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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

Viewing Women in Art Fair at Mall Galleries

Women in Art Fair launched last year as an initiative designed to redress the gender imbalance in the commercial art industry and the art world at large. With a mission to create a positive global platform for women artists, curators and gallerists alike, the fair positions itself to stimulate and develop ideas around gender, sexuality and how these things affect the kind of art that is made, seen, and sold.

The fair takes over the three spaces at the Mall Galleries, with the East gallery being filled with a curated exhibition of work by leading 20th and 21st century artists, and the North gallery inhabited by an exhibition of contemporary artists – the West gallery, meanwhile, is where you’ll find the gallery booths, selected from an open call. Last year boasted 20 galleries showing more than 200 artists between them.

“We need radical innovation to addresses the glaring gender imbalance in the industry. We stand for diversity and inclusion in the arts and we’re here not just to encourage dialogue around gender and culture, but fundamentally to change the way art is exhibited”, the fair’s founder, Jacqueline Harvey. We couldn’t agree more.

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Dates
09 October 2024 — 12 October 2024
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