In the opening minutes of Frieze London's VIP preview this morning, dealers from more than 160 of the world's top galleries
stood by their booths, hoping to sell hundreds of millions of dollars of art despite some reasons for concern: the country's pending amputation from the European Union, the market disorder caused by a panicking British banking sector, and a disorderly presidential election in the United States hitting its peak.
As I was
standing by my booth I struck up a conversation with a lawyer that told me she's heard of our company and would have used it if she were still practicing.
Not exact matches
Even their pavilions, shiny public relations
booths where countries show off their clean energy work,
stand practically side
by side.
Avoid sitting in a large
booth surrounded
by people that you already know; aim to sit at a
stand up or shared table and leave a few stools free for someone new to join; and get your drinks from the bar where you'll mingle with some new people along the way.
Then register and submit your application here
by 31 May 2017: www.book-fair.com/wildcard Terms and conditions for participation As part of the Frankfurter Buchmesse contest, participants may win the grand prize: an 8 - sqm
stand (8 - sqm inline
booth incl.
The Big (i.e., irrelevant commercial) Publishers, the Random Houses and HarperCollinses and Simon & Schusters and Hachettes, wheeled and dealt multimillion - dollar con - tracts among themselves, though increasingly the agents were holding on to their authors» foreign rights, stalking the halls and
booths like hyenas, or even, egregiously, like the upstart McTaggart, setting up their own
stands with spiffy little tables and printed catalogs several inches thick handed out
by demure young people, aping the publishers themselves (the nerve!).
But for those of us actually working the
booths, it's a lot more
standing than walking, and the smiles get to feeling forced
by eleven in the morning and there's still at least twelve more hours of smiling before the day ends and you get to sleep a few hours to prepare for the next morning's hangover and hard work.
By exhibiting in the Foreword cooperative
booth, your titles
stand to generate rights interest from any number of publishers (typically, a foreign rights deal includes a non-refundable advance and a royalty rate of 7 — 8 %).
By exhibiting in the Foreword cooperative
booth, your titles
stand to generate rights interest from any number of Asian publishers (typically, a foreign rights deal includes a non-refundable advance and a royalty rate of 7 — 8 %).
With a newly designed
stand, the DTCM will be joined
by co-exhibitors across 65
booths including some of Dubai's leading hotels and resorts and key destination management companies.
Of those I visited, Art Miami reprised its welcome survey of Latin American artists; Untitled lit its beach tent with wide, carefully curated
booths showing refreshingly unfamiliar material from all over the world; Pulse drew the young to accomplished work
by mid-career artists who remain affordable; and the Design Fair played curated interiors of mid-century masters against the technological marvels of space - age lighting and the the largest - ever 3D printed work from sustainable materials — SHoP architects» outdoor pavilion digitised out of recycled bamboo whose combined airiness and tensile strength
stand to revolutionise building.
Select highlights include: Lisson Gallery's sale of an Anish Kapoor work listed as # 1.2 Million; David Kordansky Gallery sold out its
booth of Tala Madani paintings, ranging from $ 22,000 to $ 110,000 each, to both collectors and public institutions; Hauser & Wirth placed paintings and sculptures
by American artist Lorna Simpson with both museums and private collections, ranging from $ 150,000 to $ 300,000; David Zwirner sold out of works
by American sculptor Carol Bove, including four sculptures and one work on paper at prices ranging from $ 50,000 to $ 550,000; Grimm Gallery completely sold out its
stand, including works
by William Monk ranging from $ 20,000 to $ 26,000; and Mendes Wood DM sold works ranging between $ 10,000 and $ 50,000.
Our
booth (
Stand B25) will feature a major early multi-panel glass work
by Joseph Kosuth, new sculptures
by Los Carpinteros, Iran do Espírito Santo, Antony Gormley, Wolfgang Laib and Peter Liversidge, a new work
by Terence Koh, and photographs
by James Casebere, Robert Mapplethorpe, Alec Soth and Frank Thiel.
«But we've sold a lot,» he said,
standing in his
booth showing work
by Laurent Grasso, Marina Abramovic and Kehinde Wiley, among others.
Join us for a full day of architectural installations, live demonstrations, water taxis, canal boat lectures, cinema screenings, talks and performances, accompanied
by photo
booth, DIY publications, parents» coffee
stand, and refreshments.
The
stand out
booths to my mind included the wall mounted wooden guns fabricated from found objects
by André Robillard represented
by Delmes & Zander, these guns are child - like in construction and invite the viewer to consider the dynamic between play and real world war.
Stuart Shave / Modern Art, which won the fair's
Stand Prize this year, was showing a peculiar
booth, combining pastel - soaked Rothko adaptations
by Mark Flood, paired with a series of sculptures using washing machines and other industrial materials
by Yngwe Holen.
«I came here to buy,» said paper magnate Peter Brant, as he
stood beneath two works on paper
by Christopher Wool at Luhring Augustine's
booth.
A
stand out
booth by Société Réaliste, that includes a weird stipple dog painting a bunch of wonky ceramics depicting things (people, a camera etc.).
Stand - outs at the highly successful and well - attended 7th edition of abc included: Daniel Steegmann Mangrané's immersive aluminum chain sculpture presented
by Esther Schipper; Douglas Coupland's installation of painted globes entitled Optimism vs. Pessimism, which the artist showed with Daniel Faria Gallery; Beijing - based artist Guan Xiao's electrifying three - channel video installation Kraupa - Tuskany Zeidler and Antenna Space's shared
booth drew droves of onlookers who often stayed for multiple rotations of the video loop; and at Johann König, Camille Henrot presented her video Coupe / Decalé alongside Desktop Series, a series of small bronze sculptures that reflect on the tension between immateriality and the universal creative space provided
by the computer desktop.
Three small totem sculptures constructed of found toys
by Derek Boshier
stand atop pedestals in the centre of the
booth.
The first focus of the
booth will be two tall bronze sculptures of
standing women
by Liz Craft, positioned in the middle.
We presented a specific, focused
stand with work
by Elliott Hundley and that worked for us as we sold out our
booth on the first day.
A press release notes that «
by using modular shipping container blocks containing removable seats, concession
stands, bathrooms and merchandise
booths, the stadium's layout can easily be adjusted in the future.»
And, if you're in the market for law practice management software, don't forget to stop
by and visit MyCase at
booth 500, drink some beer with us (on Thursday from 3 - 5 pm), get your professional headshot taken (on Friday from 11 - 2:30 pm), and enter to win The Level, the perfect device to accompany your
standing desk!
Standing at busy B&O Play's
booth on a hectic Saturday at IFA 2017, we became lost in the music played
by the E8s, and that's exactly what we want from a pair of earbuds.