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ABOUT FRIEZE LONDON AND FRIEZE MASTERS
When is Frieze London & Frieze Masters 2024?
Frieze London and Frieze Masters will take place in The Regent’s Park from 9 -13 October 2024, with an invitation only Preview on Wednesday 9 October.
What are fair opening and closing times?
Entry to the fairs is date and time specific. You will only be allowed to enter on the specific date and time stated on your ticket or pass. If you have a combined ticket, please ensure you visit each fair according to the order listed on your ticket.
Frieze London Opening Times
Wednesday Preview, 9 October: 11am - 7pm (Invitation Only)
Thursday Preview, 10 October: (Members and Invitation only preview 11am - 1pm). General admission tickets entry: 1pm - 5pm
Friday, October 11: 11am - 7pm
Saturday 12 October: 11am - 7pm
Sunday 13 October: 11am - 6pm
Frieze Masters Opening Times
Wednesday Preview, 9 October: 11am - 7pm (Invitation Only)
Thursday Preview, 10 October: (Members and Invitation only preview 11am - 1pm). General admission tickets entry: 1pm - 5pm
Friday Preview, 11 October: 11am - 7pm
Saturday, October 12: 11am - 7pm
Sunday, October 13: 11am - 6pm
Can I get a combined ticket for Frieze London and Frieze Masters?
Combined tickets for Frieze London and Frieze Masters allow you single-entry to both fairs, on the same day. You will need to select the fair you wish to visit first when booking your ticket. The other fair can be visited afterwards. Please ensure you visit each fair according to the order listed on your ticket.
I have a ticket enquiry, who shall I contact?
For any ticket related enquiries, please get in touch with us at frieze.seetickets.com/customerservice with your booking reference number for further assistance. Please note that ticketing queries can only be dealt with online via the form or through Seetickets customer support centre here.
Are there any discounts for groups?
There are no discounts available for group bookings.
Can I bring my pet to the fair?
There are strictly no pets allowed at the fairs, with the exception of assistance animals.
Child policy
All children aged 2 and over need a valid admission ticket to enter the fair and must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Babes in arms are admitted free of charge.
What is the relationship between Frieze London and Frieze Masters?
Frieze London and Frieze Masters coincides within walking distance of each other in The Regent’s Park. Frieze London is one of the only fairs to focus only on contemporary art whilst Frieze Masters gives a unique view on the relationship between old and new art. Frieze Masters shows work made before the year 2000 whereas Frieze London presents work created mainly post-2000. Nathan Clements-Gillespie is the Director for Frieze Masters and Eva Langret is the Director of Frieze London.
How many people attend the fair and who are they?
Each year, we have over 60,000 visitors to Frieze London and Frieze Masters combined. These visitors include those with an interest in the art world, such as curators, artists, collectors, gallerists and critics, as well as the general public. Some visit as first-time collectors of art whilst others view the fair more as an exhibition, enjoying the experience as a cultural day out.
What makes Frieze London and Frieze Masters different from other art fairs?
Frieze London is one of the few fairs to focus only on contemporary art and living artists. The fair’s exhibiting galleries represent some of the most exciting artists working today, from the emerging to the iconic; and a team of world-leading independent curators advise on feature sections, making possible performance-based work and ambitious presentations by emerging galleries. The fair focuses on living artists and innovative practice.
Frieze Masters offers a unique contemporary perspective on historical art, from collectible objects to significant masterpieces. The fair takes place in an elegant, contemporary environment designed by Annabelle Selldorf, benefiting from natural light and avoiding the atmosphere of a trade show. World-leading independent curators advise on feature sections for 20th-century art and focussed presentations of historical art and objects.
Who are the Frieze London and Frieze Masters architects?
A Studio Between have been appointed as the architectural partner for Frieze London 2024. A Studio Between are a London-based, multi-disciplinary studio working between Interiors & Architecture, Furniture & Design. With a focus on hospitality and people-focused spaces, A Studio Between are bringing a new attention to the public areas within the fair, to enliven and enrich the guest experience. Frieze has commissioned a number of award-winning
Annabelle Selldorf is the designer for Frieze Masters. In 2012, she introduced a contemporary, elegant environment in which ancient and modern art can be shown side by side. Selldorf Architects has a reputation for meeting the specific demands of art-related projects, having designed not only galleries and museums but also art foundations and collectors’ homes.
How are the galleries selected for the fair?
The selection is made by a Committee of gallerists who participate in the fair; the fair directors chair the meeting but do not vote.
Who is on the Frieze London committee?
