Frieze New York Art Fair: The New York Times' Story Pours Some Much Needed Anti-Frieze
Photo source: Artnet.com
Comment May 12, 2013
The Frieze Art Fair import from London, at a snaking pavilion on New York's Randall's Island, is only two years old but deserves the yawning response it generated.During the early VIP session on opening day, the European upper crust perhaps, or their imitators, discretely went around snubbing those they perceived to be below them in the social ladder. At the evening public session many of the Euro masses were loud and smoked, ignoring the no smoking signs, to show they were anti-establishment.
Besides three separately timed VIP entries, Guy Trebay of The New York Times noted ".. there is always a further level of importance and inclusion, another door opened to the elect, the artist Liz Glynn had constructed the Vault, a Prohibition-style bar...The prize, of course, was reveling in the knowledge that you were on the inside." Guess next year, to generate fresh excitement, Frieze may need a bar up in a balloon plus seven VIP entries.
Discussing the 80-foot red balloon dog by Paul McCarthy, Trebay concludes, "Or was it a reminder that bubble markets are like blowup puppies? All it takes is one sharp prick and ... well, we all know how that story ends."
Here are the links to Trebay's story:
The Elite Browse and Forage at Frieze Art Fair - NYTimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2013/.../the-elite-browse-and-forage-at-frieze-art-fair.ht...
May 10, 2013 – The Frieze Art Fair's New York iteration has become the latest stop for wealthy buyers of contemporary art, a well-established, defining marker ...http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/fashion/the-elite-browse-and-forage-at-frieze-art-fair.html?_r=0
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