Mark Leckey’s inflatable Felix the Cat at Galerie Buchholz, Berlin. Photo: Guy Sangster Adams
By Guy Sangster Adams
The transition from the bright but fragile autumnal sunshine and colours of The Regent’s Park into the 13th edition of Frieze London, which ran from 14th – 17th October, was unsettling. As one’s eyes struggled to adjust to being plunged into darkness and the looming shapes of other fair goers and staff, white daubed slogans didn’t reassure: ‘welcome to purgatory’.
Spine-tingling and mystifying the space was created by the equally mysterious American artist, Lutz Baker, and immediately initiated one into this year’s Frieze Projects. Curated by Nicola Lees, the commissions create hyperreal environments subverting and transforming the visitor’s interaction with the fair.
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