Why artists make great collectors; interviews with Cai Guo-Qiang, Sadie Coles and Arthur Jafa; and tales of art world excess
Frieze Week in London 2025
Why artists make great collectors; interviews with Cai Guo-Qiang, Sadie Coles and Arthur Jafa; and tales of art world excess
Detail from ‘Visions’ by Chris Ofili (2025) © Chris Ofili. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner
Arthur Jafa: ‘I was battle tested — I was reduced to almost nothing’
The Golden Lion-winning artist on growing up in segregated America, his fear of failure — and why he identifies with Miles Davis
Erwin Wurm on his fat sculptures; how to achieve art world fame in your 80s; a tale of five Rothkos; and can artists survive in…
Fashion and art are familiar bedfellows but relevance of fashion at London contemporary art showcase has grown in past decade
Jenny Saville’s bruising paintings, Andy Goldsworthy’s immersive stones, Lee Miller’s surrealist shots and Diane Arbus’s…
Since 2019, Eva Langret has shaped Frieze’s European identity, leading the fair toward openness, diversity, and cultural dialog…
Four major artists talk to us about where their obsessions came from — and what they did about the obstacles thrown in their way.
The master portraitist’s process is spelled out, Cardiff celebrates the great Gwen, Lynda Benglis eyes up Giacometti and Scottish…
