“When Frieze first announced this division between the two fairs regarding time perspective, a great deal of expectation was created. The rumour that Frieze Masters would basically be centred on names of Modernism was inaccurately spread and there was some fear that the fair could end up turning into a kind of antique show. Nonetheless, the promise to encompass two millenia of art was fairly delivered by a careful selection of galleries …” (Caroline Menezes, blog post for studio international)
“Old is the new new … It’s back to the future for culture. The 2011 Venice Biennale opened with three Tintoretto paintings. Titian became a prime focus of our cultural Olympiad. Cy Twombly was shown in the context of Poussin a few months ago at Dulwich and is currently in Tate Liverpool’s show Turner Monet Twombly. Tracey Emin’s triumphant return to her childhood home of Margate was marked by a sedate display of drawings shown alongside pieces by Rodin and Turner … while the trendsetting Frieze marks its tenth year by inaugurating Frieze Masters: an art fair dedicated to the historical.” (Rachel Campbell-Johnston in The Times, 4 October 2012)
