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''Frieze'' is an international
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magazine, published eight times a year from London. The publication is part of the London and New York–based media and events company Frieze. Frieze comprises two publications, ''frieze'' magazine and ''Frieze Week'', as well as international art fairs in London, Los Angeles, New York and Seoul. Its permanent exhibition space, No.9 Cork Street, is located in
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, London. Frieze is part of
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which owned by Endeavor.


History

''Frieze'' was founded in 1991 by Amanda Sharp and
Matthew Slotover Matthew Slotover (born 1968) is an English publisher and entrepreneur. He co-founded Frieze, a media and events company that has a focus on the art scene and that also produces the annual Frieze Art Fair. in 2021 he co-foundeToklasrestaurant, ...
, with artist Tom Gidley. The inaugural issue featured a
Damien Hirst Damien Steven Hirst (; né Brennan; born 7 June 1965) is an English artist and art collector. He was one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who dominated the art scene in the UK during the 1990s. He is reportedly the United Kingdom's richest ...
butterfly painting as its cover, and the magazine became closely linked with the
Young British Artists The Young British Artists, or YBAs—also referred to as Brit artists and Britart—is a loose group of visual artists who first began to exhibit together in London in 1988. Many of the YBA artists graduated from the BA Fine Art course at Golds ...
movement of the 1990s. Sharp and Slotover ceased direct involvement in editorial decisions in 2001. In 2003, the year that the Frieze Art Fair was founded, Sharp and Slotover assumed the roles of Publishing Directors of the magazine, and Directors of the fair. From April 2011 to fall 2016, ''Frieze'' published ''Frieze d/e''—a bilingual German/English quarterly magazine with its own editorial team and independent content. The magazine was edited and produced in Berlin. In 2016, Endeavor acquired a reported 70%-controlling stake in Frieze, which includes its publishing, art fair and music interests. Simon Fox, formerly CEO of
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, was appointed Frieze's first CEO on 2 April 2020. In 2019, long-time ''Frieze'' editorial director and author,
Jennifer Higgie Jennifer Higgie is an Australian novelist, screenwriter, art critic and editor of the London-based contemporary arts magazine ''Frieze''. Career In 2017, Higgie's first children's book, ''There's Not One'', was published by Scribe. It was shor ...
, stepped down from the magazine. Former New York–based senior editor,
Andrew Durbin Andrew Durbin is an American poet, novelist, and editor. As of 2019, he has served as editor-in-chief of Frieze (magazine), ''Frieze''. Prior to his position at ''Frieze'', he co-founded Company Gallery, served as the Talks Curator at the Poetry ...
, was then appointed editor in chief.


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