Frieze Dealers Make Their Case in the Fair’s Early Hours
For as far back as three years every release of Frieze London has had the apparition of Brexit frequenting the walkways, compelling the sellers and gatherers at England’s most significant reason for think about whether the workmanship market will endure leaving the European Union. In any case, in the last two versions, the status of Brexit was still somewhat theoretical. No more: When gatherers landed for the main Frieze London VIP review day Wednesday morning, the Halloween cutoff time was approaching weeks away and executive Boris Johnson had embraced as an official motto “Complete Brexit.”
In the months leading up to Frieze, several galleries started making moves that showed just how seriously they were taking the threat of Brexit. David Zwirnerannounced that he would be opening a gallery in Paris, stating clearly that “Brexit changes the game.”
What’s more, when Frieze participants bumped to the front of the line to the tent at Regent’s Park Wednesday, news got out that White Cube, which is so attached to the ascent of the YBAs it’s for all intents and purposes synonymous with the expression “London display,” would open an office and survey space in Paris. In the corner, executive Mathieu Paris (genuine name) said that space would be on the Avenue Matignon, putting it near the French stations of powerhouses, for example, Gagosian and Christie’s.