I usually steer clear of promoting commercial ventures, but Sotheby’s is this week posting videos that transport people anywhere to London, where the Frieze Art Fair is in full swing. Since I can’t be there, I decided to take a look — and discovered that they’re worth viewing for anyone else who hasn’t traveled to London, too.
The Frieze Week Video Project takes you along with Sotheby’s experts to gallery openings, exhibitions and parties. The first ones online, for example, go to the Tate Modern opening reception, with Ai Wei Wei’s new piece in the turbine hall. Each one lasts about 3 minutes.
At the fair itself, you go to a piece by Ugo Rondinone and another by Damian Hirst. At White Cube, there’s artist Mark Bradford.
Here’s the link to Sotheby’s videos and here’s a link to the Frieze site, which is also rich in information.