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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Interviews by Alex Needham

Pine cones, glitter and a hip-hop head for sale: red-hot artists reveal their Frieze stunners

Artist Louise Giovanelli leans beside a large painting of a figure behind coloured curtains in her studio
‘An enduring act of devotion’ … Louise Giovanelli at her studio in Manchester. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

First held in 2003, the Frieze art fair is a giant art supermarket that descends on Regent’s Park, London, every October. Some detest it for its blatant commercialism, others relish it as the opportunity to see a mind-boggling amount of contemporary art in one enormous tent. Here, eight British-based artists of the moment talk through what they’re showing.

Kira Freije

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