Financial Times: London’s art scene in buoyant mood as Frieze fairs return

Melanie Gerlis
Financial Times
Friday 6 October 2023

‘As the Frieze fairs return to their hometown next week, the mood music around London’s creatives has turned upbeat. Despite a still depressed economic backdrop that has begun to impact sales of art around the world, the message from the city’s loyal commercial galleries is clear: it’s time to shake off the shackles of Brexit and the pandemic and back the capital in style.

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This year is the most international Frieze London to date — with 160 galleries from 40 countries — but among the newcomers to its emerging galleries section are four Londoners: Ginny on Frederick, Harlesden High Street, Public and Vardaxoglou Gallery. Eva Langret, director of Frieze London says, “The landscape is continuously changing and there is an increasing understanding of the difficulties of running a gallery. It is important for us to support the London scene and keep it alive.”