On the wall
Bart Simpson’s biggest fan, some glass bubbles, and Drake’s muse: the three artists to watch out for at Frieze Art Fair in Regent's Park, London (6-9 October)
Christine Sun Kim
Berlin-based Christine, 36, was born deaf and has spent her career making extraordinary work as a sound and performance artist (listen to her TED Talk). Bart Simpson is one of her biggest inspirations: ‘I think being an artist you need to be Bartesque,’ she says. ‘It’s about staying with your vision, which isn’t easy. But you must be uncompromising, and that’s very Bart.’ Christine brings a revolutionary installation to Frieze Live, which involves a group of performers using everyday objects to create an incredible soundscape.
Gabriele Beveridge
Sun-faded posters sourced from shop windows and hand-blown glass bubbles are just some of the materials Gabriele will use for her show at Frieze Focus, a curated section of the fair that showcases the most exciting young artists. Represented by Chewday’s London Gallery, the 30-year-old artist, born in Hong Kong, is creating her biggest works yet, curating banal objects in uncanny ways alongside a series of Neolithic idols.
James Turrell
While rapper Drake’s Hotline Bling video looked like a nod to James Turrell’s light and space installations, the renowned 73-year-old American artist definitely didn’t have anything to do with the art direction. He’s far too busy finishing off his giant-scale work: the Roden Crater in Arizona, a series of tunnels, apertures and chambers sculpted from an extinct volcano in the middle of the desert. He does, however, have time to make it to Frieze where the Californian gallery Kayne Griffin Corcoran will be exhibiting his work, ‘Diamonds (Squares On Point) Glass’. Each composition is made from LEDs, etched glass and shallow space, and they change colour hundreds of times over a two-and-a-half-hour period.