London hosts a large number of art fairs in October but the daddy of them all is Frieze where the world’s top galleries gather in a huge marquee in Regent’s Park to show off their best wares.
I go each year with a friend who lectures in Fine Art so I get the best low down on what we are seeing. You can discover new artists but also find new work from established favourites.
I didn’t see much I would want to buy but was sure there was little I could afford, although it’s hard to tell as it is a world without price tags!
Here are just a few of the works you might have seen if you went to Frieze and for those who didn’t go, have a stroll around with me. These are by no means the best works on display but just some which caught my eye.

Melik Ohanian

Mona Hatoum

Paulina Olowska

Paulina Olowska

Michael Landy

Michael Landy (detail)

Peter Piller

Damien Hirst

Jake and Dinos Chapman

Tracey Emin

Damien Hirst (detail)

Raqib Shaw

Raqib Shaw (detail)

Grayson Perry

Grayson Perry (detail)

Grayson Perry (detail)

Grayson Perry

Haegue Yang

Jesse Darling

Berta Fischer
The toilets had been turned into an artwork by Julie Verhoeven and were great fun – loud music, dressed toilet seats and scattered pieces around the wash basins. I’m voting for more interesting toilets everywhere!
It’s an intense afternoon, trying to see as much as possible inside the marquee so it’s good to round off the day with a wander around the sculpture park just outside. An added bonus is that you can explore these pieces for free!

Claude Lalanne

Conrad Shawcross

Jean Dubuffet

Barry Flanagan
Can’t wait for next year!
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