Frieze Sculpture 2018 — Our Highlights
Hi, I am Olivia and I am Poppy and this summer we have been undertaking work experience at Christie’s Education London. During our time here we have been given the opportunity to explore some of London’s exhibitions and when Frieze Sculpture opened earlier this month, we jumped at the chance to visit and share our highlights.
Located in Regent’s Park (a five-minute walk from Christie’s Education London), Frieze Sculpture is London’s largest display of outdoor artwork. The exhibition showcases the work of 25 artists from varying cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Ahead of the opening earlier this summer, Curator, Clare Lilley said of the exhibition “Artists of different generations and from across the world — including a strong female contribution — will come together and explore multiple concepts, spanning political and architectural ideas, animal forms and material experimentation.”
This year, thanks to Mtec, emerging artists and smaller galleries have also been included in the exhibition.
Though all the artwork was incredibly interesting, there were a few pieces which we really loved. The first was Kimsooja’s ‘A Needle Woman’. This work represents the intersection between distance and memory. It is 14-metres high, the base of the needle is a mirror, creating a colourful reflection of light and an interesting portrayal of distance. We found the work to be both visually and metaphorically captivating.
We also liked Conrad Shawcross’ ‘Optic Labyrinth’. Created from stainless steel, the piece presents a modern take on prehistoric stone relics. We enjoyed the fact that we could walk through the work and found its use of shadows, particularly interesting. It was really interactive.
Other pieces we enjoyed included Sean Scully’s ‘Shadow Stack’ a large three-dimensional stack of squares representative of the horizon. Rana Begum’s ‘№ 814’ with its coloured and laminated glass panels and Haroon Gunn-Salie’s harrowing ‘Senzenina’. This particular piece was based on actual footage taken during the Marikana massacre further creating an all too real impression of the artist’s message.
Exploring this exhibition was an awe-inspiring and thought-provoking experience.
This exhibition runs from the 4 July — 7 October, is free to the public and is well worth the visit.