The Frieze London 2024 selection committee is:
Stefan Benchoam, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Pauline Daly, Sadie Coles HQ, London
Stephen Friedman, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
Alexander Gray, Alexander Gray Associates, New York and Germantown, NY
Esther Schipper, Esther Schipper, Berlin
Angelina Volk, Emalin, London
The Focus Selection Committee is:
Joumana Asseily, Marfa’, Beirut
Piotr Drewko, Wschód, Warsaw
Cédric Fauq, Capc Musée d’Art Contemporain de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Who is on the Frieze Masters selection committee?
Gisèle Croës, Gisèle Croës s.a., Brussels
Sam Fogg, London
Alma Luxembourg, Luxembourg + Co., London, New York
Johnny Van Haeften, London
Millicent Wilner, Gagosian
Carlo Knoell, Hauser & Wirth
Camille Leprince, Raccanello & Leprince, London
What are the sections in the Frieze London fair?
The fair includes commercial galleries of any age, representing an international programme of artists and sections: Editions, Focus, Smoke and Artist-to-Artist.
What is the Frieze Artist Award?
The Frieze Artist Award supported by Forma, provides a platform for an emerging artist to produce a new work which will premiere during Frieze London. Forma is a London-based arts organisation working with national and international artists to commission and produce contemporary art projects. The 2024 recipient of the Frieze Artist Award is Lawrence Lek.
What is Focus?
Focus is a section for galleries showing emerging artists, made up of solo and group stand proposals, specifically conceived for the fair. The section has a flexible fee and application structure taking into account the needs of emerging galleries. This year's section will include 34 galleries selected by the Focus Committee.
What is Editions?
Launched in 2021, Editions is a dedicated section showcasing the world’s leading publishers of editioned works and multiples by today’s most renowned contemporary artists at an affordable price. Thursday & Friday Preview ticket holders receive a 10% discount on selected prints at Allied Editions booth at Frieze London (one purchase only). Weekend admission ticket holders receive 5% off.
What is Smoke?
This year’s new themed section Smoke is curated by Pablo José Ramirez (Curator, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles). The section explores the alchemic process between ceramics and diasporic and indigenous histories, bringing together international artists who use clay in expanded ways, to show how ceramics are one of the most impactful aesthetic traditions in contemporary art, transcending Western art history into the depths of pre-colonial times.
What is Frieze Sculpture?
Frieze Sculpture is a showcase of major outdoor works located in The Regent’s Park’s English Gardens at the south end of The Broadwalk, connecting Frieze London and Frieze Masters. Fatos Üstek, independent curator and writer, will curate this year’s display for the first time. Frieze Sculpture will open on 18 September and be on display until 27 October.
What are the different gallery sections of Frieze Masters?
There are three sections at Frieze Masters, the main gallery section, Spotlight and Studio.
What is the main section?
Exhibitors in the main section are commercial galleries of any age, showing work ranging from ancient and ethnographic art through to Old Masters and art of the 20th Century.
What is Spotlight?
Frieze Masters 2024 Spotlight Section will this year be curated by Valerie Cassel Oliver-Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Virgina Museum of Fine Arts. Featuring 26 stands, the section is dedicated to solo presentations of artists working in the 20th Century with a special focus on under-appreciated work from the mid-century dating between the period of 1950-1970’s. Spotlight will explore unexpected positions, new research into overlooked figures from across the world, and significant early work from established artists.
What is Studio?
Curated by Sheena Wagstaff (Leonard A Lauder Chair of Modern and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York until 2022), Studio sections focus is the artist’s place of making, where the spark of invention becomes manifest as an object.
What is Frieze Masters Talks?
Frieze Masters Talks provides a platform for leading artists, museum curators, writers and critics to discuss the history of art and its continuing significance in contemporary practice. Frieze Masters Talks programme will be curated in 2024 by Shanay Jhaveri Sheena Wagstaff
What is Frieze Sculpture?
Frieze Sculpture is a showcase of major outdoor works located in The Regent’s Park’s English Gardens at the south end of The Broadwalk, connecting Frieze London and Frieze Masters. Fatos Üstek, independent curator and writer, will curate this year’s display for the first time. Frieze Sculpture will open on 18 September and be on display until 27 October.
Does Frieze produce any publications to accompany the fairs?
Launched in 2015, Frieze Week magazine celebrates the richness of the fairs, as well as the simultaneous surge of cultural events that take place across the city. The magazine is available for free at Frieze London and Frieze Masters.
Frieze Masters Magazine, published alongside Frieze Week is an annual publication that looks at historical art through a contemporary lens, reflecting the diverse range of work included in the fair. The magazine also includes full details of all participating galleries in the fair.
