frieze, various issues. Courtesy of frieze
This year marks the 25th anniversary of frieze magazine. Meaning, it has only taken a quarter of a century for the publication to grow into the world’s largest contemporary arts periodical. To commemorate this milestone, the magazine has created “frieze A to Z of Contemporary Art”. Available for pre-order now, the book is a documentation of art’s dynamic cultural landscape.
A curated selection of archival frieze content, this 352-page anthology includes over 50 artist interviews, essays, photographs and think pieces from the magazine’s 25 year run. As the title suggests, topics are arranged in alphabetical order, beginning with avant-garde and ending with zeitgeist. While recounting the recent history of contemporary culture, the book also traces frieze’s transformation into the leading publication for art. This makes “frieze A to Z of Contemporary Art” a must-read for art fans and critics alike.
Athi-Patra Ruga, The Future White Woman of Azania, 2012, documentation of performance in ‘Making Way’, in collaboration with Mikhael Subotzky at the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa, 2012. Courtesy Athi-Patra Ruga and WHATIFTHEWORLD, Cape Town. Photo: Ruth Simbao
Xu Zhen, ShanghART Supermarket, 2007, installation view at UCCA, Beijing, 2014. Courtesy the artist and MadeIn Company
Steve McQueen, Bear, 1993, video projection, installation view at Schaulager, Basel, 2013. Courtesy the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York/Paris, and Thomas Dane Gallery, London. Photo: Tom Bisig, Basel
Wolfgang Tillmans, Lutz and Alex, sitting in the trees, 1992, photograph. © the artist, courtesy Maureen Paley, London and Gillian Wearing, Dancing in Peckham, 1994, video still. © The artist, courtesy Maureen Paley, London
Jimmie Durham, The Dangers of Petrification, 1998–2007, stones, two knives, five ceramic plates, three wooden chopping boards and hand-written papers, 100 x 200 x 75 cm. Courtesy the artist & Kurimanzutto Gallery, Mexico City.
Jeremy Deller, Baghdad, March 5th 2007, 2009, bombed car, 130 x 160 x 430 cm, installation view at ‘It Is What It Is: Conversations About Iraq’, New Museum, New York, 2009. Courtesy of the artist. Commissioned by 3M Creative Time, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and New Museum, New York
Phyllida Barlow, ‘scree’, 2013, installation view at Des Moines Art Center, Iowa. © Phyllida Barlow. Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Paul Crosby and Romero Cavalcanti wearing Hélio Oiticica’s P33 Parangolé Cape 26 at the World Trade Center, New York, 1972. © César & Claudio Oiticica; photo: Hélio Oiticica
“frieze A to Z of Contemporary Art” is available for purchase at shopcc.frieze.com