Contributor
Vanessa Peterson

Vanessa Peterson is senior editor of frieze. She lives in London, UK. 

The writer and theorist explores how acts of performance can confront, unsettle and rethink enduring structures

BY Saidiya Hartman AND Vanessa Peterson |

As three new shows open at Turin's Pinacoteca Agnelli, its director shares her vision for a more emotional and sustainable institution

BY Vanessa Peterson AND Sarah Cosulich |

Executive director Elena Bonanno di Linguaglossa on how the new Milan space will foster dialogue between Italian and international artists

The photographer looks back on a close friendship, recalling the intimacy that shaped their shared world

BY Nan Goldin AND Vanessa Peterson |

From a debut novel by Stephanie Wambugu to Maggie Nelson’s analysis of Taylor Swift and Sylvia Plath, the frieze team recommend the new books they’re most excited about

In navigating the ambitious and experiment-heavy exhibition, audiences are encouraged to linger with artworks and engage in embodied encounters with their surroundings

BY Vanessa Peterson |

At Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague, the artist rethinks how we handle contested histories in the public realm

BY Vanessa Peterson |

From Foday Mannah’s crime debut to Ishion Hutchinson’s new essays, our editors pick the best reads for every kind of escape

Other highlights include Akshi Singh’s psychoanalytic experiments in living and a reissued compilation of London’s pirate radio ads and idents

BY Vanessa Peterson |

The filmmaker discusses the research and collaboration behind creating works like The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

In concurrent solo exhibitions at Spike Island, Bristol, the artists explore the representation of Black British life

BY Vanessa Peterson |

From an unfinished Danish magnum opus to the latest title by Annie Ernaux, frieze editors list the books they loved most this year

From dynamic performance and moving image to several major biennials, four frieze editors discuss the year in art

The director of Castello di Rivoli speaks about sharing institutional resources and relationships with local and international audiences

At Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian, Lisbon, the artist guest curates an exhibition that tackles the history of gender bias in institutional acquisitions

BY Vanessa Peterson |

The Nobel Prize-winning writer and the journalist chronicle their affair through shared photography. We revisit their story ahead of its reissue

Other picks include Dionne Brand’s latest non-fiction exploration of intergenerational memory and the long-running London Review Bookshop podcast

BY Vanessa Peterson |

The late artist surrealistically changed the way we visualize the body in space

BY Vanessa Peterson |

Highlights include a new art book fair at London's Cromwell Place and a collaboration between MACK and film studio A24 

BY Vanessa Peterson |