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LONDON @ FERIA MATERIAL: SIX BOOTHS, ZERO EMBARRASSMENT
As a Brit, it’s a rare pleasure to go to an art fair abroad and not come back feeling slightly embarrassed. Vol 12 . of Feria Material , however, is one such instance: despite exhibiting over 70 galleries this year, London's six booths absolutely held their own, and with unusual discipline to boot. Victoria Comstock-Kershaw reports from Mexico City. BROOKE BENINGTON Super sexy and super dichotomous: the booth props up Juno Calypso ’s sensual, boudoire-esque photography next
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
2 days ago8 min read


MALQUERIDAS: NOTES ON 'THE UNLOVED'
In conversation with the devastating prose writer Fernanda Melchor for Granta , her English translator Sophie Hughes recalls a few...
Agnès Houghton-Boyle
Dec 7, 20243 min read


SHOULD WE BE LAUGHING AT CATTELAN'S COMEDIAN?
Both the punchline and the set-up, Cattelan has us questioning: who’s the comedian now? writes Ruby Mitchell. Photography courtesy of...
Ruby Mitchell
Nov 25, 20244 min read


THEN AND NOW: NOTES ON CIARÁN CASSIDY'S 'HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR'
Ciarán Cassidy ’s Housewife of the Year , which premiered at CPH:DOX , won Best Irish Feature Documentary at the Galway Film Fleadh ...
Agnès Houghton-Boyle
Nov 19, 20244 min read


WHEN EVERYONE IS A PHOTOGRAPHER, WHAT MAKES FRIEZE'S PHOTOGRAPHY WORTHY?
If nothing else, the photography at Frieze London make us feel like we’re part of an elaborate in-joke. I mean, really—who doesn’t love...
Riddhi Dasgupta
Nov 4, 20245 min read


HAS BASEL BEAT FRIEZE?
I have been wary of the term ‘emerging artist’ for a while but this year has confirmed my fears that the phrase has started to lose all...
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
Oct 19, 20248 min read


THE BEST PORTRAITS OF FRIEZE MASTERS 2024
This year’s fair showcased a remarkable selection of portraits that break away from conventional portraiture colloquiums, writes Avantika Pa
Avantika Pathania
Oct 15, 20244 min read


FETCH FAVES: FRIEZE 2024
The best and the worst of this year's Frieze show just how delicate the balance between curatorial excellence and art market demands...
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
Oct 10, 20246 min read


“ART IS LIKE HAVING A HOT GIRLFRIEND”: ART BASEL IS THE BEAUTIFUL CESSPIT WE DESERVE
I have a much better time sipping spritzers with six-foot Serbian sex workers than sitting through yet another insipid speech about the...
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
Jun 15, 20247 min read
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