Frieze Glass Works

Six standout pieces from London's Frieze Art Fair 2011

Now in its ninth year, the Frieze Art Fair has grown to encompass nearly 1,000 artists and 173 galleries from more than 33 countries under one hangar-like tent. Though organizers have been accused of creating an over-commercialized art supermarket, there is no doubt that Frieze still shows fascinating work. This year we’ve picked six new glass pieces from a variety of galleries worldwide based on …

Any Ever

Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch's immersive video installations captured in their first monograph

“A glorious mess;” “manic and often overwhelming;” a “tumult of video, furniture, music, extreme makeup and insistent jabberwocky”—reading reviews of Lizzie Fitch and Ryan Trecartin’s touring show “Any Ever” might make the printed page seem like an impossible format (if not totally antithetical) for showcasing their work. While there’s nothing quite like watching the spastic films unfold as you sit in a room decorated with …

Nova 4th Edition

An all-new Nova returns to São Paulo with moving image work by a cast of global artists

While queuing at the Nova contemporary art event Nova in São Paulo recently, a handful of half-masked ninjas went to work scribbling on nearby glass walls. The live-art act by the collective Ros Dolan and the Gang kicked off a lineup of free art events running every Saturday over the next five weeks. Featuring international artists such as David O’Reilly, Mulheres Barbadas and Mark Jenkins, …