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Viewing Lauren Halsey: emajendat at Serpentine Gallery

Visitors to the Serpentine South Gallery will find an unexpected transformation: for Lauren Halsey’s first solo exhibition in the UK, the Californian artist has created a ‘funk garden’, responding to the surroundings of Kensington Garden and bringing the outside in.

That translates to a range of mediums arranged in a genuinely immersive display that includes sand dunes, a prismatic floor and walls made from CD’s, as well as a live water fountain. There are also maxi versions of her mini sculptures, usually arranged in intricate tableau, here scaled up to life-size. These installations are also blueprints for Halsey’s dream project: to build a sculpture park in her neighbourhood in Los Angeles, South Central.

Halsey is also known for the community centre she founded in South Central in 2019 – Summaeverythang – ‘dedicated to the empowerment and transcendence of Black and Brown folks socio-politically, economically, intellectually and artistically.’ Much of Halsey’s work relates back to South Central, where her family has resided for generations, and its community, capturing its vitality.

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Dates
11 October 2024 — 02 March 2025

Viewing PAD London

For the design crowd, PAD’s London edition is the go-to: founded in 2007 by Parisian antique dealer Patrick Perrin, the fair is the sole event of its kind in the UK dedicated exclusively to 20th century and contemporary design, presenting pieces by some of the world’s leading galleries.

Top of our list is a visit to PEREIRA & MATIS gallery to see a showcase of contemporary designers from the Brazilian scene, including Juliana Vasconcellos and Tiago Braga. We can’t wait to see new pieces such as the Arandu Estelar series, inspired by the organic shapes of clouds and the worldview of the Guarani indigenous people – it’s made up of more than 300 petals crafted from pure wool, felted and handsewn – renewable and biodegradable natural resources as well as aesthetically compelling.

Closer to home, we’re anticipating a stellar presentation from Bryan O’Sullivan Studio, who revealed their debut collection of furniture, lighting and objects last year. The London and NYC-based studio is renowned for its timeless custom designs found in homes, hotels, restaurants, and bars worldwide. Working with a number of exceptional makers, craftspeople and artists – many of whom are from his native Ireland – the result is a dynamic collection with collaborative works, limited-editions and one-of-a-kind pieces.

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Dates
08 October 2024 — 13 October 2024

Viewing Frieze & Frieze Masters

It’s a bumper edition of The Wick List this week, as the biggest week in the contemporary art calendar kicks off. Of course, at the undisputed centre are Frieze London (for contemporary art) and Frieze Masters (where you’ll find everything from millennia back to the present). This year is especially exciting for visiting Frieze as it reveals a brand new layout, with natural light and a new flow around the booths.

Returning to the main fair is the recent popular recent addition, Artist-to-Artist, where well-established names select up-and-comings to exhibit at the fair: look out for our favourites, Nengi Omuku, selected by Yinka Shonibare, and Peter Uka, selected by Hurvin Anderson, both exceptional painters with a knack for group portraits and incredible storytelling. There’s also the curated section, this year titled Smoke and devoted to ceramic works from non-western practitioners of the ancient art form.

At Frieze Masters, we’re looking forward to seeing Sheen Wagstaff’s curated section Studio, returning for a second year, and in an expanded form, reflecting on the process of making with presentations by the likes of Nathalie Du Pasquier and Doris Salcedo. There are also solo presentations by radical 20th century masters in a showcase titled Spotlight, focused this year on artists from the 1950s – 1970s; Judy Chicago, Balraj Khanna, Kulim Kim, Donald Locke, Nabil Nahas and Nil Yalter. We can’t wait to see.

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Dates
09 October 2024 — 13 October 2024
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