I can’t believe it is that time again...
With London’s biggest Art Fair in town, Iconic brings you our top 3 works at the Frieze Art Fair 2010 (and If you thought the £27 ticket price was ridiculous, see the top 3 free things we did this weekend surrounding the Frieze buzz and without parting with a penny)Top 3 highlights at the Frieze
1)Oliver Laric at Seventeen Gallery
Working in video and installation, Oliver Laric explores our multilayered relationship to object and image in the 21st century. The idea of the original is a recurring theme in his practice as seen in Versions (2009). Using a number of comparative examples (including a photograph issued by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard that was later proven to be doctored in Photoshop to show additional missiles in their arsenal) he suggests that multiple truths can exist simultaneously, no one being of greater value than another. The Internet’s influence on the development of our visual vocabulary and on the distribution of information is examined by Laric as he identifies a new generation of fault lines in contemporary culture.
2) David Hockney
David Hockney’s blown up computer paintings, done with Paintshop and printed out with inkjet are staggeringly detailed. They defied our expectations by being wonderfully personal, with Hockney’s unique hand and palette as recognisable in the computer form as they are in paint. A very sad moment for any painter who was determined to detest these computer paintings
3) Spartacus Chetwynd
Performance was key to Frieze this year. Taking the home-made to a new level was the performance artist Spartacus Chetwynd, who dresses in boiler suits (her own designs) and seems to have lost all distinction between her real life and her performances. No better way to be part of the Frieze than to join in with her own mad world and escape reality.
Top 3 highlights outside of the Frieze
1) Resonance 104.4 FM
From 12-7pm every day during Frieze, the cult radio station Resonance was broadcasting from it live, bringing listeners a variety of artistic debates, talks and crits. Download the Podcasts now if you missed out.
2) Christian Marclay: The Clock, White Cube Mason's Yard, W1
A great way to spend and afternoon. Taking the American artist two and a half years to make, we promise this will amaze. An epic video installation running for 24 hours, constructed out of thousands of fragments of film. 15 Oct—13 Nov 2010
3) Sunday Art Fair, Ambika P3, NW1
Frieze is not just about the art (fashion and alcohol are vital to make the bankers part with their cash) but this young art fair also gets the artists mix the drinks. Ryan's Bar, at the Ambika P3 space, is a refuge for the thirsty art shopper, with cocktails mixed by Fiona Banner and Liam Gillick amongst others. Iconic enjoyed drinks by Bob and Roberta Smith.
