Frieze Art Fair returns this week with a whirlwind of shows, viewings and meetings, along with myriad social events in the evening. After a few years of disruption, it is now “back with a vengeance”, according to Charlotte Appleyard, business director at the Royal Academy.
Some had been worried about the art extravaganza, now in its 20th year. 2020’s edition was forced online by Covid, and last year had fewer visitors due to travel restrictions, with consultant Bomi Odufunade noticing “a lot of people missing from America and Asia”. With a new competitor in Paris+ par Art Basel, the convolutedly named new fair making its debut next week, along with Brexit issues, the worry was: would London’s Frieze be sidelined?
