JAMES MAIKI
FRIEZE
Sampha X Frieze
Watch the London musician as he prepares to bring a Frieze Music performance to the Collectors’ Dinner.‘When it’s a more intimate setting,’ says musician Sampha of his performances, ‘I feel a bit more free, and that there’s a little bit more room to experiment or try something new.’
This video tracks the London-born musician at an after-hours Frieze London, as he prepares to perform a surprise set at the Collectors’ Dinner – taking the BMW-supported Frieze Music inside the fair for the first time. As Sampha strolls around the now-empty fair, he talks about his admiration for artists Kerry James Marshall, whom his collaborator Kahlil Joseph ‘reintroduced’ him to. Sampha takes inspiration from visual arts, including frieze magazine, when he’s writing music – always looking for new creative paths.
‘One of the songs I’m gonna play is off my album Lahai – “Spirit 2.0” – but I’ve tried to change it a bit,’ he says, coming at the song ‘from a different angle.’ Something that Frieze London and Sampha share: a love of innovation.
Team:
Director / Cam op: James Maiki
Cam op: Guy Stephens
Cam assistant: Chris Hart
Sound: Ali Solfagari
Edit: James Maiki
Production: Frieze
Frieze x Deutsche Bank Emerging Curators Fellowship
In this video, four of the particpants in the Frieze x Deutsche Bank Emerging Curators Fellowship explain why the programme – which Casely-Hayford describes as ‘one of the few initiatives making real strides in curatorial diversity’ – has been so vital for them.
The fellowship, which supports Black and global majority heritage curators through 12-month, full-time, paid placements within leading arts organizations, was established in 2020 amid the Covid pandemic and a time of self-reflection on the part of UK museums and galleries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrvAr6w3-6U
Idris Khan Wants You to Fall into the Frame
At Sean Kelly’s new Los Angeles gallery, the artist proposes new landscape patterns
https://www.frieze.com/video/idris-khan-sean-kelly-los-angeles-2022
Celebrating Five Years of Innovation with BMW Open Work
Curator Attilia Fattori Franchini and others reflect on the pioneering collaboration, which has seen a diverse range of commissions, including this year's installation by Madeline Hollanderhttps://www.frieze.com/video/celebrating-five-years-innovation-bmw-open-work
From Joan Armatrading to Mama Thornton: The Black Women Who Inspired Nikita Gale’s Guitars
At Frieze London, Ray Aggs, Alpha Maid and Joviale activate the guitars named after five female identifying black musicians
https://www.frieze.com/video/joan-armatrading-mama-thornton-black-women-who-inspired-nikita-gales-guitars
Pablo Bronstein’s Breguet Commission Imagines the Rise and Fall of Machines
The artist’s series of panoramic wallpapers engage hand drawing, digital design and master craft in a narrative about technology and culture concludes at Frieze Los Angeles 2023
https://www.frieze.com/video/pablo-bronsteins-breguet-frieze-los-angeles-2023
YBA & BEYOND
This exhibition explores the dynamic evolution of British art from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. After going through the Thatcher era (1979-1990), a charged and uncertain social climate gave rise to a new generation of artists who challenged traditional norms and embraced bold, experimental practices. Many of the newer generation of artists who came to prominence in the 1990s were referred to in the art and popular media under the title Young British Artists (YBAs). Alongside other artists active at the time, these artists explored themes such as popular culture, personal identity, and shifting social structures.
They worked across a diverse range of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installation. Featuring around 100 works by approximately 60 artists, the exhibition traces the radical creativity and groundbreaking approaches that redefined British art in the 1990s.
They worked across a diverse range of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installation. Featuring around 100 works by approximately 60 artists, the exhibition traces the radical creativity and groundbreaking approaches that redefined British art in the 1990s.