Frieze (magazine) explained

frieze
Italic Title:no
Editor:Andrew Durbin
Category:Art magazine
Frequency:8 issues per year
Founder:Amanda Sharp
Matthew Slotover
Tom Gidley
Company:Frieze Publishing Ltd.
Country:United Kingdom
Based:London, New York, Berlin
Language:English
Issn:0962-0672

Frieze is an international contemporary art magazine, published eight times a year from London.[1] [2] [3]

The publication is part of the London and New York–based media and events company Frieze. Frieze comprises two publications, frieze magazine and Frieze Week, as well as international art fairs in London, Los Angeles, New York and Seoul. Its permanent exhibition space, No.9 Cork Street, is located in Mayfair, London.

Frieze is part of Endeavor.

History

Frieze was founded in 1991[4] [5] by Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, with artist Tom Gidley.[6] The inaugural issue featured a Damien Hirst butterfly painting as its cover, and the magazine became closely linked with the Young British Artists movement of the 1990s. Sharp and Slotover ceased direct involvement in editorial decisions in 2001.[7] In 2003, the year that the Frieze Art Fair was founded, Sharp and Slotover assumed the roles of Publishing Directors of the magazine, and Directors of the fair.[8]

From April 2011 to fall 2016, Frieze published Frieze d/e—a bilingual German/English quarterly magazine with its own editorial team and independent content. The magazine was edited and produced in Berlin.

In 2016, Endeavor acquired a reported 70%-controlling stake in Frieze, which includes its publishing, art fair and music interests. Simon Fox, formerly CEO of Reach plc, was appointed Frieze's first CEO on 2 April 2020.[9]

In 2019, long-time Frieze editorial director and author, Jennifer Higgie, stepped down from the magazine. Former New York–based senior editor, Andrew Durbin, was then appointed Editor-in-Chief.

Notes and References

  1. News: Azimi . Negar . 30 April 2015 . The Making of the Frieze Art Fairs . . 1 December 2020.
  2. News: Harris . Gareth . 15 January 2020 . Frieze shake-up: former media boss chosen as company's first CEO . . 2 December 2020.
  3. News: 8 October 2020 . Your Frieze London 2020 Online Guide – Brought To You By Artlyst . Artlyst . 2 December 2020.
  4. http://www.frieze.com/about/ About
  5. Web site: 23 October 2011 . Frieze Art Fair : 'Our idea was simply to put art in a park' . 3 March 2021 . . en.
  6. Web site: 3 October 2016 . Frieze Before the Fair: How One London Magazine Became an International Art Powerhouse . 3 March 2021 . Artspace . english.
  7. Web site: Frieze Art Fair Sharp And Slotover Awarded OBE . 2023-06-28 . Artlyst . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Your Frieze London 2020 Online Guide - Brought To You By Artlyst . 2023-06-28 . Artlyst . en-GB.
  9. Web site: gareth. harris. 2020-01-15 . Frieze shake-up: former media boss chosen as company's first CEO . 2023-06-28 . The Art Newspaper.