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Gina Fischli, detail from Ravenous and Predatory (2021)
A new public art commission in Mayfair will introduce a menagerie of furry and feathered fauna next month to the historic London gallery hub. To be unveiled on 4 June, the first day of London Gallery Weekend, five sets of 3m-high banners depicting photos of woodland animals such as foxes and squirrels will tower over visitors to Cork Street, which hosts prominent galleries including Goodman, Saatchi Yates as well as Frieze s first exhibition space.
These large-scale pawtraits have been made by the Swiss-born artist Gina Fischli, who used internet screengrabs as the basis for the works. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Arts, which is situated a stone s throw away from Cork Street, Fischli says she is fascinated by the tension of Mayfair, which visualises so much of what London as a city is right now but also a fantasy landscape of what it once was. It is an intriguingly beautiful woman that has undergone over 3
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No.9 Cork Street, Frieze s new gallery space in Mayfair, London Courtesy of Frieze
Frieze has revealed its plans for its first ever gallery, No.9 Cork Street in Mayfair, London, which will open in early October, hosting talks and providing hire space for gallery exhibitions.
Along with Frieze s recently announced membership scheme, the gallery will provide an alternative revenue stream at a time when the fair organiser and publishing company has not been able to hold physical events due to the pandemic for nearly a year.
The gallery, designed by the architecture studio Matheson Whiteley and developed in partnership with The Pollen Estate, will be housed in two converted townhouses with 600 sq. m. of space across three floors.
Frieze Launches First-Ever Exhibition Space in London at No.9 Cork Street
Opening in October 2021 the new initiative will be a hub for international galleries, in the heart of Mayfair in Frieze | 15 FEB 21
Frieze is excited to present
No.9 Cork Street, a new initiative housed in two converted townhouses that will accommodate visiting galleries throughout the year.
Each participating gallery will benefit from a fully equipped gallery space, a private viewing room and a range of media, digital and social media services over four-week residencies.
As the first-ever venture of this type,
No. 9 Cork Street builds on Frieze’s commitment to the creative spirit of London and provides a unique opportunity to present ambitious exhibition projects in the centre of London’s gallery district.