Since Peter is the best professor (ever), he got us all tickets to the Frieze this weekend, a huge modern art fair. The biggest names in contemporary galleries all flock to one crowded mess of a market and exchange lots art for lots of monies (enough monies to solve world hunger). It completely trashed the gift concept of art making, seeing all of it being tossed around like it's best purpose was to match someone's living room couch. It was slightly disillusioning, but then I wonder if without these buyers and this market cushion artists would have the ability to do what they do. Hopefully they would have the drive and sense of purpose regardless. You know? Many questions in the head.
Regardless, I loved seeing the art. Oodles of interesting things. I was excited that there were so many paintings, people are often talking about painting being this dying and archaic thing, but it isn't true. It still has the power to be innovative and fresh. So many artists are still painting.
I took these with a lens baby on my camera, of some of my favorite pieces. Maybe a foolish day for playing around with that thing. I'm sorry for the blurr. Stupid. Anyway, here are a couple of favorites:
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| Eleanor Moreton |
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| Helena Almeida - A Onda, photography/performance |
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| Sadie Coles Gallery (artist is skipping my mind...) |
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