Contributor
Chris Waywell

Chris Waywell is Senior Editor of Frieze Studios. He lives in London, UK.

As the fair returns to Santa Monica in 2025, take a look back at standout works, performances and initiatives from its first five editions

BY Chris Waywell |

From Joseph Beuys as environmentalist at the Broad, to the cultural plurality of María Magdalena Campos-Pons at the Getty, what to see in February

BY Matthew McLean AND Chris Waywell |

Where are they now? The careers of the artists who have won the prestigious award, from Julien Creuzet to Jack O’Brien

BY Chris Waywell |

From Vincent Van Gogh to Francis Bacon to Nairy Baghramian, discover some of the best institutional exhibitions this October

BY Matthew McLean AND Chris Waywell |

The two winners of the Frieze Artist Award 2024 in Seoul and London respond to its theme of ‘advanced technologies’

BY Chris Waywell |

Out-of-town shows in the UK over the next few months – from Barbara Karsten’s disorientating acrylic sculptures in Bexhill to Mohammed Sami’s intense paintings at Blenheim Palace 

BY Chris Waywell |

Unmissable shows in New York this May include “The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism,” The Whitney Biennial, and surveys of Marian Zazeela, Terry Fox and Joan Jonas

BY Chris Waywell |

In the latest in the series seeing the city through the eyes of its gallerists, the co-founder of the Westside art space picks his LA highlights

BY Chris Waywell |

In the latest of the series seeing Los Angeles through the eyes of its gallerists, the founder of The Box picks her favorite haunts and exhibitions around town

BY Chris Waywell |

The cofounder of the LA nonprofit, Ilka Perkins, explains why participation in Frieze Los Angeles has been so instrumental in its mission to help formerly incarcerated creators

BY Chris Waywell |

In a new series about Los Angeles seen through the eyes of its gallerists, the founder of Hollywood’s VSF talks about artists to watch and her favorite happy hour

BY Chris Waywell |

In the first of a new series, the founder of the South Central gallery reveals where to get the best chicken locally and why her space is only a “guest” in its neighborhood

BY Chris Waywell |

From monumental gallery shows to eerily intimate installations, Los Angeles is packed with brilliant exhibitions during Frieze this year

BY Chris Waywell |

The Petticoat Lane gallery won the Focus Stand Prize at Frieze London 2023. As it takes part in Condo London 2024, its co-founder picks his local highlights

BY Chris Waywell |

The fair’s 2024 home has a rich history, from the Mexican rancho era to the Gold Coast 1920s and ’30s, and today boasts bohemian dining, starry architecture and Lalanne sculptures

BY Chris Waywell |

The founder of philanthropic community Spirit Now London, which offers an annual acquisition fund at Frieze, explains how personal connections are at the heart of her collecting

BY Chris Waywell |

The four artists are the first recipients of the Arts Council Collection’s inaugural Acquisition Fund

BY Chris Waywell |

In this new series, galleries and gallerists who have been part of Frieze London since day one in 2003 talk about London, the art world and their approach to showing work

BY Chris Waywell |

Two decades of the fair in moments, according to Cory Arcangel, Steven Cairns, Lubaina Himid, Mike Nelson, Sarah McCrory and others

BY Chris Waywell AND Matthew McLean |