Alexandrea Da Cunha at Thomas Dane, all photos via Andrea Nguyen for Art Observed unless otherwise noted
The last hours of Frieze London have come and gone, with a sizable portion of the $2.2 billion in works on sale changing hands over the course of the week, with a number of noteworthy sales, performances and events capping the fall art staple.
Kim Gordon at 303 Gallery
Carsten Höller at Gagosian
White Cube Gallery had a strong week on its home turf at Frieze this week, selling a $4 million Damien Hirst diptych within minutes of the doors opening, and followed it up quickly with another $4 million sale of a David Hammons microphone assemblage. The pair of sales were widely reported as the strongest of the week, giving White Cube a quick lead on the strongest performance of the week. Michael Werner achieved strong sales as well, bringing in $800,000 for a Sigmar Polke work on paper, as well as selling a set of Enrico David pieces for $40,000–80,000.
Amanda Ross Ho at The Approach
Yael Bartana at Annet Gelink
Other noteworthy sales included a George Condo for $500,000 at Sprüth Magers, and a $300,000 Kaws sculpture at Galerie Perrotin (the gallery reportedly sold out of its stock within hours of opening the fair). Gavin Brown also sold out its booth, with its six Ella Kruglyanskaya pieces selling for $50,000 each.
Gabriele De Santis at The Sculpture Park
As fair fatigue settled in this weekend, attendees continued to come and go, passing by booths and installations as dealers and assistants prepared to wrap up and head home. With Miami Beach only a few weeks away, a short respite, punctuated by the logistics and maneuverings of the New York Auctions this November, should be in order.
Art Observed was on site for the rest of the fair, and captured these images of the event’s past several days.
Monica Bonvincini at Peter Kilchmann
Xu Zhen at ShanghART
Yayoi Kusama at the Frieze Sculpture Park
Not Vital at the Frieze Sculpture Park
Angus Fairhurst at Sadie Coles HQ
Slavs and Tatars at Raster Gallery
Jiri Dokoupil at Galeria Juana de Aizpuru
Reza Aramesh at the Frieze Sculpture Park
Mark Hagen at Almine Rech
Seung-taek Lee at the Sculpture Park
Donald Judd at Paula Cooper, via Maria-Anna Goess for Art Observed
Giuseppe Penone at Marian Goodman, via Maria-Anna Goess for Art Observed
The Helly Nahmad Gallery Booth, via Maria-Anna Goess for Art Observed
The Helly Nahmad Gallery Booth, via Maria-Anna Goess for Art Observed
Gagosian Gallery, via Maria-Anna Goess for Art Observed
Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, via Maria-Anna Goess for Art Observed
Jack Pierson at Thaddeus Ropac, via Maria-Anna Goess for Art Observed
Lee Bul at Lehmann Maupin, via Maria-Anna Goess for Art Observed
Sadie Coles HQ, via Maria-Anna Goess for Art Observed
—D. Creahan
Read More:
“Hirst Tops Sales as Buyers Pick $2.2 Billion Frieze Art” [Bloomberg]
“At Frieze London, Art Admirers of All Shapes and Sizes” [NYT]
“Frieze Art Fair 2014: A picture of wealth” [The Independent]
“What Sold at Frieze London 2014?” [Artnet]
“New Live Performances Redefine Frieze London’s Limits” [NYT]
