Frieze Week 2020.
Lisson Gallery (Cork St)
Photo by Linda Nylind for Frieze.
A version of this story first appeared in the spring 2021 Artnet Intelligence Report, which you can download in full for free here.
“Imagine a world where you could not fly around the globe anymore. How would you conduct business?”
That was the “thinking-out-of-the-box” assignment that a consultant gave Phillips executives at the auction house’s annual strategy meeting in January 2020. “We looked at each other, like, ‘What is he talking about?’” Cheyenne Westphal, the company’s chairman, recounted.
“Just imagine there might be a volcano erupting,” the consultant told the assembled honchos, many of whom had traveled to New York for the occasion.
Precious Okoyomon Wins 2021 Frieze Artist Award
The New York-based artist will realise a major commission, supported by Luma Foundation at Frieze New York 2021
Precious Okoyomon is the winner of the 2021 Frieze Artist Award at Frieze New York, taking place at
The Shed, May 5-9.
Supported by the Luma Foundation, the award presents a major opportunity for an emerging artist to debut an ambitious new commission.
For Frieze New York 2021, Okoyomon will present a performance-activated installation conceived specifically for The Shed. Extending their practice, Okoyomon’s work will aim to create what the artist describes as ‘a portal for a space of fragilization.’ Convening poetry, sensory elements, sculpture, light, and sound, the work will celebrate self-expression and champion the value of shared, collective experience. The performance will be filmed and streamed online at Frieze.com from May 5 onwards, allowing audiences across the globe