworked steel drinking fountain similar to those seen at children’s parks or playgrounds.