Accessibility
The fair is fully accessible to people with reduced mobility. Companions/carers tickets are available free of charge. After booking your ticket, please get in touch with us at frieze.seetickets.com/customerservice to arrange a free ticket for your carer. Visitors with less visible disabilities who wish to wear a Sunflower lanyard to indicate that they need a little more support from staff and other guests, can purchase these here. Alternatively, a small number of complimentary lanyards will be available at the ticket and VIP desks at the fair.
Are there any wheelchairs available at the fair?
There are a limited number of wheelchairs available at the fairs. If you need a wheelchair, please speak to a member of staff at the ticket enquiries desk or to a member of security, who will be able to assist you.
Are there any COVID-19 guidelines to follow to enter the fairs?
The UK Government has removed all COVID-19 guidelines within the UK and therefore no masks or proof of vaccination status or negative test results are required to enter the fair. As COVID-19 is still with us, we encourage visitors to take steps to reduce the risk of catching and spreading COVID-19 including optional steps such as wearing a face mask within the venue. Please note, Frieze reserves the right to modify these guidelines at any time.
Bag Size & Policy
We strongly request that you do not bring large bags to the fairs. Large bags or any large items bigger than 20cm x 20cm x 10cm are not permitted inside the fairs. Large bags can be left at the bag drop, situated outside of the fairs, space permitting. Use of the bag drop will incur a £5 charge per item and proceeds will be donated to Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC), Frieze’s chosen environmental charity.
Cloakroom Policy
Space for coats in the cloakroom is very limited, and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Coats can be checked free of charge, but we encourage a small £2 donation per item, with proceeds donated to Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC), Frieze’s chosen environmental charity. To avoid disappointment, we strongly recommend you bring minimal personal belongings to the fair. Umbrella's cannot be left at the cloakroom at either fair.
Where can I leave my bike at the fairs?
All bikes, including fold-up bikes, must be locked at the designated bike racks positioned at the entrance of each fair. Unfortunately, we are unable to store any bikes (including fold-up bikes, electric scooters, etc) in the bag drops.
How do I get to the fairs?
Frieze London is approximately 15 minutes walk from Frieze Masters.
Getting to Frieze London
Frieze London is located in the south of The Regent’s Park with the entrance off Park Square West. The postcode is NW1 4LL (Google map). Frieze Masters is on Gloucester Green, at the north-east corner of The Regent’s Park, near the London Zoo. The postcode is NW1 4HA.
Tube: Frieze London is less than five minutes walk from Regent’s Park tube station. Baker Street and Great Portland Street tube stations are also close by.
Buses: 2, 13, 18, 27, 30, 74, 82, 88, 113, 139, 189, 205, 274, 453 & C2.
Bike: Bike racks are provided within the park. The nearest docking stations for Transport for London’s cycle hire scheme are located next the tennis courts in The Regent’s Park, towards Baker Street on Marylebone Road, next to Great Portland Street Underground station or on Albany street.
Car Parking: Public transport is very convenient for the fair and we recommend you use it where possible. There are a limited number of Pay and Display parking spaces in the park. Frieze London is outside the central London congestion charging zone. For further information about the boundaries of the zone and how it may affect your journey, please visit http://www.cclondon.com or call 0845 900 1234.
Coaches are not allowed into the park. The nearest drop-off point is Baker Street Station.
Getting to Frieze Masters
Frieze Masters is located on Gloucester Green, at the north-east corner of The Regent’s Park, near the London Zoo. The postcode is NW1 4HA (Google map). Frieze London is approximately 15 minutes walk from Frieze Masters.
Public transport is very convenient for the fair and we recommend you use it where possible.
Tube: Ten minutes walk from Camden Town and Mornington Crescent tube stations.
Bus: 24, 27, 29, 31, 88, 134, 168, 214, 253, 274 & C2.
Bike: Bike racks are provided within the park.
Car Parking: However, if you drive to the fair, there are a limited number of Pay and Display parking spaces in the park. Frieze Masters is outside the central London congestion charging zone. For further information about the boundaries of the zone and how it may affect your journey, please visit cclondon.com or call +44 (0)343 222 2222.
Coaches are not allowed into the park. The nearest drop-off point is Baker Street Station.
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If I cannot travel to London is there any part of the fair that I can still enjoy?
Those who are unable to travel to the fairs, you can still experience them online on Frieze Viewing Room, which will open from 2-18 October. Additionally, frieze.com offers a selection of fair articles, videos and recordings. For updates on Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2024, follow @friezeofficial on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and sign up to the newsletter.