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Group exhibition Did you pack this bag, yourself? will be on at New York’s Exchange Rates Fair opening October 20 to 23.

Hosted by artist/curator initiative Sluice at Brooklyn’s Buggy Factory, the London based 12ø Collective has invited Georgia Gendall, Charlotte Salt and Alfie Strong to present new work that fits within the confines of hand luggage. The exhibitions asks the artists to respond and experiment with “the regulations and restrictions of weight, size and material in carry on luggage, while finding an alternative strategy so not to compromise their practice, when transportation is a priority.”

The Exchange Rates Fair is run by artist/curator organisations based between Brooklyn and London which host an international exposition of new work and is running October 23 to 26.

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Charlotte Salt, 'Holding Conversations' (2016). Glazed and fired earthenware cones. Detail. Courtesy the artist + Manchester Contemporary. — Charlotte Salt, ‘Holding Conversations’ (2016). Glazed and fired earthenware cones. Detail. Courtesy the artist + Manchester Contemporary.

The Frieze came to an end yesterday and the art world is looking worse for wear. From the interns to the gallery directors, from the displays to the cafés, there is a slight fraying around the edges that can only come from more than 4 days of 12 hour shifts followed by too much champagne and not much food. The point of saturation has been reached. Even the venerable Alison Knowles – founding member of the Fluxus movement – could not keep me on site any longer than necessary with her intriguing performances.

For Ledge at Sluice Sarah Bowker-Jones presents Oops!... I did it again, invited project

Yet, this momentous week could not possibly be wrapped up without a nod to the Frieze fringe. Indeed, the Frieze is not just an art fair, it’s a series of opportunities, it’s a context to be shamelessly used if you’re an artist or one of the smaller galleries. Keeping in mind that dealers the world over flock to Frieze and take over the posh hotels and trendy haunts of London, why not find a way to get their attention that does not require the extravagant expense of a booth at Frieze?

You can trust London creatives to come up with thrifty alternatives to present their work. After all, Frieze might have mastered the fair format and claimed the top position in the capital but London is big enough to accommodate other art fairs without cramping anyone’s style. Continue reading Art fatigue